What're the names of these comic/picture books?

Question

the first one, i feel like has jimmy in the title. i think its him going around places meeting people its a thick book, and its not suitable for younger kids.

the other one is gloomy. he writes many of them. there's one like the alphabet. and every page has something depressing. all his picture books are like that.

Answer 1

In the second paragraph, it sounds like the works of Edward Gorey.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gore...

His alphabet book, The Gashlycrumb Tinies: http://www.amazon.com/Gashlycrumb-Tinies...