So, after 15,000 hours of reading, re-reading, and arguing, let’s answer the impossible question: Step One: Defining the Unreasonable Criteria Before we name the winner, we have to kill the idea that “best” means “my favorite.” Your favorite might be Bone (valid), Saga (respect), or The Dark Knight Returns (classic). But “best” requires a brutal, objective-ish framework.
Not because it’s the most fun. It’s not. Not because it’s the most epic. It’s microscopic. Not because it’s the most popular. It’s famously difficult. fucking possible comic best
The third time, you realize Jimmy Corrigan is actually a comedy. A bleak, cringe-comedy about a man so passive he makes Charlie Brown look like Tony Robbins. Ware hides jokes in the margins. A sign that says “FREE ADVICE (worth every penny).” A child’s drawing labeled “My Dad” that’s just an empty square. So, after 15,000 hours of reading, re-reading, and
Let’s cut the polite librarian act.
Now go read it. Bring tissues. And don’t say I didn’t warn you about the paper cut-out. It’s not
It’s the most disturbing, genius, psychopathic move in comics history. He turns trauma into a craft project . He forces you to participate. That is the “fuck” factor at its purest. So. Is it fucking possible to pick the comic best?
So, after 15,000 hours of reading, re-reading, and arguing, let’s answer the impossible question: Step One: Defining the Unreasonable Criteria Before we name the winner, we have to kill the idea that “best” means “my favorite.” Your favorite might be Bone (valid), Saga (respect), or The Dark Knight Returns (classic). But “best” requires a brutal, objective-ish framework.
Not because it’s the most fun. It’s not. Not because it’s the most epic. It’s microscopic. Not because it’s the most popular. It’s famously difficult.
The third time, you realize Jimmy Corrigan is actually a comedy. A bleak, cringe-comedy about a man so passive he makes Charlie Brown look like Tony Robbins. Ware hides jokes in the margins. A sign that says “FREE ADVICE (worth every penny).” A child’s drawing labeled “My Dad” that’s just an empty square.
Let’s cut the polite librarian act.
Now go read it. Bring tissues. And don’t say I didn’t warn you about the paper cut-out.
It’s the most disturbing, genius, psychopathic move in comics history. He turns trauma into a craft project . He forces you to participate. That is the “fuck” factor at its purest. So. Is it fucking possible to pick the comic best?