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Art Spiegelman and Neal Adams go back to school for Fanfaire NYC ’19
What do comic book creators Neal Adams, Carmine Infantino, Art Spiegelman, and Larry Hama, along with fashion designer Calvin Kline, and singer Tony Bennett have in common? They are all alumni of the...
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Marvel rejects “Orange Skull” reference in Art Spiegelman’s historical essay
A few days back we mentioned actor Armie Hammer bringing attention to the political controversy surrounding Marvel chairman Isaac Ike Perlmutter. A new incident has made it clear that Marvel’s policies...
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Comic Arts Brooklyn returns in November with Ware, Kominsky-Crumb and more
CAB poster by…um, Chris Ware, I believe? The East Coast indie comics circuit is wrapping up this year, once more, with Comic Arts Brooklyn, which returns to Pratt Institute on November 2nd. Admission...
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MINT CONDITION: Art Spiegelman’s Maus (1980)
We all have gaps in our pop culture knowledge, those omissions that elicit gasps from our fellow funnybook connoisseurs. For me, those gaps are vast and constitute anything outside of DC Comics proper....
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SILBER LININGS: DC’s “The New 52” was bad… but it worked.
The Beat’s Gregory Paul Silber has been accused of having a bit of an… obsessive personality. Each week in Silber Linings, he takes a humorous look at the weirdest, funniest, and most obscure bits of...
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SILBER LININGS: Presenting the Silber Medalists of the 2021 Greglympics
As the 2020 Tokyo Olympics draw to a close, Greg presents his own awards to a few of his favorite things and experiences.
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Outcry after Tennessee school board unanimously votes to remove Maus
Amid rising attempts to ban books from school libraries and curriculums, the McMinn County school board in Tennessee has voted to remove Maus from the school library by a 10-0 vote.
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An open letter to the McMinn County Board of Education regarding MAUS
Gregory Paul Silber addresses a Tennessee school district that banned Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning MAUS.
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Maus hits #1 on Amazon – but is it enough?
Controversy has propelled Maus to the top of the sales charts, but a bigger battle is looming, librarians warn.
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Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/16/22: Jack Kirby and Jack Ruby; Job openings
Musing on a long ago oddity in the career of Jack Kirby....and looking at some comics industry job openings
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Art Spiegelman to receive lifetime achievement award from National Book...
Spiegelman becomes the first cartoonist to ever receive the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
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AWARDS ROUNDUP: Nominees and finalists for 2023 Russ Manning, NCS Divisions,...
This Awards Roundup is filled to the brim with nominees and finalist declarations - as well as the winners of the recent Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards
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