Some weeks I am a little hard pressed to pick out a good recommendation from the new releases. Last week was one of those. Then we have weeks like this week where there is so much it's stressful trying to choose just one to send people out to find. If I had more time today I would have actually recommended a few books such as BPRD Vol 4 The Dead TP, Seven Soldiers Mister Miracle #1, or Strangehaven Vol. 3.

Instead, I'm going to quickly single out The Acme Novelty Library Hardcover by Chris Ware. Anyone not familiar with Ware is missing out on one of the great living geniuses working in this medium. This book collects some of the odd little strips that accompanied the Jimmy Corrigan stories in his Acme Comic series. I can't really describe it any better than this self-deprecating excerpt from the book itself:

"Sometimes claimed to be his “best work” by those who really don’t know any better, this definitive congestion of stories of the future, the old west, and even of modern life nonetheless tries to stay interesting by including a luminescent map of the heavens, a chart of the general structure of the universe, assorted cut-out activitites,
and a complete history of The ACME Novelty Company itself, decorated by rare photographs, early business ventures, not to mention the smallest example of a Comic Strip ever before offered to the general public. All in all, it will likely prove a rather mild disappointment, but at least it catches the light in a nice way and may force a smile here and there before being shelved for the next generation’s ultimate disregard and/or disposal."

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