An interview with graphic novelist Alison Bechdel
Tag: Chris Ware
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Chris Ware reflects on his most nerve-racking Reader cartoon
‘I’d assumed by its pretension and ridiculous complexity that it would be rejected’
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Our four top literary picks for fall
Chicago Humanities Festival, Alison Bechdel, Daniel Clowes, Women’s Voices Weekend, and more
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Four Things You Should Buy From Your Neighbors
To kick off our new column that features the best stuff you can buy from Chicago’s artists, artisans, and crafters, we’ve got a triple whammy. For its 20th birthday, Quimby’s Books commissioned a blueprint of the Quimby’s sign that hangs in front of the store from comics ace Chris Ware. Plus, the prints were done […]
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Chris Ware Gets the Scholarly Treatment
The Comics of Chris Ware: Drawing Is a Way of Thinking
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Jeffrey Brown, Ivan Brunetti, Anders Nilsen, and Chris Ware Talk Graphic Novels
“Partnership of the Picture and the Word”: how the graphic novel is making its impact on the literary scene
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All-Star Comics Talk and a Hegewisch Pub Crawl
Two unusual and unusually good events this Wednesday, 4/5.
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Lynda Barry, Matt Groening, Chris Ware, and Jules Feiffer in a discussion Saturday at Parker
Matt Groening, Lynda Barry, Chris Ware, and Jules Feiffer join the Reader’s Michael Miner for a discussion on the declining business of weekly comics.
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Chicago Humanities Festival updates
Some Chicago Humanities Festival events are already selling out. Here’s a list.
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Out Today: The Best American Comics 2009
Alongside the usual suspects, this year’s anthology includes Reader comics contributors Kaz and Tony Millionaire, Chicagoan Anders Nilsen, and former Chicagoan Kevin Huizenga.
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Fall Arts Guide 2009 Best Bets: Chicago Humanities Festival
The theme of this 20th edition is, simply, “Laughter,” and as usual the organizers have brought together an eclectic assortment of writers, artists, scientists, scholars, and performers to address the topic in dozens of programs stretched out over a couple weeks.
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Kramers Ergot and the DuSable Museum Literary Festival
Catch Chris Ware, Ivan Brunetti, and Anders Nilsen all in the same place–plus Timuel Black at the DuSable Museum.
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Chris Ware art sold for a good cause . . .
Original art from Chris Ware’s ‘Jimmy Corrigan’ up for auction by McSweeney’s.