Krazy Kat - Classic Or Dud?

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Do you throw your brick in love or anger?

Tom (Groke), Sunday, 28 November 2004 20:09 (nineteen years ago) link

Am I the only one who thinks it's a shame Fantagraphics isn't publishing the dailies along with the Sundays? (Or are they, in the later volumes I haven't been able to afford yet?)

Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 28 November 2004 21:19 (nineteen years ago) link

I've come to realise that I have a blanket dislike of all newspaper strips, and therefore must conclude that Krazy Kat is DUD.

DV (dirtyvicar), Sunday, 28 November 2004 21:44 (nineteen years ago) link

I agree with Casuistry. Even though the Sunday strips are usually considered as the Klassik Krazy Kat, some of the daily strips are equally good.

Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 28 November 2004 23:13 (nineteen years ago) link

Admittedly, I haven't read a lot of the daily strips - just the two or three books of them published in Finland.

Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 28 November 2004 23:14 (nineteen years ago) link

When I say I'm in love, you'd best believe I'm in love, L-U-V. Classic.

I Am Curious (George) (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 28 November 2004 23:45 (nineteen years ago) link

i'm kind of baffled by it to be honest. i keep trying - i just borrowed one of the sunday year comps to try again - but its not working.

bulbs (bulbs), Monday, 29 November 2004 00:36 (nineteen years ago) link

My tattoo is of the brick, in flight.

Douglas (Douglas), Monday, 29 November 2004 07:11 (nineteen years ago) link

Am I the only one who thinks it's a shame Fantagraphics isn't publishing the dailies along with the Sundays? (Or are they, in the later volumes I haven't been able to afford yet?)

It's mainly because they picked up from where Eclipse went bust, and aimed to continue that series as such. Plus resources/expense/quality/sales vs. each other considerations. But there tend to be at least two other publishers banging out cheapjack daily collections at any given time to take up the slack.

kit brash (kit brash), Monday, 29 November 2004 08:24 (nineteen years ago) link

I've never seen a daily KK collection!

Also, I guess I am the anti-DV, with my general love of newspaper strips.

Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 29 November 2004 08:55 (nineteen years ago) link

I don't like the dailies as much - there isn't the space for the poetics, both verbal and visual - but I'd certainly buy any collections that came out.

Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 30 November 2004 23:00 (nineteen years ago) link

Yes, but I think they create something of a context for the Sundays. I find the Sundays can be a bit overwhelming, and I like the dailies for creating space between the Sundays. If that makes sense.

Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 02:18 (nineteen years ago) link

fourteen years pass...

https://joel.franusic.com/krazy_kat/about/

Not only is this ingenious disposal of the tech, it bodes well for lots of future purposes. Somebody should invest some time/money.

Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Thursday, 4 July 2019 23:27 (four years ago) link

That is so cool.

Dan I., Friday, 5 July 2019 03:47 (four years ago) link


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