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The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz 1922-1924
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Ideal for graphic novel enthusiasts, comic historians, and anyone with an interest in classic, artistically significant comic strips. Also recommended for readers who appreciate literary qualities in comics and collectors of Eisner Award-nominated works.
All comics, stories and illustrations by George Herriman.
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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-colour 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.
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The A.V. Club affirms Krazy Kat as one of the greatest comic art masterpieces, essential to any collection. San Francisco Review of Books praises this newly reprinted hardcover for capturing the inventive language, haunting landscapes, and unique charm that make the strip timeless, appealing to both longtime fans and new readers alike.
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ISBN: 9781683964773
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 February 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Fantagraphics
Illustration: 176 Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 287.0mm
Height: 348.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 176
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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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