Maus | work by Spiegelman | Britannica.com
In graphic novel: The first graphic novels (1986–87), and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus (1980–86) by Art Spiegelman. The defining attribute of each was a formal control of the medium—which is to say, a highly sophisticated degree of control over the use of panel transitions, layout, and so on to achieve certain narrative effects—coupled with artistic innovation and…