- Published: 2 June 2003
- ISBN: 9780224063975
- Imprint: Jonathan Cape
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 380
- RRP: $45.00
Jimmy Corrigan
The Smartest Kid on Earth

















- Published: 2 June 2003
- ISBN: 9780224063975
- Imprint: Jonathan Cape
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 380
- RRP: $45.00
A bona fide masterpiece.
Strong Words
A mesmerising and heartbreaking tale of a heavily burdened and desperately unhappy individual, and the lasting influence of toxic family ties.
Evening Standard
Jimmy Corrigan is certainly the greatest thing in strip cartoons since Krazy Kat and Little Nemo
Raymond Briggs
Ware is the most versatile and innovative artist the medium has known - arguably the greatest achievement of the form ever
Dave Eggers, New York Times Book Review
This new book seems to be another milestone in the demonstration of what comics can be
Art Spiegelman, author of Maus
Chris Ware has produced a book as beautiful as any published this year, but also one which challenges us to think again about what literature is and where it is going
Claire Armitstead, Guardian
Perhaps best read in a single sitting, Jimmy Corrigan is perceptive, poetic, and sometimes profound, generously rewarding the absorption it requires
Independent
Jimmy Corrigan is a dazzlingly handsome book with every detail lovingly attended to. The book is demanding, disturbing, funny and exciting. Oh yes, and essential
Time Out
A work of genius
Zadie Smith