**NOTE: Please excuse the French in this documentary. The actual commentaries from the authors are in English and unless you are a semi/fluent French speaker, the video should be started about 2:20 into it. Thanks!**

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xpjtg_comix-chris-ware_life

Upon surfing the web for a topic that I’m really just not into (Jimmy Corrigan), I decided that I would look for something regarding the author rather than just the work or characters themselves. I found a video done by in French by Comix on the story of Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth  and its author Chris Ware. After wading throughthe first two minutes of titless French cinematography, the real interview came with Chris Ware as well as Art Spiegalman’s take on this new promising author. Comparing notes from last weeks class, it is easy to see that we as a class were on the right path of feeling sorry (or not feeling sorry) for Jimmy in the book as well as noticing his similar characteristics to the classic Charlie Brown of the Peanuts comics. The documentary goes into the realtionship between Art and Chris as well as other influences he had in creating his comics.  He speaks on the meaning of comics in his life and the depths he goes to make his comics what he wants through real life experiences. He also speaks on the depressing aspects of being a comic artist. To me there seemed to be many similar characteristics between Chris and his character Jimmy.