In the Shadow of No Towers is a comic by Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic artist Art Spiegelman.
| In the Shadow of No Towers | |
|---|---|
 Cover of In the Shadow of No Towers Hardcover | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Self published |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | 2002–2004 |
| No. of issues | 10 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Art Spiegelman |
| Collected editions | |
| In the Shadow of No Towers | ISBN 0670915416 |
Overview
The comic evolved from Spiegelman's experiences during the September 11 terrorist attacks. Spiegelman has said that the comic is a way to reclaim himself from the post-traumatic stress disorder he suffered after the attacks.
It also has many references to Spiegelman's Maus comics, for example one in which Art said that the smoke in Manhattan smelled just like Vladek said the smoke in the concentration camps smelled. Also he often turns himself into a mouse on the fly.
It was published by the German newspaper Die Zeit after Spiegelman was unable to secure publication in any major American outlet. In Britain, excerpts have been published in The Independent. A segment also appeared in 2004 as part of the Actus Tragicus comics album Dead Herring Comics.
In 2004, the entire series of ten strips and a supplement of reprints of turn-of-the-century comics such as The Katzenjammer Kids and The Yellow Kid were collected and published together as a book by Viking Books. In the Shadows of No Towers was selected by the New York Times as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2004.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Spiegelman bio, "Special Guests," New York Comic-Con program booklet (Reed Exhibitions, 2009), p. 16.