Trebro's review
Krazy & Ignatz 1929-1930: "A Mice, A Brick, A Lovely Night" (Krazy Kat)
by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard
Thanks for the reco, Trebro. I haven't read a comic book since I was 10 years old. Tell me why you think I'd like this.
First because the emphasis is on the wordplay as opposed to just the art, though the two work together.
Second because it's a comic strip not a comic book (ala Peanuts, Pogo, etc) and geared more adult.
Third because it has political humour of the early 20th century.
Fourth, and perhaps most importantly, Herriman's art style may appeal to you as he frequently lets the art flow all over the page.
You're in luck. My library system has it, so you may be responsible from breaking the Great Comic Book (excuse me, Strip) Fast.
R
Trebro's review
Krazy & Ignatz 1929-1930: "A Mice, A Brick, A Lovely Night" (Krazy Kat) by George Herriman, Bill Blackbeard
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Thus far, I've enjoyed the Krazy Kat collections that I've read. This one, however, rises above the first two Sunday collections and is a thing of comic genius. Herriman, while still keeping the standard "hit-with-a-brick" joke going through most of the issues, starts to branch out further from the idea and allow for variations that give the strip enough depth to go from being a good comic strip to a great comic strip.
It's hard to review such a visual work in text without copying the pictures, but to give you an idea, there's the first-ever use in the comics of a character breaking the third wall. "What's that? You've counted them?" says Ignantz to the reader in a late 1930 strip, as he sets up the reader for the punchline. Is it any wonder that Herriman was the baffling comic of the day that only saw print by the grace of Hurst?
And despite the protests of the intro text, I find Herriman's writing very topical (and have said so on every review of his wor...more
It's hard to review such a visual work in text without copying the pictures, but to give you an idea, there's the first-ever use in the comics of a character breaking the third wall. "What's that? You've counted them?" says Ignantz to the reader in a late 1930 strip, as he sets up the reader for the punchline. Is it any wonder that Herriman was the baffling comic of the day that only saw print by the grace of Hurst?
And despite the protests of the intro text, I find Herriman's writing very topical (and have said so on every review of his wor...more
Thanks for the reco, Trebro. I haven't read a comic book since I was 10 years old. Tell me why you think I'd like this.
First because the emphasis is on the wordplay as opposed to just the art, though the two work together.Second because it's a comic strip not a comic book (ala Peanuts, Pogo, etc) and geared more adult.
Third because it has political humour of the early 20th century.
Fourth, and perhaps most importantly, Herriman's art style may appeal to you as he frequently lets the art flow all over the page.
You're in luck. My library system has it, so you may be responsible from breaking the Great Comic Book (excuse me, Strip) Fast.
R