Each package contains a story set, as the title suggests, in or near a teeming city. Opening the oversized box that contains the many pieces of this book is a kindred experience: It’s not quite clear what’s inside, save for brightly colored paper in various forms, from foldout poster to ultrathin, small notebook to sturdy hardcover. A treasure trove of graphic artworks-they’re too complex to be called comics-from Ware, master of angst, alienation, sci-fi and the crowded street.Īt 44, Ware ( The Acme Novelty Library, 2005, etc.) is old enough to remember the day when you could stick a few dollars in an envelope, send it off and have a box full of strange goodness come to your door-a mystery box, that is, with puzzles, games, gag items and maybe one or two things worth keeping.
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