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Monday, April 25, 2005
Chris Ware in the news
The Pulse has a story by Tom Spurgeon which reveals that Chris Ware will publish ACME Novelty Library #16 (as well as later issues it seems) himself, with Fantagraphics still doing the distributing.
As a big fan of Ware's work I'm glad that we have any news on the new issue of ACME at all. The fifteenth issue was my first exposure to the man's work. It was at a time where I was just dipping my toes back into the comic pool and reading his work was what made me want to dive in head first. It seems logical that Ware would now involve himself with even more of the production of his series. It's Ware's combination of talent along with the time and care he'll put in to making his work look like nothing else that makes him one of the greatest cartoonists of all time. There's no hyperbole there, just fact. The story says the book will ship late fall, which cannot come fast enough for me (I remember when Fantagraphics said this book was coming out in 2002).
I also like the news that Pantheon will collect some of the strips from various back issues of ACME. I loved Jimmy Corrigan like it was a family member but I think a lot of Ware's power is found in the strips he does that aren't part of a longer narrative.
If I can be a bit cheeky for a second I’ll say that Ware's work is so grand you don't mind that you can't fit his books on your bookshelf.
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