The two do very little together and Jimmy's father, while well-intentioned, comes off to Jimmy as slightly racist and inconsiderate. The experience is stressful for him as he can barely communicate with anyone other than his mother, let alone his estranged father. After an ill-timed phone call, Jimmy agrees to meet his father without telling his mother. Jimmy is an awkward and cheerless character with an overbearing mother and a very limited social life. Jimmy Corrigan is a meek, lonely thirty-six-year-old man who meets his father for the first time in the fictional town of Waukosha, Michigan, over Thanksgiving weekend. The story was serialized in the alternative Chicago weekly newspaper Newcity and in Ware's comic book Acme Novelty Library in issues #5–6, 8–9, and 11–14) from 1995 to 2000. Pantheon Books released the book in 2000 following its serialization in the newspaper Newcity and Ware's Acme Novelty Library series.
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Chris Ware. Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth JSTOR ( July 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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