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Peter Schjeldahl, in a harsh review of graphic novels for the New Yorker (with particular contempt for Harvey Pekar), suggests that the artistic breakthrough of graphic novels has occurred, been recognized, and “that a process of increasingly strained emulation and diminishing returns has set in”, citing Chris Ware’s Jimmy Corrigan as the form’s peak. Here’s a positive review of Ware’s newest collection.

posted Oct 4 @ 11:22 AM by Jason Kottke

Three weeks in, I’m quite enjoying Chris

Three weeks in, I’m quite enjoying Chris Ware’s contribution to the NY Times Magazine The Funny Pages, Building Stories (pt 1, pt 2), maybe because I often imagine inanimate objects like buildings having personalities.

posted Sep 22 @ 04:03 PM by Jason Kottke

The NY Times Magazine has launched The

The NY Times Magazine has launched The Funny Pages, their comics+ section. PDFs of the comics are available online…here’s the first Chris Ware strip. They’re also podcasting and the first episode is an interview with Ware by John Hodgman, assisted by organist and radio-man Jonathan Coulton.

posted Sep 7 @ 03:21 PM by Jason Kottke

New feature in the NY Times magazine:

New feature in the NY Times magazine: comics! First up, a six-month-long strip by Chris Ware, on whom I have a non-sexual crush.

posted Sep 6 @ 11:05 AM by Jason Kottke

Chris Ware’s new book is out soon

Chris Ware’s new book is out soon and Salon has an early review. Ware’s Jimmy Corrigan is one of my favorite books of all time.

posted Apr 26 @ 09:16 AM by Jason Kottke

Chris Ware to self-publish own books and

Chris Ware to self-publish own books and graphic novels from now on.

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