Ihtzak Avraham ben Zeev Spiegelman was born in 1948 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is a prominent spokesman for the medium of comics, discussing its history in lectures, essays and books. Spiegelman's influential comics and books feature experimentation with content, lay-out and narrative style, and do not shy away from controversial topics, like the 9/11 attacks on NYC, described in 'In the Shadow of No Towers' (Pantheon, 2004). Spiegelman was co-editor, creator and cartoonist in the anthology comics 'Arcade" (1975-1976, with Bill Griffith) and Raw (1980-1991), with wife Françoise Mouly, and he produced material for The New Yorker magazine for over a decade.
The book is a solemn and deeply moving story, considered by many as a masterpiece and a milestone in the history of comics. 'Self-Portrait with Maus Mask', a cover for the 6 June 1989 issue of New York tabloid, The Village Voice.Īrt Spiegelman is one of the most celebrated names in contemporary comics, best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning two-part autobiographical graphic novel 'Maus' (1986, 1991), an exploration of his difficult relationship with his father, an Auschwitz survivor.
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