Many thanks. And again, thanks for the pointer to the piece on the cover. I really love his writing (and not just Maus) but don’t track him all that carefully, so it’s a treat to get a tip like this.

You’re welcome – I read it shortly after it was put on the ‘met, but it has stayed with me ever since. Of course, I always forget where I read it, so every time I have to link it, I have to go look for it again.

I found your blog though a link from a link from Pharyngula, but I plan to drop by again – it seems like a nice blog you have going here.

Kristjan – Thanks for the pointers. His piece on the creation of the New Yorker cover is quite excellent.

NY Times had a good review of it here

The background image of the cover is off course Spiegelman’s striking september 24th, 2001 New Yorker cover. His description of how it came to be, can be found here – well worth the read. That cover still strikes a nerve with me, such a long time after 9/11.