Spiegelman has turned the exuberant fantasy of comics inside out by giving us the most incredible fantasy in comics history: something that actually occurred. "MAUS" is terrifying not for its brutality but for its tenderness & guilt". (" New Yorker"). "MAUS" is widely renowned as one of the greatest pieces of art & literature ever written about the Holocaust. It is adored by readers & studied in colleges & universities all over the world. But what led Art Spiegelman to tell his fathers story in the first place? Why did he choose to depict the Jews as mice? How could a comic book confront the terror & brutality of the worst atrocity of the twentieth century? To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the books first publication " Meta MAUS" prepared by the author is a vital companion to the classic text &
Includes:: never-before-seen sketches rough & alternate drafts family & reference photos notebook & diary entries & the transcript of his interviews with his father Vladek as well as a long interview with Art in which he discusses the books extraordinary history & origins. The book
Includes:: a brand new DVD packed with extra images video & commentary."