And yet despite this haphazardness, whereby the reader pieces this fractured graphic narrative together in whatever way comes to hand, there is always a forceful sense of the steady passage of time. We see the woman’s face change, her sadness seeming to settle into its structure; and, in Ware’s many unclothed depictions of her, we see the inevitable slump and spread of her body, her shoulders hunched under a private history of tolerable defeats.
Mark O’Connell, “Infographics of Despair: Chris Ware’s Building Stories”

9 Notes/ Hide

  1. angiee-paula-vee-em reblogged this from the-majestic-jc
  2. the-majestic-jc reblogged this from millionsmillions
  3. livefromthenypl reblogged this from millionsmillions
  4. madamelibrarian117 reblogged this from millionsmillions
  5. millionsmillions posted this