The essay discusses how Chris Ware's comic "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth" challenges the perception that comics are easy to read by incorporating complex narrative techniques and literary elements that require readers to employ different interpretive strategies than when reading traditional written text. The comic addresses themes of isolation, loneliness, and the search for human connection through the story of the title character Jimmy Corrigan and his family history. Ware is noted for elevating the comic form through works like this that have received literary recognition and awards.