The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1925-1927 (Graphic Novel)

The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1925-1927 (Graphic Novel)
George Herriman
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Hardback
h351 x 290mm - 228pg
20 Dec 2022 US
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9781683966746
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This Eisner Award-nominated series showcases one of the most renowned and celebrated comic strips in the art form' s history as it strides boldly through the mid-1920s, its quirky characters in full flower in this gorgeous, archival hardcover collection. In this volume: Ignatz repeatedly sets elaborate traps for Krazy (long before the Road Runner), adventures on the "enchanted mesa," wacky weather, literal cliffhangers - and what happens when Santa and the stork arrive at the same chimney at the same moment? BONUS: The most complete collection of Herriman' s long-lost Book of Magic pages ever assembled. With incisive essays by Herriman scholars, this entry in our ongoing series makes it plain to Herriman fans and newcomers alike why historians, scholars, and cartoonists consider this to be the best comic strip ever created and why The Comics Journal proclaimed it to be "the greatest comic strip of the 20th Century. " Krazy Kat is an ongoing story of a (head-) achingly unrequited love triangle. Krazy adores Ignatz, who returns that affection by launching literal bricks at Krazy' s cranium. Offisa Pup loves Krazy and seeks to protect "her" (Herriman always maintained that Krazy is genderless) by tossing Ignatz in the pokey. With this deceptively simple structure, Herriman builds entire worlds of meaning into the actions, building thematic depth and sweeping his readers up with the looping verbal and visual rhythms of his characters' unique dialogue and his loopy, ever-shifting surrealistic backgrounds.
At this point, no one should need any convincing that Krazy Kat is one of the greatest works of comic art ever created, and that it should form the foundation of any good collection. -- "The A. V. Club" For nearly 30 years, George Herriman' s hilarious, poetic masterpiece Krazy Kat graced the Sunday pages of America' s newspapers. This new hardcover collection brings back into print the inventive language, haunting vistas, and beguiling brick throwing that makes this strip so special. Perfect for Herriman connoisseurs and brand-new readers. -- "San Francisco Review of Books"
George Herriman (1880-1944), the creator of Krazy Kat, was born in New Orleans and lived most of his life in Los Angeles, California. He is considered by many to be the greatest strip cartoonist of all time.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781683966746
Published: 20 Dec 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Format: Hardback
Height: 351mm
Width: 290mm
Pages: 228

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