Krazy & Ignatz: 1935-36 [Anglais] [Broché]

One would think there could be no way to improve upon the wondrously sublime contents of Fantagraphics' five previous books chronologically collecting the classic comic strip Krazy Kat, yet the 1935-36 Sunday installments demonstrate that there was. For, more than two decades after the strip commenced, they are the first episodes in color, and that makes Herriman's classic characters and loopy landscapes that much more vivid and appealing. Meanwhile, the other elements that make Krazy Kat a singular delight continue: the unstable settings, the daffy dialogue ("Well, bletz my hott," exclaims Krazy,^B "also my soff blue eye"), and, above all, the eternal triangle of gender--inspecific Kat, beloved but callous Ignatz Mouse, and loyal, lovelorn Offissa Pupp. The strips here are supplemented by original watercolors Herriman painted for friends, vintage photographs of the artist, and a fascinating essay investigating his racial origins and assessing the effects of his African American ancestry. Gordon Flagg
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The Kolor Kat is here at last! This critically acclaimed and best-selling series goes full-colour with this volume! In 1935, George Herriman added colour to his comic strip classic, Krazy Kat, and this volume collects the full first two years of the colour Sundays. This series features one of the early 20th century's best cartoonists, with each volume lovingly packaged by Jimmy Corrigan author and McSweeney's Vol.13 editor Chris Ware. Often described as an early surrealist, Herriman's strip is widely considered the greatest of all time.

George Herriman was one of the very great artists, in any medium, of the 20th century.