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...