“A completely unique kind of comics memoir… Ware’s work is always formally diverse but here that’s even more true than in his fiction, to the reader’s great benefit.” —Sam Thielman, The New York Times Book Review, Best Graphic Novels of 2024
“A beautifully constructed collection of his sketchbooks.” —Jacob Brogan, The Washington Post
“A gorgeously printed, lovingly curated exhibition of Ware’s short-form work and sketches.” —Chris Barsanti, Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Genius unplugged… a refreshing and illuminating departure.” —Rob Salkowitz, Forbes
“A must-have for fans [and] a rare chance to get to know the artist behind such an incredible body of work.” —Steven Heller, Print Magazine
“Spanning 2002 to 2023, [Acme Datebook Volume 3] is filled with illustrations of his daughter as she grows from infancy to college age, sketches of subway riders, renderings of children’s toys and stately foyers, pandemic musings, concepts for New Yorker covers, watercolor experiments, intricate schematics, and several notes about his own hopelessness. [His work is] exacting, tender, vulnerable, and punctuated with his trademark self-deprecation.” —Kristen Radtke, The Verge