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In the Shadow of No Towers

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In the Shadow of No Towers
Company typeGraphic work
IndustryComics, Graphic novels
Founded2004
FounderArt Spiegelman
ProductsGraphic novel, serialized comic strip
ParentViking Books (publisher)

In the Shadow of No Towers is a 2004 graphic work by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman that explores his personal response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. Initially published as a serialized comic strip in a German newspaper between 2002 and 2004, it was subsequently released as a large-format board book by Viking Books in 2004, accompanied by reproductions of early American comic strips as additional content.

In 2011, Mode Records issued a 5.1 surround sound DVD (Mode 236) version of the book, featuring Spiegelman's narrative and illustrations, enhanced with music composed by Marco Cappelli and voice performances by John Turturro and Enzo Salomone.

Overview

The work originated from Spiegelman's personal encounters during the events of September 11 and functioned as a medium to cope with post-traumatic stress disorder. It contains allusions to Spiegelman's earlier Maus series, notably drawing parallels between the scent of smoke in Manhattan after the attacks and that described in concentration camps. The narrator is occasionally depicted as a mouse character.

After unsuccessful attempts to publish in major American media outlets, Spiegelman released the piece in . Portions appeared in The Independent in the UK, while the entire comic was serialized in the London Review of Books from March through September 2003. Additionally, an excerpt was included in the 2004 Actus Tragicus compilation Dead Herring Comics.

The 2004 edition contained ten strips alongside reprints of early 20th-century comics such as The Katzenjammer Kids and The Yellow Kid. In the Shadow of No Towers was recognized as one of The New York Times' 100 Notable Books for the year 2004.

In popular culture

The graphic novel inspired a symphonic composition by musician Mohammed Fairouz.

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