There simply will not be a more beautifully packaged book this year than Chris Ware’s “Building Stories,” the latest from the master graphic novelist. It even surpasses the mind-blowing issue of modern cartoon art that Ware edited for McSweeney’s almost a decade ago.
The 14 pieces in “Building Stories,” which must weigh a couple of pounds, include a game board, a newspaper, two hardcover books and all varieties of other stories filled with lonely, frustrated people aching for connection — like this one. We suggest viewing the slide show in full-screen mode to experience the panels in their full glory.
From the book “BUILDING STORIES” by Chris Ware. ©2012 Chris Ware. Reprinted with the permission of Pantheon Books, an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Random House Inc.
