The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1922-1924
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Summary
One of the most renowned and celebrated comic strips in the art form's history waywardly treks on through the 1920s， with all its madcap animal inhabitants in tow， in this gorgeous， archival hardcover collection。 In this volume: precarious coconuts， incarcerated elephants， and witty weather patterns。 Krazy Kat themself take a swing at singing， astronomy， and starring in … their own comic strip！ It also features essays by Herriman scholars， plus ten rare full-color experimental strips by Herriman。
This Eisner Award-nominated series， featuring all the Krazy Kat Sunday strips' eternally beguiling love triangle， luminous language， and grand desert décor， makes it plain to Herriman fans and newcomers alike why historians， scholars， and cartoonists consider this the best comic strip ever created。
This Eisner Award-nominated series， featuring all the Krazy Kat Sunday strips' eternally beguiling love triangle， luminous language， and grand desert décor， makes it plain to Herriman fans and newcomers alike why historians， scholars， and cartoonists consider this the best comic strip ever created。
Reviews
Correy Baldwin
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There’s something almost metaphysical about reading Krazy Kat – the classic American comic from the 1910s to 1940s， by George Herriman。On the surface it is all very simple。 It is a “love triangle” of sorts: Ignatz （the mouse） hates Krazy Kat （the cat）， and expresses his hatred by throwing bricks at Krazy’s head。 Krazy Kat （who is， wonderfully， androgynous） loves Ignatz， and interprets the thrown bricks as expressions of love。 Officer Pupp （a bulldog） hates Ignatz and tries to thwart his brick th There’s something almost metaphysical about reading Krazy Kat – the classic American comic from the 1910s to 1940s， by George Herriman。On the surface it is all very simple。 It is a “love triangle” of sorts: Ignatz （the mouse） hates Krazy Kat （the cat）， and expresses his hatred by throwing bricks at Krazy’s head。 Krazy Kat （who is， wonderfully， androgynous） loves Ignatz， and interprets the thrown bricks as expressions of love。 Officer Pupp （a bulldog） hates Ignatz and tries to thwart his brick throwing in order to save Krazy， who he is fond of。 Aside from a handful of minor characters， that’s pretty much it。The perpetual， unresolvable scenario is told through idiosyncratic language （“there is a heppy lend， furfur away”） and plays out against an otherworldly， almost psychedelic desert landscape， with ever-changing mesas and alien-like Joshua trees。 The line drawings themselves are spare and gorgeous。This is not punchline humour; the pleasure is in the familiar， endless joke， played out again and again， through as many iterations as possible。 It’s fantastic， and really quite bizarre。 。。。more
librarian4Him02
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I gave this one a try because it was in the 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die book， but am calling it a day on this one。 Turns out this just isn't the right time for this book for me。 I may give it another try， but for now， moving on。 I gave this one a try because it was in the 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die book， but am calling it a day on this one。 Turns out this just isn't the right time for this book for me。 I may give it another try， but for now， moving on。 。。。more
Linda
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I'm far too young to have experienced Krazy and Ignatz first-hand and this comic strip is not one that my folks or grandfolks introduced me to either。 So why I enjoy the antics of a Krazy Kat who is in love with Ignatz the mouse who beans her with a brick （or intends to bean her with a brick） in every strip if not thwarted by Officer Pupp， I have no idea。 But I do。 The story line is so simple - Ignatz NEEDS to bean Krazy with a brick。 Officer Pupp intends to see that no evil occurs to Krazy。 App I'm far too young to have experienced Krazy and Ignatz first-hand and this comic strip is not one that my folks or grandfolks introduced me to either。 So why I enjoy the antics of a Krazy Kat who is in love with Ignatz the mouse who beans her with a brick （or intends to bean her with a brick） in every strip if not thwarted by Officer Pupp， I have no idea。 But I do。 The story line is so simple - Ignatz NEEDS to bean Krazy with a brick。 Officer Pupp intends to see that no evil occurs to Krazy。 Appended to this plot are Bum Bill Bee， Joe Stork， Dr。 Y Zwol， and others。 But for some reason， these comics are funny to me。 Not in the modern sense; you have to look at them from the turn of the 20th century mind set。 This volume is the last collected volume of Herriman's strip， all of which have been "volumized" by Fantagraphics in Seattle。 You don't need any background to read this volume， only that basic premise - cat， mouse， brick。Try it out and you might enjoy it。 And then again， maybe you won't。 But if you do， you'll have a first-hand knowledge of another American cultural icon like Doonesbury and Pogo （although there is nothing political about Krazy）。 And you'll amaze your friends with your knowledge！ 。。。more
Michael P。
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