Acme Novelty Library #20 by Chris Ware72 pages
published by Drawn and Quarterly
Another addition to the world of Rusty Brown! This time we learn about Jordan Lint. Lint was introduced in the first Rusty Brown volume as a school bully.
This new story line follows Lint from birth to death, with each page representing a specific time in his life. The narrative and art work also represent each developmental, with the first few pages visually representing the world as a baby would see it and then as a toddler, a small child, a pre-teen, a teenager, etc. As the story progresses, the artwork and narrative become more and more complex, a la Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man by Joyce.
Ware pushed himself to experiment a little with this work and it
worked out beautifully. If you have never had the pleasure of reading Chris Ware, you better get started.
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