Born Franklin Christenson Ware, December 28th, 1967. 

Chris Ware is most widely known for his Acme Novelty Library, an ongoing serial comic that began in 1993.  The character Jimmy Corrigan is the most common character in the series and ANL 5-6, 8-9, 11-14 have been collected into Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth.  Jimmy Corrigan was published in 2000 by Pantheon Books and won the American Book Award in 2001, among other awards.  Ware is cartoonist, letterer, and colorist for all is work.  He has a unique style reflective of early American cartoons but with nonlinear story lines.  The themes of his work often deal with the difficulties of human relationships and memory.

Biography
          

Career

Work

Bibliography

• Acme Novelty Library, 1993-present
• Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth (2000), Pantheon (ANL 5-6, 8-9, 11-14 collected)
• Quimby the Mouse (2003), Fantagraphics (ANL 2 and 4 with additional material)
• The Acme Novelty Library Final Report to Shareholders and Rainy Day Saturday Afternoon Fun Book (2005), Pantheon (ANL 7 and 15 with additional material)
• Building Stories (scheduled for fall 2012), Pantheon 

References

Further Reading

     http://classic.tcj.com/alternative/interview-with-chris-ware-part-1-of-2/

     http://www.fantagraphics.com/artist-bios/artist-bio-chris-ware.html

     http://www.flickr.com/photos/unaesthetic/2207771948/

     http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/23/chris-wares-rejectedemfor_n_550341.html#s84460&title=Chris_Wares_Fortune

     http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,185722,00.html