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...Deitch, though he has worked in underground comix since the mid-1960s, has unfortunately achieved little of the mainstream recognition afforded such peers as Robert Crumb and Art Spiegelman. Considered by the comixcenti to be a master of the form, he may finally get his due with the commercial, retail bookstore release of his masterpiece, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," (Pantheon Books; 192pp...
...written with Deitch's brother, Simon, "Boulevard" focuses on Ted Mishkin, a talented animator whose gifts can never quite overcome his curse. His curse is Waldo, a mischievous cat who walks on his hind legs. Waldo may be a delusion or he may be real, but only Ted can see him. As Mishkin describes him, "he's all charm and cute on the outside, but inside he's pure devil." In a complex play on the concept of the Muse, Waldo inspires Ted to create a like-named cartoon character for the animation studio his brother Al runs. While "Waldo...
...Take a look at Deitch's art and you will see why he has been so long in earning an audience's favor. Practically every panel in the book has something, often a word balloon, but sometimes an arm or a piece of clothing, poking out over the edge. While not difficult in itself, the technique points to Deitch's fundamental challenge to audiences: the act of transgression. The depiction of Waldo typifies Deitch's disturbing art. Though he looks much like Felix the Cat, with big round eyes and little white gloves, he also sports "cute" male genitalia. Superficially...
...last Saturday for a far-reaching discussion that touched on everything from their increasing use of new technology in their works, how comix may or may not fit into a museum, and whose works they currently admire. The panel included Art Spiegelman ("Maus," winner of the Pulitzer Prize,) Kim Deitch ("The Mishkin File,") Charles Burns ("Black Hole,") Chris Ware ("Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth,") Richard McGuire ("Here,") and Kaz ("Underworld") and was moderated by Chip Kidd, editor of Pantheon's graphic novel division...
...series of comix for the German newspaper "Die Zeit." The other panelists felt overwhelmed by the idea of dealing with the disaster. "I'm sure it can be done, but boy, the chances of falling into something that is just going to be smarmy are lethal," said Kim Deitch. "Crying superheroes," Burns derisively suggested, though just such a thing has been done (see TIME.comix 9/11 coverage.) "Superman can cry," insisted Kidd, "He lost a whole planet...