The sublime Mr. Kat, the sublime Mr. Mouse, and the sublime Offisa Pup go at it sublimely.

Of all the Fantagraphics Krazy Kat's, this is my least favorite. I feel like the freshness of the 20s comics has dissipated a bit. Also, the reproductions are either (for the most part) fuzzy and muddy. The best part of this collection is the early 1932 dailies at the end of the book.

BONUS-> pages 98 through 127 are dailies from 1931!

I'm on a Krazy bender like no other title that I've devoured voraciously. I now have only 12 years left to read out of the whole run from it's naissance in mid 1916 to his death in mid 1944. I own 4 more years but after that the obsession would begin to cost me dearly. Money that I don't have. So a week from now I will be going through an acute withdrawal. How much I will miss this immortal cast of wonders frightens me. I will probably break and spend $25 on one book* much faster than I think.

He's an artistic genius. FACT. His mastery of characters and the language overflows into his work in deluge fashion.

Story = *****
He's still not to his masterpiece material but it's getting close.

Art = ****
He's not perfect but it matters so little.


*Those who follow me should know that I do not get to choose the order in which I read unless I pony up extra money for titles such as these. Only my favorites get such attention. I read based on what books, usually that I have wanted for years, drop in price to my woefully stingy price range.

Every now and then, there’s a strip I don’t get. And I smile and move on. Not everything needs to make sense.

It was a pleasant surprise to find some of the daily strips collected in this volume! I really hope Fantagraphics starts a complete dailies collection soon!

Krazy Kat will never get old.