Ware clearly understands the economy of his medium, and some of Building Stories’ finest moments have been wordless ones where Ware constructs the story in pure imagery. Sure, there are exceptions-Joe Sacco and Harvey Pekar come to mind-but in general, I think comics are at their best when thought and word bubbles are uncluttered (or nonexistent). Wordiness tends to kill illustrated storytelling, at least in my estimation. “Disconnect,” one of the longer episodes in Chris Ware’s novel Building Stories, serves as a reminder of Ware’s strength as a prose writer.
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