10/11/2012

Building Stories - Suggested Reading Order

There had to be an asshole; it had to be me. Forgive the proof of concept-y nature of this skeletal post -- I'm hoping to expand this into an essay and thusly review the comic 'n shit -- and do enjoy this suggested navigation for your Building Stories experience. It's designed to preserve surprises, evade narrative tedium, and *totally make you cry, you baby* throughout the course of Chris Ware's fascinating, flawed toy box of anxieties and reminisce:

0. [THAT GIVEAWAY PREVIEW COMIC, LANDSCAPE FORMAT, IF YOU HAVE IT]

1. [THE LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK] - collecting the New York Times serial

2. [THE 'PRE-CHILD' ACCORDION FOLDOUT] - start on the side reading "I don't care..."

3. "The Daily Bee"

4. [THE THICKER BROADSHEET MAGAZINE] - starts with "god"

5. [THE OLD LADY'S SOLO COMIC]

6. [THE 'POST-CHILD' ACCORDION FOLDOUT] - start on the side reading "Her laugh is..."

7. [THE DOUBLE-SIDED 'POSTER'] - start on the side reading "As a kid,"

8. [THE THINNER BROADSHEET MAGAZINE] - reprinting the Kramers Ergot 7 story (and more)

9. [THE GREEN HARDCOVER BOOK]- reprinting ACME Novelty Library #18, w' edits

10. "Branford - the Best Bee in the World"

11. [THE 'BOARD GAME']

12. [THE YOUNG WIFE'S SOLO ISSUE]

13. "Disconnect"

14. [THE WORDLESS LANDSCAPE COMIC]

More later, maybe...