I’ve previously written about Chris Ware in Mint Lounge. His books are as grey as many graphic novels are, but that is only in terms of their content. In form, Ware’s books evoke an earlier era (think early 1900s) of comics and advertising. He uses a lot of colours, but his work isn’t evocative of pulp comics at all. His styling is detailed and has a sense of geometric symmetry to it that’s hard to describe in words. I’d particularly recommend his Acme Novelty Series and Jimmy Corrigan.
