Author:Chris Ware Binding: Paperback Published: 2003-04-29 ISBN: 0375714545 Availability:
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ISBN13: 9780375714542
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This first book from Chicago author Chris Ware is a pleasantly-decorated view at a lonely and emotionally-impaired "everyman" (Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth), who is provided, at age 36, the opportunity to meet his father for the first time. An improvisatory romance which gingerly deports itself between 1890's Chicago and 1980's small town Michigan, the reader is helped along by thousands of colored illustrations and diagrams, which, when read rapidly in sequence, provide a convincing illusion of life and movement. The bulk of the work is supported by fold-out instructions, an index, paper cut-outs, and a brief apology, all of which concrete to form a rich portrait of a man stunted by a paralyzing fear of being disliked. From the Hardcover edition.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A Brechtian Disconnect:
When I started this book, I said to myself, this seems like something I might do if I had more focus and talent. I am not entirely sure if that is true now, or even if that were true would it be something to recommend the title to others. Nevertheless, I did not write this graphic novel, a man by the name of Chris Ware did. He's a cartoonist that was at least one time based in the fine city of Chicago. First off, even though the subtitle references `The Smartest Kid on Earth,' the novel is a story... more info
Sad, depressing, emotional outlet for...someone:
The book is beautifully designed and drawn. And, techniques of film are used successfully to tell the story through 'thought bubble' equivalents, and flashbacks. But, in the end, the story is just sad, does not redeem itself, and doesn't leave you with any significant insights. For this, I see this work as simply the venting or emotional outlet for the author, either actual or imagined. Not too different from Woody Allen's simply using his art as an outlet for his neuroses (with a very few exceptions).more info
Sad but True:
One of the "Must see" graphic novel. Provided by the syntetic and accurate drawing line of Chris Ware. Retrospective journey with Jimmy Corrigan, looking at his lost chances and not utilised bargains of his looser life. Meet with incarnation of AntyHero everyone has inside and face with: "You Fail everything" - Sad but true.
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not for everyone...:
even for seasoned comic readers this can be a tough one. Ware is in dire need of an editor here as he indulges his autobiographical narrative at a pace that seems more than twice as long as it needs to be.
Understand that this is definately a landmark achievement in both art and storytelling but the story is lessened by it's pace. Be prepared for pages and pages of characters going through mudane events such as eating with panels and panels where a character might only turn his head in a different... more info
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