5/21/2023 0 Comments After 9/11 by Sid Jacobson![]() This is a rush transcript created by a contractor for KPBS to improve accessibility for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. The 9/11 tragedy helped bring to light the diversity of American comics, vividly proving to readers that the medium is not just about superheroes or humorous strips but rather capable of covering a broad range of topics, genres, and styles. But the story he contributed to the volume was not about being in New York when the tragedy hit but rather he recounts an earlier experience at the World Trade Center when the remake of "King Kong" was being shot and the body of a giant gorilla lay at the foot of the Twin Towers. ![]() It will surely set the standard for all future works of contemporary history, graphic or otherwise, and should be required reading in every home, school and library."ĭC and Dark Horse Comics produced a two-volume collection of work - "9/11: Artists Respond" - by comic artists such as Batton Lash, a San Diego-based writer was in New York on 9/11 to celebrate his wife's birthday. ![]() The book won praise from Marvel Comics' Stan Lee: "Never before have I seen a nonfiction book as beautifully and compellingly written and illustrated as "The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation." I cannot recommend it too highly. ![]()
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