In this dense but incredibly interesting book, Spiegelman takes a hard look at Maus, his seminal graphic novel that details Spiegelman's father's experiences during the Holocaust. In a Q&A format, Spiegelman addresses questions regarding the format of the novel, his decisions to portray Jews as mice and Germans as cats, and how the 20-year process of creating and publishing Maus has affected his life. This isn't a graphic novel, though it does have plenty of Spiegelman's early sketches (and even some final panels from Maus and other artists' work) to illustrate the discussion. Two regrets about this book: that I read it so long after I read Maus, and that I didn't get a chance to check out the accompanying DVD, which has a reference version of Maus, as well as transcripts of Spiegelman's interviews with his father and who knows what all else. There was so much information packed into this book that I find it hard to believe that it was just 299 pages. Felt so much longer, but in a good way.
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