In The Shadow Of No Towers: A First Impression

In The Shadow Of No Towers by Art Spiegelman is the third book we are reading in the Hamilton Graphic Novel Book Club.  I’m not ready to write about it yet, but though I would give you my first impressions, because this IS an impressive book.

The first thing I noticed about it was the size of the box Amazon shipped it to me in.  Gigantic, with plenty of those free bags of air they send you with orders over $39.00.  The book is twice the size of a standard graphic novel, which is awesome because it shows off the art as it was presented, in full size, newspaper broadsheet.

Far from broadsheet, though, this is a board book, similar in construction to the kinds of books you give babies to chew on.  Though, I won’t be letting the baby at this one for some time, not until she learns to wash her hands before touching it.

I can’t wait to read this one!

Hypothetically related posts:

1. In The Shadow of No Towers
2. The Boys: The Name of the Game
3. The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll’s House
4. An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories, Vol. 1
5. The Adventures of Tintin, Reporter For “Le Petit Vintième,” In The Land of the Soviets