First published 2005
Spiegelman and his family witness the 9/11 attacks from their home in lower Manhattan. As the horror unfolds, Spiegelman's anguish gives way to outrage at the government's exploitation of the tragedy. In an oversized, two-page format, he conveys the event's unfathomable scale and the insidious changes enacted in the name of national security. At the emotional core, Spiegelman grapples with how to process and respond to a trauma that has shaken the foundations of American democracy.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, historical-fiction, american, graphic-novels, non-fiction, 21st-century, comics
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-narrative, social-commentary
Setting: United States, Estados Unidos, New York (N.Y.), Nueva York (Nueva York)
Period: 2001-
42 pages · Hardcover · Pantheon
Content warnings: anxiety, depression