Building Stories #[j]

This oversized, boxed collection from Chris Ware assembles a range of printed materials—including booklets, broadsheets, and a board game—that together weave the interconnected lives of residents in a Chicago apartment building, with a focus on a lonely woman navigating memory, loss, and connection. Rather than a linear narrative, the set invites readers to explore its components in any order, reflecting Ware's meticulous, emotionally resonant storytelling and his signature intricate, architectural-style artwork. Originally published in 2012, it stands as an ambitious, multi-format work that challenges the conventions of the graphic novel medium.