Chris Ware - Jimmy Corrigan

"Jimmy meets his grandfather"
The Acme Novelty Library #12

"Loyal Acme readers who were disgruntled at the previous two issues, in which THINGS ACTUALLY HAPPENED (time shifts, sex, dream sequences, super-heroes, death, maiming, architecture — my God, it was like Bob Dylan going electric all over again) will be delighted to discover that this chapter of the Jimmy Corrigan saga returns to the mind-numbingly claustrophobic eventlessness that distinguished earlier issues (such as the acclaimed, award-losing "32-pages-all-in-one-room" #9). In this issue Jimmy and his dad have lunch! In a diner! For the whole issue! Except in one sequence they walk outside! To talk to an old guy! Then they go back to his dad's apartment! Trust us, after you read this little gem, My Dinner with Andre will look like The Road Warrior by comparison."

Exhibited in Basel at the expo "Chris Ware: Paper Life" (2023).


You can see my other Jimmy Corrigan art here:
From the first serialized Daily Texan "Jimmy Corrigan" story (predates NewCity):
- Chris Ware - Jimmy Corrigan - Blab 7 https://www.2dgalleries.com/art/chris-ware-jimmy-corrigan-blab-7-128126

First self-published Jimmy Corrigan cover:
- Magic Souvenir Book of Views cover https://www.2dgalleries.com/art/chris-ware-jimmy-corrigan-magic-souvenir-book-of-views-cover-242982

From the definitive edition of Jimmy Corrigan:
- Jimmy Corrigan title page https://www.2dgalleries.com/art/chris-ware-jimmy-corrigan-245209
- Jimmy and Amy at the hospital https://www.2dgalleries.com/art/chris-ware-jimmy-corrigan-208140


Accolades for "Jimmy Corrigan"
- The American Book Award, 2001
- The Guardian First Book Award, 2001
- The Harvey Awards' Special Award for Excellence in Presentation and Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work, 2001
- The Eisner Awards' Best Publication Design and Best Graphic Album: Reprint, 2001
- The Angoulême Festival's Prize for Best Comic Book "Fauve d'or" and Prix de la critique, 2003

Chris Ware received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 2021 and was named Chevalier Dans L'Ordres des Arts et des Lettres in 2024.