You know how I like to "flip" (i.e. read, play, watch and listen to everything) before putting whatever media back on the shelf and giving my opinion, but I'm going to declare MetaMaus UNFLIPPABLE. I don't mean that in a bad way though. It's just that there's SO MUCH information about Art Spiegel...
Spiegelman has a way of making humor and entertainment out of angst, guilt, anxiety, and high art. Breakdowns was obviously a very ambitious project in the 70s and is important today as an example of early attempts to make comics that had some critical merit and made readers laugh. In my opinion,...
Every time I read something by Spiegelman, I end up getting addicted. Just like with the other three works I've read by him, I started this in bed and ended up staying awake just to finish it. It's not as compelling as Maus or In the Shadow of No Towers, but it's interesting and enjoyable and fun...
1. Genre: Graphic Novel2. When Jack gets a new toy, he is excited to play with it. This toy is full of surprises, each time the box opens, something new awaits Jack's discovery.3. a) Area for Comment: Vocabularyb) While I found this book a tad bit creepy, I did notice that the author uses very ap...
This book offered a delightful nostalgic glimpse to my childhood. I remember collecting GPKs, trading cards with friends, and trying to gross out my parents with the pictures. I didn't remember many names of the GPKs but I definitely recalled many of the pictures as I paged through this book. I a...