The Acme Novelty Library Datebook

Chris Ware’s The Acme Novelty Library Datebook (2003–present, Drawn & Quarterly) collects the artist’s meticulous, introspective daily diary comics, originally published in three issues. Known for its intricate, melancholic style and obsessive attention to detail, the series offers an intimate, year-by-year chronicle of Ware’s life, work, and creative process. It stands as a uniquely personal document from one of the most acclaimed cartoonists of his generation.