The Book Club

Chris Ware: The Acme Novelty Datebook Volume Three


Listen Later

My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is Chris Ware — author of Jimmy Corrigan, Building Stories and Rusty Brown, and a man widely regarded as one of the greatest living cartoonists.

Chris's new book, The Acme Novelty Datebook Volume Three, opens his sketchbooks for public consumption: a potentially painful move for an artist as self-conscious and perfectionist as Ware. He tells me a bit about the relationship between cartooning and architecture, what he's trying to do with his graphic novels, the importance of R Crumb and Art Spiegelman to his work, and what gave him the confidence to turn his back on fine art.  

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Book ClubBy The Spectator

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

78 ratings


More shows like The Book Club

View all
Start the Week by BBC Radio 4

Start the Week

158 Listeners

Arts & Ideas by BBC Radio 4

Arts & Ideas

293 Listeners

Books and Authors by BBC Radio 4

Books and Authors

368 Listeners

The LRB Podcast by The London Review of Books

The LRB Podcast

291 Listeners

Bookclub by BBC Radio 4

Bookclub

238 Listeners

London Review Bookshop Podcast by London Review Bookshop

London Review Bookshop Podcast

124 Listeners

Best of the Spectator by The Spectator

Best of the Spectator

185 Listeners

The TLS Podcast by The TLS

The TLS Podcast

183 Listeners

Backlisted by Backlisted

Backlisted

573 Listeners

Coffee House Shots by The Spectator

Coffee House Shots

183 Listeners

Americano by The Spectator

Americano

32 Listeners

Holy Smoke by The Spectator

Holy Smoke

134 Listeners

The Waterstones Podcast by Waterstones

The Waterstones Podcast

39 Listeners

The Edition by The Spectator

The Edition

53 Listeners

Women With Balls by The Spectator

Women With Balls

21 Listeners

Table Talk by The Spectator

Table Talk

10 Listeners

Close Readings by London Review of Books

Close Readings

59 Listeners

Past Present Future by David Runciman

Past Present Future

313 Listeners