Comic books in 'Krazy and Ignatz TPB'

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Other-Side tot he Shore of Here!" Introduction by Bill Blackbeard. Collects the Krazy and Ignatz comic strips from 1917. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Limbo of Useless Unconsciousness!" Collects the Krazy and Ignatz comic strips from 1918. Commentary by Bill Blackbeard. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95.

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2nd and later printings. "Necromancy by the Blue Bean Bush" is the fifth in a series reprinting George Herriman's early 20th Century comic strip masterpiece. Most of these strips have not seen print since originally running in Hearst newspapers over 70 years ago. Each volume is edited by the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum's Bill Blackbeard. Krazy & Ignatz 1933-1934 is a hot-baked brickbat of a volume, adance with nearly two full years of the Sunday Krazy Kat (Herriman did not use color until 1935), snug between multiple pages of Herriman extras, not the least of which include an introduction by Blackbeard, a new "DeBaffler" page, and a stunning layout front and back and throughout by the inimitable Chris Ware! Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

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1st printing. By George Herriman. This, the third color volume in Fantagraphics' Krazy & Ignatz reprint series, includes all the Sunday strips from 1941 and 1942, with most of these strips not having seen print since originally running in Hearst newspapers over 70 years ago. Krazy Kat is a love story, focusing on the relationships of its three main characters: Krazy Kat, Ignatz Mouse, and Offisa Pup. Critic Jeet Heer contributes an essay about the friendship between Herriman and John and Louisa Wetherill, who ran a trading post in Monument Valley where Herriman often visited. It was through the Wetherills that Herriman absorbed much of his knowledge about Native American culture, specifically Navajo, which made its way into Krazy Kat. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 120 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

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1st printing. By George Herriman. KONCLUDING THE KOMPLETE KRAZY KAT KOLOR SUNDAYS! Krazy and Ignatz 1943-1944 covers the last two years of Herriman's master-piece. With this volume, Fantagraphics and its precursor Eclipse will have reprinted the entire 29-year run of the Krazy Kat Sundays! Like Charles Schulz, George Herriman was a cartoonist to the very end. Aside from collecting the last masterful year and a half of "Krazy Kat," this new volume will offer a retrospective look at Herriman's life at the drawing table, offering many never before seen samples of his original art (which the cartoonist often lovingly hand-colored for friends). Gathered from many scattered collections, these pages testify to Herriman's invererate passion for drawing. Rounding out the volume are scores of Krazy Kat daily strips also from Herriman's last years, further testament to the cartoonists vitality. Series editor and veteran comics historian, Bill Blackbeard, also provides a concluding, wide-ranging essay on the life and art of Herriman. More than a simple reprint collection, Krazy and Ignatz 1943-1944 portrays the full range of a cartoonist who remained an artist all his life. Softcover, 9-in. x 11 1/2-in. x 88 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.