The original comic was published by Avon Books as Neon Lit: Paul Auster's City of Glass (a Graphic Mystery).

[3] In 2004, a new edition of the book was released as City of Glass: The Graphic Novel, which featured an introduction by Spiegelman.

In one section of Paul Auster's original novella, Peter Stillman delivers a long, somewhat disjointed speech about his life and the job that he has for Daniel Quinn.

Spiegelman was particularly impressed with this section of the book, noting how well it translated Auster's description of Stillman's speech patterns.

[citation needed] In March 2009, the City of Glass adaptation was given exhibition treatment, including Karasik's original layouts and Mazzucchelli's original art, as part of a Paul Auster celebration at the Dedica Literary Festival in Pordenone, Italy.