I’m not really that keen on the style of Flemish cartoonist and illustrator Ief Claessen, but he sure does a neat Chris Ware. This was published in an advertising supplement with De Tijd today, for Ernst & Young.
This is the final post in my 40th anniversary marathon. And at the same time, it is a look back at how it all began. I had heard that Chris Ware had been doing a promotional strip for Amsterdam comic store Lambiek, that was not available for the public at large. After begging and groveling for a while, I managed to convince the Lambiek people that I was totally unable to come to Amsterdam, but still would very much like a copy. And they gave in (perhaps to get rid of me, perhaps because I’m such a nice bloke - hm).
When I discussed this book with some online friends, we came to the conclusion that we needed a platform to share stuff like this - cartoonists’ work that appeared in magazines, in advertisments and in other places other than traditional comic books. And The Comics Ephemerist was born.
And so, to celebrate all this, here is the Lambiek Avontuur Strip in all its glory.
Chris Ware provided the cover for the November 27, 2006 issue of The New Yorker. Or rather, he provided no less than 4 covers, which form a comic when combined.
The New Yorker gracefully made all covers available on their website, and added a fifth page, which, in true Ware fashion, completed the comic by continuously cramming more panels on a single page.
Chris Ware drew this review of Aleksander Zograf’s comics for The Austin American-Statesman on may 25, 1997.
Niem Tran is a man of patience and manual prowess, who has assembled all of Chris Ware’s toy and craft designs and is exhibiting them at the ACME Novelty Toy Gallery. I am officially jealous now. Or maybe not - at least now I know the things actually work…
I was also pleasantly surprised by the very original navigational device Niemworks.com uses, withNiem, Shop, Work and… Else.
(via the all-knowing Fantagraphics blog)
Chris Ware has made a very catchy animation for the television version of This American Life. The story is quintessentially Ware, with kids having bright ideas and being very mean to one another.
(Thanks, as ever, Drawn!)
