Maus Maker Speaks at Concordia

Concordia University opened its doors this weekend, to welcome comic book artist Art Spiegelman. The event was organized by SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art and invited fans of all ages to come and listen to the iconic figure. Esther Viragh has more.

The crowd eagerly clapped for their long awaited guest. Art Spiegelman had finally arrived to give his lecture, on the history of comic books. He was also there to introduce the release of his new creation. Many, like Tracy Hurren, attended the event out of passion for the genre.

"It was great. Art’s brilliant. It was hilarious also, which was nice. He really knows how to capture an audience."

Meta Maus comes after the author’s renowned Holocaust memoir in which animals portray the characters of the story. Jewish people are mice, and the cats are Nazis. This may seem inappropriate to some. As Nick Amber explains, however, this is not the case.

"Any medium whether it’s film, whether it’s comic, whether it’s poetry, they’re all there to express all kinds of different ways of seeing the world, I suppose."

Meta Maus is scheduled for publication in October. Readers will then be able to enjoy the book and the DVD, that is included with it.

-Esther Viragh, CJLO News