Chris Ware
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Program | The Cinefamily
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"I feel lucky to have seen many great silent movies at The Cinefamily during their first year of operation in 2008. I'd love to rave about the trill of experiencing the talented and charming Bob Mitchell on piano and organ, and the amazing eclectic line up of wired, and wonderful films, but instead, I want to point out the publication that introduced me to this revival house. The Cinefamily program..."
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
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"Yes, OK, I've read a graphic novel or two. They're literature, some say. Be that as it may, this book moves far beyond "graphic novel" territory in both its storytelling and its aesthetics. Chris Ware's masterpiece jumps, seemingly randomly, across three generations of damaged and pathetic men -- a petit epic that unfolds figuratively and literally through a myriad of odd and creative narrative..."
Acme Novelty Library #18 by Chris Ware
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"Chris Ware gained a lot of attention a few years back for his Jimmy Corrigan stories and his collaboration with Ira Glass, but I find the current Rusty Brown storyline he is pursuing in his Acme Novelty Library series his best work yet. Funny, touching, and poignant, the story follows the lives of two very unpopular, bullied and harassed fellows from childhood through old age. Think of it as if th..."
Raspa Kids Club - Alex Fito
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"Alex Fito studied Fine Arts in Barcelona. During his studies, he met fellow artists like Albert Monteys, Jose Miguel Alvarez and Ismael Ferrer, with whom he founded the La Pena art collective. Under this label, the group launched the review Mondo Lirondo. Fito makes children's strips and caricatures for newspapers. He created his own series, 'Raspa Kids Club' for Inreves Ediciones and the magazine..."
