About Chris Ware
Franklin Christenson Ware (born December 28, 1967) is an American cartoonist known for his Acme Novelty Library series (begun in 1994) and the graphic novels Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth (2000), Building Stories (2012) and Rusty Brown (2019). His works explore themes of social isolation, emotional torment and depression. He tends to use a vivid color palette and realistic, meticulous detail. His lettering and images are often elaborate and sometimes evoke the ragtime era or another early 20th-century American design style. Ware often refers to himself in the publicity for his work in self-effacing, even withering tones. He is considered by some critics and fellow notable illustrators and writers, such as Dave Eggers, to be among the best currently working in the medium; Canadian graphic-novelist Seth has said: "Chris really changed the playing field. After him, a lot of [cartoonists] really started to scramble and go, 'Holy [expletive], I think I have to try harder.'" == Early life and education == Chris Ware was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1967. His parents separated shortly after his birth, and he was raised by his mother, who worked at the Omaha World-Herald. Because of her work schedule, Ware spent significant time with his grandparents and became especially close to his grandmother, whose storytelling he has cited as an important early influence. Ware has cited American newspaper comic strips as a source of inspiration, particularly early cartoonists such as Winsor McCay and George Herriman, as well as later figures including Frank King and Charles M. Schulz.
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