Krazy & Ignatz: 1937 –1938: Shifting Sands Dusts its Cheeks in Powdered Beauty

George Herriman

Fantagraphics, Jul 17, 2006 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 118 pages

Fantagraphics's second color volume includes the Sunday strips from all of 1937 and 1938, plus more rare color art and never-before-seen Herriman memorabilia from series editor Bill Blackbeard and designer Chris Ware's files.

About the author

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. 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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Krazy & Ignatz: 1937 –1938: Shifting Sands Dusts its Cheeks in Powdered Beauty; Volume 10 of Krazy & Ignatz
• Author: George Herriman
• Publisher: Fantagraphics, 2006
• ISBN: 1560977345, 9781560977346
• Length: 118 pages
• Subjects: Comics & Graphic Novels / Literary