In an
interview, Spiegelman says he was largely influenced by Mad comics. As for other influences that inspired Spiegelman to
become the graphic novelists that he is today, he states that he can’t tell how
things influence him. He explains it as though there are a lot of things that
he picks up as “stray strands.” However, he indicated that the work of the authors like Ranz Kafka, Vladimir Nabokov, William Faulkner, and Gertrude Stein has "stayed with" him.
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References:
Smith,
Christopher, Monte. (2014). Indie Bound. Retrieved from http://www.indiebound.org/author-interviews/spiegelmanart
Image References:
My Comic Shop. (2015). Retrieved on March 26, 2015, from https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=22540749
Image References:
My Comic Shop. (2015). Retrieved on March 26, 2015, from https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=22540749
This is very interested, seeing what was able to help inspire him for the overall image of how he wanted to successfully capture the true identity of the memoir through a striking illustration. In the early 1950's Mad originally started off as a comic book before it became a magazine, a vastly influenctial media format impacting the cultural landscape of the 20th century lifestyle (Winn, 1981). Perhaps, Spiegelman was influenced by the original format of Mad (comic book), and wanted to integrate a retro, propaganda-like poster style to become consistent with the meaning and purpose of his memoir: unleashing to the world what it was like to be a mouse in a cat-dominated society.
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