Graphic novelist Peter Kuper discusses his book, “Ruins,” which follows the story of Samantha and George, a couple on sabbatical in the Mexican town of Oaxaca. For Samantha, it is an opportunity to revisit her past while writing her book. For George, it is an anxious step into the unknown. Woven into the story is the remarkable and arduous journey that a monarch butterfly makes on its annual migration from Canada to Mexico. This juxtaposition creates a parallel picture of the challenges of survival in an ever-changing world.
Speaker Biography: Peter Kuper is a cartoonist, illustrator, editor and educator. He is co-founder of the political graphics magazine “World War 3 Illustrated” and has written and drawn Mad Magazine’s “Spy vs. Spy” comic for more than 18 years. Kuper has created more than a dozen graphic novels, including “The System,” “Sticks and Stones” and an adaptation of Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis.” He has been teaching comics courses for more than 25 years in New York City and is a visiting professor at Harvard University.
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