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Utterly eschewing the general bonhomie surrounding the newly-minted contemporary regard for the comic strip medium as a language of complicated personal expression and artistic sophistication, professional colorist and award-winning letterer F. C. Ware returns to the book trade with “The ACME Novelty Library,” a hardcover distillation of all his surviving one-page cartoon jokes with which he tuckpointed the holes of his regular comic book periodical over the <br>past decade. Sometimes claimed to be his “best work” by those who really don’t know any better, this definitive congestion of stories of the future, the old west, and even of modern life nonetheless tries to stay interesting by including a luminescent map of the heavens, a chart of the general structure of the universe, assorted cut-out activitites, <br>and a complete history of The ACME Novelty Company itself, decorated by rare photographs, early business ventures, not to mention the smallest example of a Comic Strip ever before offered to the general public. All in all, it will likely prove a rather mild disappointment, but at least it catches the light in a nice way and may force a smile here and there <br>before being shelved for the next generation’s ultimate disregard and/or disposal.

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chris ware's 'jimmy corrigan' is on my list of favourite books. i really like ware's drawing style and his use of bold outlines.

jimmy corrigan blew me away as being a thoroughly excellent post-modern novel quite ap...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 10:03:58 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 08:08:32 -0700 2008 Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth (one of my all-time favorite books) or the "Building Stories" series he did for the New York Times Magazine. So this collection of works doesn't quite have the same emotional resonanc...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 06 06:13:14 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 06:15:05 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 14:43:03 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 16 20:51:42 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Aug 14 01:50:47 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 14 01:53:56 -0700 2007 Jimmy Corrigan. It's little bits here and there and some loosely related panels. Love it. Love it. Should...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 23 07:47:58 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 14:20:04 -0700 2007 Jimmy Corrigan, jeez...give me someone to root for! The entire set u...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 20:52:48 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 12:25:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 07 17:13:14 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 17:22:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Mar 23 07:33:28 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 23 07:33:42 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 11 11:00:07 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 11 11:03:06 -0800 2007 This was my first experience with his work and got me hooked on melancholic humor. You should read this or something by him.]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 06 12:00:26 -0700 2007 Fri Apr 06 12:01:36 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Tue Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 24 06:35:56 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 06:41:25 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 15:56:12 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 15:56:12 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Apr 29 16:53:15 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 16:53:15 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue May 15 07:39:12 -0700 2007 Tue May 15 07:41:05 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Nov 19 19:28:38 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 19 19:30:42 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Fri Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Feb 05 13:17:59 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 13:19:38 -0800 2008 Read my review on the A.V. Club website.]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 18 09:56:38 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 18 09:59:02 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Jun 26 05:38:35 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 05:39:05 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7552