Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth

Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth Chris Ware


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Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth





Ware s hero is a doughy, middle-aged loser who retreats into fantasies that he is "The Smartest Kid on Earth." The minimal plot involves Jimmy s tragicomic reunion with the father who abandoned him in childhood. In abruptly juxtaposed flashbacks, Ware depicts previous generations of Corrigan males, revealing how their similar histories of rejection and abandonment culminated in Jimmy s hapless state. What makes the slight story remarkable is Ware s command of the comics medium. His crisp, painstaking draftsmanship, which sets cartoonish figures in meticulously detailed architectural settings, is matched by his formal brilliance. Ware effectively uses tiny, repetitive panels to convey Jimmy s limited existence, then suddenly bursts a page open with expansive, breathtaking vistas. His complex, postmodern approach incorporates such antiquated influences as Windsor McCay s pioneering Little Nemo strips and turn-of-the-century advertising, transforming them into something new, evocative, and affecting. His daunting skill transforms a simple tale into a pocket epic and makes Jimmy s melancholy story the stuff of cartoon tragedy.

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Quem acompanha o mercado de histórias em quadrinhos recebeu com grande entusiasmo o anúncio feito pela Companhia das Letras – pouco após a criação do selo Quadrinhos na Cia – de que Jimmy Corrigan ganharia uma edição nacional. Afinal, essa é uma das mais celebradas obras do gênero nas últimas décadas – há quem arrisque dizer de todos os tempos – graças à grande inventividade do criador, Chris Ware. Para se falar de Jimmy Corrigan, é preciso avaliar a obra por dois ângulos: o primeiro,... leia mais

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