Krazy and Ignatz 1916-1918 (Krazy & Ignatz) Paperback – May 18, 2010

Fantagraphics care so much about the material they invest in. There is so much love for these cartoons, and so much care in their preservation and presentation that it gives a fan a sense of well-being. It's so nice to have Fantagraphics' terrific compilations, it really is. I have gotten some of the Peanuts collections, and those are amazing - and I wanted to go back further and check out the Krazy Kat comics - - and I must say that this book is a thing of beauty. It really is. I am thrilled with the entire packaging. There is a lot of love put into this book - I can't wait to get the rest in the Fantagraphics Krazy Kat collection. This is the real deal. Very, very nice. Beautiful presentation. I am extremely happy with this purchase. It is a knockout. Highest recommendation.

Works of genius.

Very excellent, just like advertised. Very cool addition to the collection!

Ridiculously brilliant comic and art in general. From the very beginning, Krazy Kat was a work of genius. I find it interesting that almost one hundred years after it was first written, it is still better than any other contemporary comic. Timeless humor is the phrase that comes to mind, because Krazy, Ignatz Mouse, and Offisa Pup all exist in their own unique, funny, brilliant, universe. Krazy Kat will never go out of style.

This is a beautiful book that has obviously had a lot of love and care put into the presentation and explanation of the comix it contains.

Geo. Herriman is the best!

This is a good reading comic strip but don't plan to finish it in less than about a year or you may be disappointed. I only read one or two pages per day.

very nice collection. i appreciate the work put in to keep this art of Herriman in the contemporary readers hands. thank you

This review is specific to the kindle version. While it could be improved if the essays had been converted into text rather than scanned (which renders them virtually unreadable) For me this earns it's five star rating because it allows me to view the panels up close and for someone with less than perfect vision it is great to read the cartoons without needing to squint or use a magnifying glass to read them. I find the kindle paper white gives an excellent feel to the artwork as well. You could be picky about some of the framing but it didn't bother me, weigh that against the huge advantage of being able to have the entire collection in your pocket and you have a winner. If I could only have one version it would be the printed every time but fortunately I don't have to make that choice.

This was a present for my husband he thought it was great!

great

Krazy Kat e' un gusto acquisito. La prima volta che ho letto questa celebrata strip e' stato sulle pagine di Linus, dove pubblicarono alcune vignette giornaliere. Fra la strana traduzione e il ritmo lento esse non mi fecero grande impressione, e le dimenticati rapidamente. In anni recenti ho invece riconsiderato la serie, incuriosito dalla raccolta delle strisce domenicali, che costituiscono la parte piu' apprezzata del fumetto di Herriman. E qui finalmente ho "ingranato" con Krazy e Ignatz.Dopo una decina di tavole ho cominciato ad apprezzare questa particolare produzione. Le qualita' non saltano subito all'occhio: raramente fa ridere a scena aperta, spesso i disegni sembrano abbozzati, e alcune storie sono apparentemente prive di scopo. Comunque, dopo un po' gli elementi della narrazione e degli scenari hanno fatto il loro effetto. I paesaggi lunari, surreali, cangianti (secondo me Herriman si faceva di peyote), il linguaggio ricercato ed elegante ed al tempo stesso colorito (con molte espressioni messicane), le vicende dal ritrmo lento e contemplativo mi hanno alla fine conquistato. Alcuni momenti sono persino romantici (come i due fagioli salterini che mettono radici), e il personaggio di Krazy ha qualcosa di angelico e affascinante, con il suo folle e ingiustificato amore per tutto il mondo e per il topo che lo tormenta.Raccogliere tutta la serie (13 volumi) puo' essere arduo, e ancor piu' ritrovare le strisce giornaliere, ma questo volume e' un ottimo inizio, e mi ha fatto scoprire un fumetto che, al di la' di tutti gli elitarismi e le raffinatezze, ha effettivamente qualcosa di speciale.Nota: esiste una versione in italiano, pubblicata da Free Books, se vi mettete di impegno a cercarla. Personalmente non mi sognerei mai di rinunciare all'edizione originale, poiche' il linguaggio utilizzato fa parte della sua bellezza.