Jimmy Corrigan is a sweet lovable middle-aged man whose story is told in sixteen square panels per page about one inch long. The colours are muted with mostly pastel blues with some browns, grays and whites. Splash in some deep red for those enraged moments when Jimmy visits his dad. The story is tender and innocent. Either Jimmy never grew up emotionally or simply doesn’t live beyond the scope of his tiny, little life. Either way, there’s a profundity to the character that will capture your heart, assuming he doesn’t depress you.
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