Comics scholar Hillary Chute stands in front of a stained-glass image of an Art Spiegelman drawing, in a photo taken by cartoonist Alison Bechdel. How's that for synergy? So we're used to talking to people smarter than us here at Strip Search: The Comic Strip Podcast — but maybe not THIS MUCH smarter. Yes, "Strip Search" was truly honored to welcome Hillary Chute , a Distinguished Professor of English and Art & Design at Northeastern University who’s written numerous books on the comics art form — and edited one, due in November, called “ Maus Now ,” analyzing the far-reaching impacts of "Maus," Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize winning, seminal work about his father's experience in the Holocaust. To say she was delightful is an understatement, but don't take our word for it — you can listen to or watch the podcast below. Her expertise about "Maus" in particular offered the perfect opportunity to delve into the recent controversy over i