Tu oportunidad de salir en un cómic de Chris Ware

Chris Ware está subastando la posibilidad de salir en uno de sus tiras. La cosa va ya por los 3.350 dólares. El dinero irá a First Amendment Project.

«The appearance in name and approximate drawn likeness, either as a ‘supporting character’ or more forthright personna, of the auction’s ‘winner’ in an upcoming comic strip by the author/cartoonist, to appear sometime before the end of 2008 in serial (probably newspaper) form, and later to be reprinted in collected form at an unspecified, and probably quite alarmingly later, date.»

«I’ll be happy to send a signed copy of the strip in which the person appears (which will likely be in the local weekly newspaper) but only on the proviso that the person in question doesn’t get mad or otherwise grow to despise me if their likeness is construed as satirical, incorrect, unflattering or in any way unliterary. I’ll do my best, however, to maintain veracity and allegiance to the general rules of propriety (unless, of course, the winner offends me, in which case he/she may appear as any variety of disagreeable and distasteful ruffian.) The winner should also realize that if his or her character ends up contributing significantly to the development of said story that the author/cartoonist cannot be held liable for any confusion, affront or life complication said appearance might subsequently engender.»

Si no sabes quién es Chris, te envidio; todavía te queda el placer de descubrirle (a él). Hace un tiempo, mi mujer -que me conoce bien- me regaló un tomo de The Acme Novelty Library y desde entonces llevo sus dibujos grabados en el cerebro de tal forma que creo que sólo se borrarán -si quisiese borrarlos- tras un daño neurológico grave. Nadie ha conseguido mejor que él convertir el puro dibujo geométrico, el ritmo claro y marcado de las progresiones, en algo tan depresivo y descarnado. Es simplemente magistral.

(vía Boing Boing)