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joepeeler Enthusiast

Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 738 Location: 111 archer avenue
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Posted: Jun 29, 2004 7:36 am Post subject: Cool News of the Day: Joe gets a postcard from Chris Ware! |
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I sent him a letter recently on his speech at UCLA. I also inquired about buying some of his art (he said he wasnt selling any since "he didnt need to" at ucla). He's all around incredibly nice. Heres the card/Response he gave me. His handwritings smaller than the typed font in his books. thats tough to do.
-joe! _________________
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bcq031 Senior Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 1793 Location: central new jersey
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who cares? Veteran

Joined: 12 Jan 2004 Posts: 4704 Location: Canada
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Posted: Jun 29, 2004 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: Cool News of the Day: Joe gets a postcard from Chris War |
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forgive me for asking this, but who is he? _________________
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bcq031 Senior Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 1793 Location: central new jersey
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Posted: Jun 29, 2004 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: Cool News of the Day: Joe gets a postcard from Chris War |
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who cares? wrote: | forgive me for asking this, but who is he? |
cartoonist that does most of his work for Fantagraphics. he does this really cool series called Acme Novelties. each book is uniquely designed. you can get one issue that is digest sized, and the one after that might be the size of an old Life magazine.
definately worth checking out.
bcq _________________ Brian Quinn,
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MACK! Enthusiast
Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 576
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Posted: Jun 29, 2004 1:47 pm Post subject: Re: Cool News of the Day: Joe gets a postcard from Chris War |
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That's cool. I've always dug his stuff too. I ran into him in Holland once, and spoke with him briefly there.
And once on the phone too.
Bendis introduced me to his stuff about nine years ago. How was the talk he gave? |
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Deftoons New Kid on the Block
Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 50 Location: Appleton, WI
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Posted: Jun 29, 2004 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Cool News of the Day: Joe gets a postcard from Chris War |
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Chris Ware is a genius.
If you don't know who Chris Ware is, you are missing out on one of the best sequential artists of our time. Some of his work is so incredibly concentrated on one page you almost stop reading the words and just look at the pages themselves and its composition; his work is nearly obsessive in his minute sketchings and his storytelling is nothing less than groundbreaking.
Do yourself a favor and buy any Acme Novelty Library issue, or buy Jimmy Corrigan. You'll never look at the comics medium the same way again. _________________ Brian Defferding
Creator of Deftoons! Cartooning and Comics
The Darkest Cartooning Site on the Internet
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falanius Senior Member

Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 1512 Location: Ventura, CA
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Posted: Jun 29, 2004 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Cool News of the Day: Joe gets a postcard from Chris War |
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I am a huge mark for CHris Ware.
He is amazing.
thats awesome man.
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joepeeler Enthusiast

Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Posts: 738 Location: 111 archer avenue
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Posted: Jun 29, 2004 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: Cool News of the Day: Joe gets a postcard from Chris War |
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who cares? wrote: | forgive me for asking this, but who is he? |
go check out jimmy corrigan ... one of the most amazing comics ever produced.
out of acme novelty library (not the jimmy collected edition):
-joe! _________________
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bcq031 Senior Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 1793 Location: central new jersey
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Posted: Jun 29, 2004 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Cool News of the Day: Joe gets a postcard from Chris War |
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joe, that page always creeped me out. Jimmy is so pathetic in it...
bcq _________________ Brian Quinn,
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Mark Addict

Joined: 19 Feb 2004 Posts: 5490 Location: New York, NY
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Posted: Jun 29, 2004 5:52 pm Post subject: Re: Cool News of the Day: Joe gets a postcard from Chris War |
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Jimmy Corrigan is maybe one of the saddest books I ever read. Read it. It's brilliant. _________________ BUY GOTHAM CENTRAL FOR THE BEST RECAP PAGE IN COMICS HISTORY!
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joepeeler Enthusiast

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Posted: Jun 29, 2004 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: Cool News of the Day: Joe gets a postcard from Chris War |
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bcq031 wrote: | joe, that page always creeped me out. Jimmy is so pathetic in it...
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youd be surprised how much chris ware looks like jimmy. its unbelievably depressing
-joe! _________________
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