http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/francoise-moulys-toon-books-art-spiegelmans-jack-and-the-box/ The Best In Sci-Fi & Fantasy, News, Reviews, Graphic Novels, comics and more! Fri, 25 May 2012 19:20:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=5958 http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2009/francoise-moulys-toon-books-art-spiegelmans-jack-and-the-box/comment-page-1/#comment-229936 Kenny Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:19:54 +0000 http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/?p=10780#comment-229936 That Spiegelman is now spending his time on children's books saddens me somewhat. There is no doubt that he is a giant of the comics medium but it's based on so little work, work he himself is sure has been medium defining (read the less than modest notes in the reprinting of Breakdowns) but seems to all but have stopped with Maus. I know there was 'Shadow' and some of it was pretty good, but again it was what? 12 strips? Other than the odd dabble here and there (mostly as far as I know in little strips for the New Yorker, along with his cover gig there) there has been little comics work since Maus ended in 1991. Of course he has the right to retire from comics as an active participant - and he'll leave a legacy either way. It's just at 60 now the wheels are turning increasingly fast and it would be terrific to see some more medium defining work rather than kids books - no matter how well done. That Spiegelman is now spending his time on children’s books saddens me somewhat. There is no doubt that he is a giant of the comics medium but it’s based on so little work, work he himself is sure has been medium defining (read the less than modest notes in the reprinting of Breakdowns) but seems to all but have stopped with Maus. I know there was ‘Shadow’ and some of it was pretty good, but again it was what? 12 strips? Other than the odd dabble here and there (mostly as far as I know in little strips for the New Yorker, along with his cover gig there) there has been little comics work since Maus ended in 1991. Of course he has the right to retire from comics as an active participant – and he’ll leave a legacy either way. It’s just at 60 now the wheels are turning increasingly fast and it would be terrific to see some more medium defining work rather than kids books – no matter how well done.

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