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Author Michael Chabon described Ben Katchor (b. 1951) as βthe creator of the last great American comic strip.β Katchorβs comic strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer, 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.
An early contributor to RAW, Katchor also contributed to Forward, the New Yorker, Slate, and weekly newspapers. He edited and published two issues of Picture Story, which featured his own work, with articles and stories by Peter Blegvad, Jerry Moriarty, and Mark Beyer. In addition to being a dramatist, Katchor has been the subject of profiles in the New Yorker, a recipient of a MacArthur βGenius Grantβ and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a fellow at both the American Academy in Berlin and the New York Public Library.
Katchorβs work is often described as zany or bizarre, and author Douglas Wolk has characterized his work as βone or two notches too farβ beyond an absurdist reality. And yet the work resonates with its audience because, as was the case with Kniplβs journey through the wilderness of a decaying city, absurdity was only what was usefully available; absurdity was the reality. Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer presaged the themes of Katchorβs work: a concern with the past, an interest in the intersection of Jewish identity and a secular commercial culture, and the limits and possibilities of urban life.
An early contributor to RAW, Katchor also contributed to Forward, the New Yorker, Slate, and weekly newspapers. He edited and published two issues of Picture Story, which featured his own work, with articles and stories by Peter Blegvad, Jerry Moriarty, and Mark Beyer. In addition to being a dramatist, Katchor has been the subject of profiles in the New Yorker, a recipient of a MacArthur βGenius Grantβ and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a fellow at both the American Academy in Berlin and the New York Public Library.
Katchorβs work is often described as zany or bizarre, and author Douglas Wolk has characterized his work as βone or two notches too farβ beyond an absurdist reality. And yet the work resonates with its audience because, as was the case with Kniplβs journey through the wilderness of a decaying city, absurdity was only what was usefully available; absurdity was the reality. Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer presaged the themes of Katchorβs work: a concern with the past, an interest in the intersection of Jewish identity and a secular commercial culture, and the limits and possibilities of urban life.
Author Michael Chabon described Ben Katchor (b. 1951) as βthe creator of the last great American comic strip.β Katchorβs comic strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer, which began in 1988, brought him to the attention of the readers of alternative weekly newspapers along with a coterie of ar...
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Ian Gordon has taught history and media studies for many years at the National University of Singapore. His publications include Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon, Film and Comic Books, and The Comics of Charles Schulz: The Good Grief of Modern Life, the latter two published by University Press of Mississippi.
Ian Gordon has taught history and media studies for many years at the National University of Singapore. His publications include Superman: The Persistence of an American Icon, Film and Comic Books, and The Comics of Charles Schulz: The Good Grief of Modern Life, the latter two published by Univer...
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