Friday, August 8, 2008

Peter Kuper

Peter Kuper's illustrations and comics appear regularly in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, and MAD, where he illustrates SPY vs. SPY every month.

His graphic novel Stop Forgetting to Remember: The Autobiography of Walter Kurtz, made Danny Fingeroth's list of top 10 graphic novels.

Recently, I asked Kuper what he was reading. His reply:
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao- Junot Díaz
Aztec- Gary Jennings
Disaster and Resistance- Seth Tobocman
Wordless Books- David A. Berona
Ganges #2- Kevin Huizenga
Don't Let's Go to The Dogs Tonight- Alexandra Fuller
Beyond Palomar- Gilbert Hernandez
The Ground Beneath Her Feet- Salman Rushdie
Complete Peanuts 1967-1968- Charles Schultz
What It Is- Lynda Barry
Travels with Charlie- John Steinbeck
The Lightning Thief- Rick Riordan
Visit Peter Kuper's website.

--Marshal Zeringue