Chris Ware, live

Drove back up to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum at OSU for good reason… Chris Ware would be drawing and answering questions throughout the afternoon to celebrate the release of Acme Novelty Library #21 and his exhibition at the museum. Ware kicked things off by saying talks and panels were often painful, but drawing came naturally and added a comfortable buffer to public speaking. He went on to describe each tool in preparation for inking a large spread of work in progress. The basic structure of panels, characters and much of the lettering was in place in blue pencil. The story however, was not set in stone — there was a bit of jazz to filling in the details and expanding the framework. It was all mesmerizing and Ware was warm, affable and funny. There was a particular bit that resonated, and I’ll paraphrase. One of the characters in this spread was based on a real person that Ware knew. She passed away too young, and weaving her into this story kept her spirit alive.…

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