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''Acme Novelty Library'' is a comic book series created by Chicago cartoonist Chris Ware. Its first issue appeared in 1993. Published from 1994 by Fantagraphics Books and later self-published,〔(Fantagraphics Books - Artist Bio - Chris Ware )〕 it is considered a significant work in alternative comics, selling over 20,000 copies per issue. ==Format, style and content== ''Acme Novelty Library'' has adopted numerous formats in the course of the series〔 and, similarly, doesn't feature a continuous cast of characters. It has showcased early Ware comics, such as ''Quimby the Mouse'' from ''The Daily Texan'', and more recent strips from ''New City'', a Chicago weekly paper. Ware's first major graphic novel, ''Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth'', was originally serialized in ''Acme Novelty Library'' between 1995 and 2000. ''Jimmy Corrigan'' is the saga of a lonely childlike man and his alienated ancestors, partly inspired by Ware's hopeful but unhappy reunion with his absentee father.〔 The collected edition was released to much acclaim, winning the Guardian First Book Award, amongst others. ''Rusty Brown'' and ''Building Stories'' began serialization in issue 16. With this issue, Ware also began to self-publish the title, with Fantagraphics〔(Fantagrahpic Catalog ), www.fantagraphics.com〕 and later Drawn & Quarterly acting as distributor. When asked why he chose to self-publish Ware stated:
Issues are imbued with the defining characteristics of Ware's work; a pervasive sadness and nihilism permeate tales of disappointment, thwarted affection, and the dehumanization of the individual in a modern and mechanized world.〔(The Guardian: The Art of Melancholy, October 31, 2005 )〕〔(Time: The Depressing Joy of Chris Ware, November 27, 2001 )〕 Through the use of apparently extraneous novelties, such as cut-outs and flip-books,〔(A collection of assembled novelties at the ACME Novelty Toy Gallery )〕 and prose parodies set in tiny fonts,〔(Comic Creator: Chris Ware )〕 Ware blurs the boundaries between author/reader/character. These interventions offer complex and simultaneous multilinear readings of the page that serve to thematise Ware's engagement with issues of narrative and continuity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Acme Novelty Library」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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