“I feel like they want a kinder, gentler Holocaust to present.” —Art Spiegelman
Two years ago, the McMinn County School Board in Tennessee banned the first—and only—Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novel from their 8th grade curriculum: Art Spiegelman's Maus.
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More VnC because I LOVE VNC. but I promise I’ll post other things besides it soon orz
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And Now I Spill the Family Secrets ~ Margaret Kimball
And Now I Spill the Family Secrets ~ Margaret Kimball
Rating: 5/5
Who wouldn’t be drawn to this illustrated memoir with a title like that? It’s also delightfully black and white, using the contrast to build up the underlying feeling of tension and secrecy. Then jumping into the book, it’s clear that this family is one with the kind of drama that can only come from years of not communicating effectively about big family matters, and Kimball is…
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Happy (late) New Year with a Vanitas illustration!! 💙
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There was a storm during my first journey to Dunwall. Thick dark clouds covering the skies, waves crushing into ship's sides. Standing on the ship's deck, I've witnessed something I'll never forget: a Leviathan, rising from the water's surface. It felt like for that spare moment the time had stopped. A giant whale-like creature cut through the water with his fins, glistening against the cloudy sky with his dark skin. Seagulls looked like nothing but countless specks floating around him. His powerful body was covered in countless scars with the sight of which I wondered: how many of them were left by other animals and how many - by humans? Beneath his skin - fat, powering his huge body. Hundreds of other whales were killed for that precious fat, later to be turned into whale oil, that would soon power one of the ships like the one I was boarding. But he was still alive, with his power still flowing through his body, only for him to use. How many nets has he torn? How many hooks had grappled his flesh and than torn out of it with a mighty tail's swing? How will he die: in whalers' hands, getting his flesh turned into food and his fat turned into fuel, or will he die of age, turning his body into a home for a new ecosystem? I saw his eyes, full of pain and hatred, but also of intelligence.
He had enough power to turn over the ship and drown everyone boarding it. But he didn't do that, diving back into the water and swimming away instead. Maybe, if he was trying to avenge himself and other whales, driven by hatred, he wouldn't be any better than humans? I didn't think about that back then, not how I think about it now, after all those years of trial my fate has set for me. In this realm I inherited Leviathan's philosophy.
[Excerpt from Lord-Protector's memoirs - by Corvo Attano]
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Omg he did it again!
Noe matched his and Murr’s ribbons, he’s so babie
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Art Spiegelman's Maus is one of Variety's “Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read”—have you?
Two extraordinary books. Sixteen pages of bonus material—including lithographs and comix—designed by the award-winning artist. One incredible box set.
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vittorio and davis sketch
i haven´t played gotham memoirs but i played the valentines event and honestly i really enjoyed the interactions with vittorio i reaaally like him might draw him again ღ´͈ ᵕ ͈ )♡⃛(´͈ ᵕ͈ ღ
(also i actually really liked how this ended up looking i might add color later ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა )
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It's a special day for @fullmetalgirl98 and Vanitas made a tarte tatin for the occasion 🤭
💕 Happy Birthday my dear friend !! 💕
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