'Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse' profiles the cartoonist of 'Maus'

Documentary of the Week | Feb 20, 2025

'Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse' profiles the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who crafted the classic Holocaust memoir 'Maus.' Filmmakers Molly Bernstein and Philip Dolin use Spiegelman's career to reveal a hidden history of comics.

 

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