I bought Charles Burns' Big Baby in 1986. RAW Books (run by Maus creator Art Spiegelman and New Yorker cover editor Françoise Mouly) published it as a hardbound book that resembles a kids' picture book. The interior pages are black-and-white comic book panels telling the story of a normal boy named Big Baby, who solves a neighborhood mystery. — Read the rest

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Stanley Kubrick's personal archives are coming to auction for the first time. The auction will include props, scripts, equipment, and personal possessions from Kubrick's film archives. According to Bonhams, which is holding the auction, highlights from the sale include his director's chair, costumes from The Shining, and the original Star Child prop from 2001. — Read the rest

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