Who This Author Is

Art Spiegelman has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 11 catalog-linked books across 1991 to 2008, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Pantheon Books and Random House Inc.

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Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Pantheon Books and Random House Inc

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1991 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Pantheon Books and Random House Inc.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus)

    Pantheon Books • 1992 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 144 pages.

  2. Jack Cole and Plastic Man

    Chronicle Books • 2001 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 144 pages.

  3. The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale

    Random House Inc • 1997 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. Maus a Survivors Tale: And Here My Trouble Begin

    Random House Inc • 1991 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 135 pages.

  5. Breakdowns

    Pantheon Books • 2008 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2008.

  6. Pen & ink

    Cleveland Public Library • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 93 pages.

  7. OPEN ME IM A DOG

    Harpercollins Childrens Books • 1997 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 32 pages.

  8. Maus : A Survivor's Tale : My Father Bleeds History/Here My Troubles Began/Boxed

    Pantheon Books • 1993 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993.

  9. It Was a Dark and Silly Night...

    HarperCollins Publishers • 2003 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2003.

  10. Open Me...I'm a Dog

    HarperCollins Children's Books • 1997 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1997.

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