Running parallel to this book's main story is the story of the protagonist's grandfather, who deals with his abusive father during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
In one scene in this book, the title character practices telling his grandmother she looks well today, despite dying of cancer. A two-page "The Store So Far" feature in this book feature summarizes its previous half. A flashback in this book shows the title character witnessing a man in a (*) Superman costume plummet from a building to his death. Running parallel to this book's main story is the story of the protagonist's grandfather, who deals with his abusive father during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Despite this book's subtitle, the title character is a socially awkward 35-year-old man who meets his father for the first time during Thanksgiving. For 10 points, name this graphic novel about the "Smartest Kid on Earth," written, drawn, and inked by Chris Ware.
In one scene in this book, the title character practices telling his grandmother
Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth