Sunday, March 8, 2009

McSweeny's is publishing a collection of comic artist Art Spiegelman's sketches. The book itself is titled: "Be A Nose". It looks amazing! If you are not familiar with Mr. Spiegelman, then I would get well acquainted with his work that awarded him a Pulitzer Prize called, "Maus". Which is based off of his Father's experience as a Holocaust survivor. However the twist with the characters, is that Jews are depicted as mice, Germans as cats, and The Polish as pigs, so it makes for a very interesting perspective that way. But it is an important piece of work. Here is a preview of what is to be expected from "Be A Nose".



The awesome music in the background was provided by the drummer of the band, Black Keys, Patrick Carney. Since I'm on a tangent about graphic novels, I want to also recommend: "Persepolis" I and II by Marjane Satrapi . It is an amazing piece of work. Also: "Palestine" by Joe Sacco Please read these, they are outstanding!

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