Krazy & Ignatz, 1919-1921: a Kind, Benevolent and Amiable Brick

Brief Description: Collects the strips from years 1919 to 1921, including an essay detailing the comic's ascent to a full feature and a look at George Herriman's early days as a journalist and illustrator. Review Quotes: One could argue the claim, confidently, persuasively, and with an all-but-inexhaustible store of ever-fresh evidence, that George Herriman was one of the very great artists, in any medium, of the 20th century. --Michael Chabon"Review Quotes: Krazy Kat is something way better than the greatest strip; it s a milestone of 20th century visionary art... George Herriman was one of those godsent popular artists like Chaplin, Armstrong, Hitchcock and Dylan whose low art makes mincemeat of the high. Geez, this stuff is wonderful. --Tom DeHaven"Publisher Marketing: Like Charles Schultz, Herriman was a cartoonist to the very end. Aside from collecting the last masterful year and a half of Krazy Kat, this volume offers a retrospective look at Herriman's life at the drawing table, including many never-before-seen samples of his original art. Review Citations:

Booklist 04/15/2011 pg. 40 (EAN 9781606993644, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Herriman, George 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. Contributor Bio:  Blackbeard, Bill 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. As a freelance writer, Blackbeard wrote, edited or contributed to more than 200 books on cartoons and comic strips, including The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics, 100 Years of Comic Strips, and the Krazy & Ignatz series. Contributor Bio:  Callahan, Bob Bob Callahan is editor of The New Comics Anthology, the original Kollected Krazy Kat (with Bill Blackbeard), and, with Art Spiegelman, the Neon Lit Graphic Novel Library. The author of The Dark Hotel, he lives in Berkeley, CA.