CONVERSATIONS HC BEN KATCHOR

(W) Ian Gordon (A/CA) Ben Katchor
Author Michael Chabon described Ben Katchor (b. 1951) as the creator of the last great American comic strip. Katchor's comic strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories, which began in 1988, brought him to the attention of the readers of alternative weekly newspapers along with a coterie of artists who have gone on to public acclaim. In the mid-1990s, NPR ran audio versions of several Julius Knipl stories, narrated by Katchor and starring Jerry Stiller in the title role. This volume features career-spanning interviews with the creator of the contemporary American comic strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer: Stories and other works.