for the NY Times Book Review November 25, 2020.

Ben Katchor’s most recent collection of comic-strips, Hand-Drying in America and other stories, was published in March 2013 by Pantheon Books. The Imaginary War Crimes Tribunal, his most recent music-theater collaboration with composer Mark Mulcahy, was commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for Target Free Thursdays at the ... Continue reading →
Dear Ben,
Another marvellous image. How do you invent names like Zilva Hoin? Happy Thanksgiving and ZEI GESUNT.
Bill Messing
I play around with melodic nonsense syllables that sound like names. Sorry the full strip is behind the NY Times paywall.
Thanks Ben. As we subscribe to the NY Times, I just downloaded the full strip.
Best regards,
Bill