MetaMaus (GN)

Richly rewarding...The book also serves as a master class on the making and reading of comics...The last frame encapsulates in one single moment the artfulness behind the tale we've just read, and the uneasy combination of filial pride and anger that flowed through Maus and flows through Metamaus as well. - The New York Times Book Review<br> <br> Why the Holocaust? Why mice? Why comics? Spiegelman answers intelligently, articulately, and with a high degree of psychological and aesthetic penetration. - Booklist, starred review <br> As a floor plan for endless exploration, it is the Haus That Maus Built...Pick any page and gaze. The windows into these stories about the story are to be found at every turn, filling the space with insightful light. - Washington Post's Comic Riffs <br> Art Spiegelman has done more than any other writer of the last few decades to change our understanding of the way stories about the Holocaust can be written... MetaMaus is a profound meditation on the meaning of sources and the uses we make of them. - The New Republic <br> A fascinating meditation on art, writing, and one of the darkest periods in human history. - The Atlantic<br> <br> Striking...a treasure trove of material. -Shelf Awareness <br> Fascinating and often provocative...the accompanying DVD will satisfy the insatiable appetite. - Kirkus <br> Sure to breed excitement. - Library Journal <br> Mr. Spiegelman's new book, MetaMaus, functions as a kind of artist's scrapbook, chapbook, photo album and storage trunk. Packed with more extras than a new 'Transformers' DVD, it's a look back at Maus and its complicated composition and reception...Mr. Spiegelman is a witty and testy raconteur, and Ms. Chute knows a good deal about comics and she pulls good things from him...Spiegelman is charismatic, and the photographs of him sprinkled throughout are pretty delightful. - New York Times <br> <br> Few books have made as much impact as Mau