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Chris Ware - Jimmy Corrigan: El Chico Mas Lindo Del Mundo/the Smartest Kid on Earth

Chris Ware - Jimmy Corrigan: El Chico Mas Lindo Del Mundo/the Smartest Kid on Earth

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Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest (Comic) Book on Earth

byGrouch Jul 7, 2001
107 Helpfuls 108 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? 5 Comments
Pros Imagine a cartoon moving you to tears...now imagine yourself reading Jimmy Corrigan.
Cons None. Absolutely none.
Recommended it? Yes

The only thing separating Chris Ware from William Faulkner is the fact that Ware draws his characters with ink and uses little balloons for dialogue to tell his story of one dysfunctional family?s sound and fury.

To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Yoknapatawpha never drew a comic strip; but... Read full review »

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Superman is dead (a heartbreaking work of staggering genius)

byblksqul Nov 20, 2003
21 Helpfuls 22 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros .
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Recommended it? Yes

This book is inscrutable the first read through. It takes a while for the rhythms to find their way into your heart. You might find the surface of the artwork too austere, the colors too brightly muted, the layout too planned (all the way down to the fold-out cover).

Ah, but here is the... Read full review »

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The Saddest Kid on Earth

bychas_edwards Apr 28, 2001
19 Helpfuls 20 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Subtlety of emotion and the complexity of meaning Ware conveys through pictures
Cons I wouldn';t recommend this book for its plot or characters
Recommended it? Yes

?Jimmy Corrigan? is a sad, sad comic book about the kind of kid who you?d expect would read comics rather than star in them. He?s a 36 year old man who wears old-fashioned knickers, works in an anonymous cubicle equipped with a phone that rings only when his mother calls, and wishes he were a... Read full review »

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