As a small kid, I came across things like these early Edward Gorey books in department-store bookstores. These were these really unusual objects to me. I didn't know how they fit into the comic world or into newspaper comics.
I was born Moishe Ketzelbourd but the Indians call me Maurice Cougar. - Ben Katchor
I was born Moishe Ketzelbourd but the Indians call me Maurice Cougar.
- Ben Katchor
I live in an apartment building built in 1925, and it hasn't been heavily renovated, so I feel very much connected to that time and what went on in t… - Ben Katchor
I live in an apartment building built in 1925, and it hasn't been heavily renovated, so I feel very much connected to that time and what went on in t…
What sort of attractions do you think lured our coreligionists out of the ghetto and into the mainstream of European culture? Was it the wit of Moliè… - Ben Katchor
What sort of attractions do you think lured our coreligionists out of the ghetto and into the mainstream of European culture? Was it the wit of Moliè…
A picture story just doesn't run like a film. It doesn't have 24 frames per second. It doesn't deal with this illusion of movement. - Ben Katchor
A picture story just doesn't run like a film. It doesn't have 24 frames per second. It doesn't deal with this illusion of movement.
There's a real connection between the history of print in Europe and nationalism, and how those two things could be formed. I think they may both now… - Ben Katchor
There's a real connection between the history of print in Europe and nationalism, and how those two things could be formed. I think they may both now…
You can have your own watch and always doubt it. If I had a watch I'd probably always be doubting it or the batteries would be dying. I just know tha… - Ben Katchor
You can have your own watch and always doubt it. If I had a watch I'd probably always be doubting it or the batteries would be dying. I just know tha…
I always lived in old buildings, and I thought about who lived here before. You'd have to be oblivious not to. - Ben Katchor
I always lived in old buildings, and I thought about who lived here before. You'd have to be oblivious not to.
In America, there's a very long tradition of a comic strip that comes in newspapers, which is not true all over the world. To sell papers, they put c… - Ben Katchor
In America, there's a very long tradition of a comic strip that comes in newspapers, which is not true all over the world. To sell papers, they put c…
I never wore a watch. I always depend on public clocks, and stores have clocks, but that is strange. - Ben Katchor
I never wore a watch. I always depend on public clocks, and stores have clocks, but that is strange.
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