Saturday, October 5, 2013

George Herriman's Krazy Kat: Boomerang, Not Brick

George Herriman
Original artwork for Krazy Kat, c. 1917-1918

This original artwork from the early days of George Herriman's Krazy Kat comic strip tells a story in five panels with a few sound effects but without any words. Of note, Ignatz tosses a boomerang rather than the classic brick at Krazy. The outcome is most likely predictable to the contemporary reader.

George Herriman
Original artwork for Krazy Kat, c. 1917-1918

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George Herriman
Original artwork for Krazy Kat, c. 1917-1918


Note:  See more Krazy Kat on the blog here. I dare you.

You'll find more original comic strip art on the blog here.

Of course, I'd be grateful for any information on when this strip was published. Over the years this blog has accumulated quite a few difficult questions regarding publication and date. Interested sleuths may peruse them here.

Did you hear about the government's partial shut-down? Of course you did. Well, if this were a blog about the hazards of putting political ideology over the good of the country, I would have quite a bit to say. But I'm going to stick with my one blog post about sequestration and let it ride-- probably for a while.... 

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