I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of prose literature and by that standard, no, it's not that great.

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I don't think anyone has written a great graphic novel.

I don't think anyone has written a great graphic novel.

There was an honorable tradition of using anonymous sources that was ruined by Jayson Blair.

There was an honorable tradition of using anonymous sources that was ruined by Jayson Blair.

When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think...

When I put together a graphic novel, I don't think about literary prose. I think...

I'm a better editorial cartoonist by default because so many editorial cartoonists out there are...

I'm a better editorial cartoonist by default because so many editorial cartoonists out there are...

Anyone should be able to read comics.

Anyone should be able to read comics.

When you do a cartoon based on news headlines, you do it based on incomplete...

When you do a cartoon based on news headlines, you do it based on incomplete...

Anyway, I tried liking Jimmy Corrigan but I couldn't.

Anyway, I tried liking Jimmy Corrigan but I couldn't.

It's a perfectly valid position to not like Shakespeare.

It's a perfectly valid position to not like Shakespeare.

Trying to rebuild Afghanistan on the cheap has left the country in the hands of...

Trying to rebuild Afghanistan on the cheap has left the country in the hands of...

I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a...

I never consciously do any work directly influenced from any movie, unless I'm doing a...

I think jazz is good, but I don't enjoy it. It's not for me.

I think jazz is good, but I don't enjoy it. It's not for me.

Most people don't know how to tell stories.

Most people don't know how to tell stories.

On the ground, Pakistan is the most virulently anti-American state on the planet.

On the ground, Pakistan is the most virulently anti-American state on the planet.

At this point, American workers are pretty respectful of the bosses they loathe.

At this point, American workers are pretty respectful of the bosses they loathe.

I think Dilbert is actually a radical strip.

I think Dilbert is actually a radical strip.

Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely...

Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely...

Comics are too big. You can't say any kind or genre of comics is better...

Comics are too big. You can't say any kind or genre of comics is better...

When you have birds you stare at them a lot and their eyes are recessed...

When you have birds you stare at them a lot and their eyes are recessed...

Even though I'm a leftist. I think the left eats its own.

Even though I'm a leftist. I think the left eats its own.

But now that I'm cartooning full-time, I'm more of an observer. I'm talking to people...

But now that I'm cartooning full-time, I'm more of an observer. I'm talking to people...