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The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1928-1930

Brief Description
In this volume: What profound insights can Krazy glean from an art exhibit of the old masters? What happens when Krazy applies for a job as a debt collector and discovers the biggest debtor is Ignatz? What's with all the balloons? And volcanos? Why is a... Read More
Format: Hardback
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This exquisite, generously sized volume finishes up the 1920s collecting the acclaimed and groundbreaking Krazy Kat Sunday strips in an archival hardcover edition.

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In this volume: What profound insights can Krazy glean from an art exhibit of the old masters? What happens when Krazy applies for a job as a debt collector and discovers the biggest debtor is Ignatz? What's with all the balloons? And volcanos? Why is a giraffe wandering lost in the desert? Where will the unending travels of Mr. Bum Bill Bee take him? Is it fate or is it fake?

These are just some of the questions that are beside the point in this collection of these hauntingly surreal, yet amazingly tender/violent adventures of Krazy Kat, Ignatz, and Offisa Pup. With incisive essays by Herriman scholars, and reproductions of rare Herriman ephemera, 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.'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798875000409

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 June 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 228 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 290.0mm

Height: 351.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 228

About the Author

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.

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