Part of our ongoing article series highlighting the best Comic Books, Graphic Novels, And Manga.

Today’s Favorite Comic, Manga, Graphic Novel:

Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth

Writers, Artists, Illustrators For Book:

Chris Ware

Description of Book / Series:

n improvisatory romance which gingerly deports itself between 1890’s Chicago and 1980’s small town Michigan, the reader is helped along by thousands of colored illustrations and diagrams, which, when read rapidly in sequence, provide a convincing illusion of life and movement. The bulk of the work is supported by fold-out instructions, an index, paper cut-outs, and a brief apology, all of which concrete to form a rich portrait of a man stunted by a paralyzing fear of being disliked.

Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth Volumes/Omnibuses

Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth

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