Cartoons

Chris Ware was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1967. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and also attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is the author of “Jimmy Corrigan – the Smartest Kid on Earth” (Pantheon Books, 2000) which received the Guardian First Book Award in 2001 and the American Book Award in 2000. His is also the author of the irregular periodical “The Acme Novelty Library” (Volume #1 – #18) Chris Ware’s books “Quimby the Mouse” and “The ACME Novelty Datebook” (Volume 1), were released in 2003 and in 2004. He was the recipient of the Eisner and Harvey Comic book awards, in 1994 and 2004, the “L’Alph Art” award in 2003, and a United States Artists “Hoi” Fellowship in 2007.