Krazy for Klassic Komics

Posted by Luke Arnott May 21, 2009

Just posted a new article, this time on Krazy Kat's influence – alas, not nearly enough room to do the strip justice. It's a bit frustrating that Krazy Kat isn't as available as you'd expect, considering its importance (and, oh yeah, its quality). Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman, one of the better collections available on the subject, is a bit old and far from complete.

There was an excellent show at the Vancouver Art Gallery last year which highlighted Krazy Kat very well, called KRAZY! The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art. It's touring in truncated form in New York now, but they apparently dropped the comics angle (though "KRAZY" is still the title). If you get a chance to see the full show in the future, take it.

Anyway, it's been a few days since I posted any comics stuff: was busy with other writing, including this little model-making spin-off from my Star Trek researches of last week. Next up in the comics section should be a piece on the great Charles Addams.