The Acme Novelty Datebook Volume One
Sketches and Diary Pages in Facsimile
$68.39
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
26 November 2013
Summary
Acclaimed cartoonist Chris Ware reveals the outtakes of his genius in these intimate, imaginative, and whimsical sketches collected from the years during which he completed his award-winning graphic novel Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth. His novel not only won the Manchester Guardian First Novel prize in 2001 but it has sold over 100,000 copies. This book is as much a companion volume to Jimmy Corrigan –one of the great crossover success stories– as a tremendous ar…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781896597669 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1896597661 |
| Author: | Chris Ware |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 26 November 2013 |
| Weight: | 902g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 176mm x 241mm |
| Series: | The Acme Novelty Library |
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Critics Review
”(Ware) Pushes The Form Of Comics Into Unexpected Formal And Emotional Territory.” - The Chicago Tribune; “Ware’s Use Of Words Is Sparing, And At Times Maudlin. But The Real Joy Is His Art. It’s Stunning. In Terms Of Attention To Detail, Graceful Use Of Color, And Overall Design - Ware Has No Peer. His Drawings, Somehow, Remain Delicate And Achingly Lyrical.” - Dave Eggers, The New York Times Book Review
Chris Ware
Chris Ware is a writer and artist who has contributed graphic fiction and thirty-two covers to The New Yorker since 1999.
He is the author of:
- Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth, which won the Guardian First Book Award in 2001.
- Building Stories, which was chosen as a Top 10 fiction book by both The Times and Time in 2012.
- Rusty Brown, a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein award and named among The New York Times’ top 100 Books of 2019.
Ware’s work has been exhibited at:
- The Hammer Museum
- The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
- The Whitney Museum of American Art
- Adam Baumgold Gallery in New York
- Galerie Martel in Paris
In 2021, Ware received the Grand Prix de la Ville d’Angoulême. A solo retrospective of his work was presented at the Centre Pompidou in 2022, traveling on to venues in Switzerland, Italy, Holland, and Spain, before making its only US appearance in May 2026 at the Billy Ireland Library and Museum in Columbus, Ohio.
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