The JIMMY CORRIGAN Hardcover, by Chris Ware: A Closer Look

We take a closer look at Chris Ware's modern masterpiece of comics 'Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth', specifically at the hardcover edition. Includes commentary on Chris Ware's almost obsessive depth and breadth of detail in this book, specially on the completely unique end papers and dustjacket! Of course , we also look at the page layout and design, the format and compact nature of this volume and how it affects the reading, and plenty more!

(Also, a huge goof in our earlier Jimmy Corrigan video is acknowledged and corrected! Very embarrassing!)

Music by Jimmy Fontanez, Media Right Productions from YouTube Audio Library.

[TheStratexplorer]

This channel is criminally underrated. It's a shame I don't know many comic readers so that I could suggest this channel to them.

Great work as always. Please keep up the good work !

[WalkingManComics]

I do have this on hold from my library; but I find there's a line between where I enjoy a comic and where it becomes too much work to enjoy, and, at least with the Jimmy C comics, and certainly with the end-papers and introduction as you've displayed, Ware's work crosses that line too often for me. Dave Sim did as well in later parts of Cerebus, but only after years of comics entertainment preceding and leading up to his prose 'screeds'. And, too, alas, I'm old enough now that the tiny type will certainly be a deterrent as well. But hey--I'll sure give it a try: thanks for continuing to bring the less well known and the worthy to our attention!

[SapientSapiens]

The paperback edition does have the 'Corrigenda'. It is 2 cm less in height so the images and text are a little cramped up to read. This is the Pantheon edition I am talking about. In this edition, one thing I have observed; some color shades in the images are a little less bright than the ones in the edition you reviewed here (mine might be a fake/pirated copy, idk : l )

[ferdinandpienaar]

I just received a used copy of "Jimmy Corrigan" from taobao (I live in Shanghai). It's missing the dust jacket, but otherwise appears to be in good condition -- a bargain for RMB 45 (about 450 rupees).


I've maintained an interest in comics since reading Marvel comics as a kid. In the second half of the 1990s I lived intermittently in France, and have a set of the magazine "A suivre" from 1995/96, near the end of its run. "A suivre" introduced me to "Leon la came" by De Crecy & Chomet (maybe best known as director of the film "The Triplets of Belleville"), still one of my favourite comics (I bought it in book form), but I don't think it has been translated into English.


My order from Taobao also includes "Peplum" by Blutch. This was also serialized in "A suivre", but I found it incomprehensible at the time -- maybe I'll be able to make sense of it in this English translation. (Another favorite from "A suivre" was "La vache" by De Moor and Desberg.)


In the 2000s I spent some time in Spain and bought books by Paco Roca and Fermin Solis. I found the Alliance Francaise and Instituto Cervantes libraries in Shanghai have good collections of comics. If there are similar institutes in New Delhi, you may be able to have a look at comics there without spending money on books you can't read.


How about a feature on Indian comics?

[ChinmayGoku]

totally convinced me to go for the hardcover edition!
great video :D
keep it up!

[lord-fish]

Great video. Have to find a copy soon. Never got to read this one. Thanks again for making the videos.

[BrunoGBuey]

This channel is th best. Thanks for this✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[MrBiggamer]

Fantastic video as always! I enjoyed the book. But felt after reading it, you need to think about it. Heavy subjects as you pointed out in the previous video. Think that some readers, will find the timeline can be hard to follow. Think I will have to read it again, but still fantastic. It deserves all the awards and praise it has gotten.

[sergioarroyo]

Nice stuff, I have seen quite a few of your videos. I decided to subscribe at last! I have noticed different covers for Jimmy Corrigan, I wonder what are the differences!

[buzzbain]

So glad I found your show. Great review!

[Rangersly]

Another excellent video! You've convinced me to seek out the Jimmy Corigan hardcover edition! I think i'm going to need a magnifying lens for some of the parts.

[MrWilldotcom]

Really great video. Very eloquent commentaries!

[nivinbasheer]

On a chris ware binge, i do own a paperback and hardcover of "Jimmy ".
And the beginning and ending are not white pages but the exact same as hardcover also the inside of the dust jacket is printed on the second page of the book, only thing missing is the dust jacket front pagr with the naked jimmy and robot.
Jut letting u know, tc

[snakewhitcher]

I spent a couple days as a homeless man with this book on the streets of Mesa and Chandler AZ. I got it from the big library in Mesa AZ. I haven't read so much, or made use of the library in general as I did when when I had to rely on the printed word. Reading shit on your computer or phone isn't the same as when you open a book and read from it. It's not exactly like this example but it's close. It's like the difference between ACDC and The Clash. One isnt a substitute for the other.

[ThaKid]

I have a paperpack version. the end page is not there it just ends on the lat page of the novel. I'm still trying to figure out how to read this. The storyline is non-linear and quite confusing at times, but im defs gonna get through it.

[firekind]

My paperback had an awful spine. Pages were ready to fall out after one read. This looks much better.

[DebjyotisGaming]

Small correction, the picture where you explained that it relates to Jimmy's parents, is in-fact the parents of Jimmy's father. So actually we get to see the life story of William Corrigon, James & Jimmy. Take a closer look once again :D William Corrigan's Father (Profession - Physician) > William C (Civil War Vet - Later Builder) > James C > Jimmy's Dad > Jimmy

[snakewhitcher]

The Anotated mother goose. you can't do away with the flippity flapitty floop of modern volumes.

[mildheadwound]

I just realized, you don't have any of the individual ACME library. Haha, it is beyond the the composites exponentially. I have the full set, (including signed number 1), and am honestly considering selling them, to someone who could truly appreciate it. My family cannot, unfortunately.

[furrymcfurlough]

Paperback does have the same end pages