Maus

Graphic novels are not something that I'm going to try and pretend to be hugely knowledgeable about, but they are something which I wish I was more involved with as I gingerly make my way through its panelled worlds. It started with 'Watchmen'; continued on to 'Kick Ass';  next was 'The Umbrella Academy'; then of course the 'Scott Pilgrim vs the World' series; then I had a bit of a lull and didn't really pursue this interest any further. However, after watching a crazy long French film called 'Blue is the Warmest Color' (which I've reviewed elsewhere), I immediately bought the graphic novel off of which it was based and thus my interest in this particular medium of storytelling was piqued again. After finishing that, I moved on to 'The Brown of Nao', which I finished earlier this week; which leads me to 'Maus'. 'Maus' was one of those novels that whenever I ventured into a bookshop, which is often, I would always pick it up and pine hopelessly over it, but I could never justify buying it. That is until the other week where I decided I couldn't put it off any longer, I needed to buy it, I needed to own it and I needed to read it. Let me tell you, it was a wise investment indeed.

Deceptively simple artwork, extraordinarily effective.