Krazy & Ignatz: Komplete 1935-1936 A Wild Warmth of Chromatic Gravy
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (991 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156097690X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is considered by many to be the greatest strip cartoonist of all time.Bill Blackbeard, the founder-director of the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum, is the world's foremost authority on early 20th Century American comic strips. George Herriman (1880-1944), the creator of Krazy Kat, was born in New Orleans and lived most of his life in Los Angeles, California. As a freelance writer, Blackbeard wrote, edited or contributed to more than 200 books on cartoons a
"Krazy Kat in glorious Kolor!!!" according to ewomack. Fantagraphics has proven its fortitude yet again. With rumors lingering of financial problems and a release date that seemed to stretch out for months this volume finally appeared (the "first printing date" inside says "July 2005" but the volume didn't actually see release until. "Krazy Kat: Kompletely in Kolor!" according to mrliteral. Many comic strips rely a lot on variations on a theme. The classic example would be Peanuts. There were dozens of Peanuts strips that involved Charlie Brown trying (and failing) to kick a ball that Lucy was holding. Even though the idea was the same in each, the execution differ. Midwest Book Review said A 'must' for any KK fan. Krazy Ignatz is the sixth volume of the Krazy Kat reprint series - but it's the first volume to appear in full color, representing the comic strip's color appearance in June 19A 'must' for any KK fan Krazy Ignatz is the sixth volume of the Krazy Kat reprint series - but it's the first volume to appear in full color, representing the comic strip's color appearance in June 1935 after being a black-and-white Sunday strip. The new color format has been digitally cleaned for shar. 5 after being a black-and-white Sunday strip. The new color format has been digitally cleaned for shar
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. All rights reserved. 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. From Booklist 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. 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 b
And so this volume includes all the Sunday strips from the latter half of 1935 and all of 1936, including one supremely rare instance of a page shot from an original syndicate proof sheet, all reproduced in sparkling, digitally cleaned-up color. Full-color comic strips and illustrations throughout. This volume also includes "The Kolor of Krazy Kat," a revelatory essay by journalist and critic Jeet Heer that addresses in-depth the mystery of Herriman's racial origins, and the varying ways in which Herriman dealt with them artistically throughout his career a major addition to Herriman-related scholarship and commentary. The new color format also opens the floodgates for a massive amount of spectacular rare color art from series editor Bill Blackbeard's files, including a surprising color self-portrait by Herriman, several Kat watercolors executed for friends, peers, and relatives, some watercolored non-Krazy Kat material, a reproduction of a vintage archy and mehitabel dust jacket by Herriman plus a period spoof of Krazy Kat by Minute Movies' Ed Wheelan, and several instances of other cartoonists imitating Herriman's unique "Family Upstairs / Krazy Kat" fo