George Herriman's Krazy Kat is universally regarded as the greatest comic strip of all time ... yet its astounding Sunday-page color episodes (1935-1944) have never been reprinted in full! Kat loves Mouse; Mouse hates Kat; Mouse throws brick - but Kat sees the aggression as a sign of affection. Enter Offissa Pupp, secret admirer of Krazy, enforcing both the Law and his own direction of events by running Mouse into Jail. But Krazy Kat is more than that - a whimsical fabric of physical humor and metaphysical commentary; symbolism or silliness or both at the same time. The backdrop of all these adventures and entrancing themes is the desert of Coconino County - a constantly changing landscape of mesas and strange potted plants and moons that hang from strings in the sky; and where that sky changes from day to night to herringbone-patterns from moment to moment. And ... those colors! Earth tones and bold primaries and clashing hues in the imaginative, decorative compositions that were Herriman's trademarks during this period. In short, Krazy Kat is a supreme masterpiece by a supreme genius of the comic strip. The remarkable compositions and stunning colors of George Herriman live again in this landmark series. Krazy Kat is as astonishing now as when first published ... and as appealing to readers of all ages.--Publisher description.
George Herriman's Krazy Kat is universally regarded as the greatest comic strip of all time ... yet its astounding Sunday-page color episodes (1935-1944) have never been reprinted in full! Kat loves Mouse; Mouse hates Kat; Mouse throws brick - but Kat sees the aggression as a sign of affection. Enter Offissa Pupp, secret admirer of Krazy, enforcing both the Law and his own direction of events by running Mouse into Jail. But Krazy Kat is more than that - a whimsical fabric of physical humor and metaphysical commentary; symbolism or silliness or both at the same time. The backdrop of all these adventures and entrancing themes is the desert of Coconino County - a constantly changing landscape of mesas and strange potted plants and moons that hang from strings in the sky; and where that sky changes from day to night to herringbone-patterns from moment to moment. And ... those colors! Earth tones and bold primaries and clashing hues in the imaginative, decorative compositions that were Herriman's trademarks during this period. In short, Krazy Kat is a supreme masterpiece by a supreme genius of the comic strip. The remarkable compositions and stunning colors of George Herriman live again in this landmark series. Krazy Kat is as astonishing now as when first published ... and as appealing to readers of all ages.--Publisher description.