{"product_id":"the-george-herriman-library-krazy-ignatz-1928-1930","title":"The George Herriman Library: Krazy \u0026 Ignatz 1928-1930","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis exquisite, generously sized volume finishes up the 1920s collecting the acclaimed and groundbreaking Krazy Kat Sunday strips in an archival hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2026 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards WINNER Best Archival Collection\/Project—Strips\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume: What profound insights can Krazy glean from an art exhibit of the old masters? What happens when Krazy applies for a job as a debt collector and discovers the biggest debtor is Ignatz? What's with all the balloons? And volcanos? Why is a giraffe wandering lost in the desert? Where will the unending travels of Mr. Bum Bill Bee take him? These are just some of the questions that are beside the point in this collection of the hauntingly surreal, yet amazingly tender\/violent adventures of Krazy Kat, Ignatz, and Offisa Pup.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith incisive essays by Herriman scholars, and reproductions of rare Herriman ephemera, this entry in our ongoing series makes it plain to Herriman fans and newcomers alike why historians, scholars, and cartoonists consider this to be the best comic strip ever created and why The Comics Journal proclaimed it to be \"the greatest comic strip of the 20th Century.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Fantagraphics, part of the The George Herriman Library series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor several decades in the 20th century, George Herriman’s hilarious and poetic comic strips graced the pages of America’s newspapers. His best known work, Krazy Kat, is widely considered to have elevated the medium into a celebrated art form and influenced generations of cartoonists to come. The George Herriman Library compiles the entirety of Krazy Kat, as well as many of Herriman’s lesser-known treasures, in deluxe hardcover editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e228 pages. Measures 11.3\" × 13.8\" inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the exhibition \u003ca target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrm.org\/2026\/09\/george-herriman-krazy-kat-and-the-path-to-calvin-and-hobbes\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 97, 113);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeorge Herriman, Krazy Kat, and the Path to Calvin and Hobbes \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eon view November 14, 2026 to May 31, 2027 at Norman Rockwell Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64337115840881,"sku":"BOHI20017","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/3710\/7773\/files\/3cdbbda3-8c19-49fd-ad98-e8597b4fb942.jpg?v=1790714296","url":"https:\/\/store.nrm.org\/products\/the-george-herriman-library-krazy-ignatz-1928-1930","provider":"Norman Rockwell Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}