Chris Mautner interviews Art Spiegelman about the release of the book MetaMaus to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his seminal graphic novel Maus.
To mark the anniversary, Spiegelman and his publisher, Pantheon, have released MetaMaus, a new book about the making of that seminal graphic novel, which features a lengthy series of discussions with editor Hillary Chute, as well as interviews with Spiegelman?s immediate family and transcripts from his initial conversation with his father, Vladek.
Follow the above link for the interview. The new book MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus (Book + DVD-R)
includes a DVD with a digitized copy of The Complete Maus that is linked to an archive of audio interviews with his survivor father, historical documents, and a wealth of Spiegelman?s private notebooks and sketches.