And just in case you didn't get the reference:
Also, if you're in the mood for more comic stylings from T Lo, you can head over to our other long-neglected blog for a brand new installment of Musical Mondays.
Also, if you're in the mood for more comic stylings from T Lo, you can head over to our other long-neglected blog for a brand new installment of Musical Mondays.
This day keeps on getting better and better! Extra treats!
ReplyDeleteEmerging from lurkerdom to say that I didn't think I could love Alex's art any more, but his love of, and his ability to effortlessly riff on, Krazy Kat and Herriman is breaking my heart with delight. Alex totally wins, like, a billion internets for this.
ReplyDeleteMusical Mondays are back !!!!!!
ReplyDeletelove you guys
Bitchy contemporary cartoons with historical reference. "Feers!!" indeed. Yay, Alex!
ReplyDeleteLulz! Nice one Alex!
ReplyDeleteOMG, I nearly peed myself I'm laughing so hard!
ReplyDeleteFeers, indeed!
I'm speechless. Alex! you are truly a marvel.
ReplyDeleteOh my gracious stars! Krazy Kat! I'm really showing my advanced years, but this rings my chimes in a big way. Back in the dark ages I gave my 'senior speech' at prep school on the history of the comic strip, and Krazy Kat figured prominently in the early going. Complete, I might ad, with about 20 illustrations I drew myself of truly iconic comic characters, including Krazy Kat.
ReplyDeleteYou're so utterly spot on, and the cleverness of this rather arcane reference just warms the cockles of my lil' ol' heart.
ALL the best, and to Alex, too,
NDC
I used to LOVE Krazy Kat & Ignatz the Mouse. Weren't they taken off the air by do-gooders who didn't want impressionable youngsters seeing the cartoon violence? Sigh.
ReplyDeleteGlad none of us are so easily corrupted.
--GothamTomato
Ok, I am glad you put the reference, because I didn't get it. Even after the reference, I didn't see the humor, but chacon a son gout.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to know that when your favorite tv show bores you, there's amazingly hilarious bloggers & their amazingly talented friends out in the blogosphere to keep it interesting.
Tanks, boys
Ooh! That's hard core cool!! And brick to the e-head if anyone kvetches about not getting this pop culture reference.
ReplyDeleteAh, nice to see a reference that old farts like me can understand!
ReplyDelete;-))
hooray for musical Monday!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable! I love it, guys!
ReplyDeleteAlex and Musical Monday, how fabulous! : )
ReplyDelete"agnes gooch said...
ReplyDeleteOoh! That's hard core cool!! And brick to the e-head if anyone kvetches about not getting this pop culture reference."
LOL. Thats funny, Agnes.
Fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteKrazy Kat and PR togedda! So nize! Alex is a lil ainjil.
ReplyDeleteHUUUGE love to you guys and Alex!
Krazy Kat is why William Randolph Hearst didn't going to hell.
this is awesome, and thanks for the reference for the young/unknowing amongst us...I love the FEERS. i don't know why but that just kills me.
ReplyDeleteFEERS!
and, by the way, not to be a pedantic brat, but it should be spelled "chacun" not "chacon," a son gout (unless they changed french without telling me).
chacun!
FEERS, kids! Musical Monday today was beyond FEERS - it is truly a masterpiece!
cb said, it should be spelled "chacun" not "chacon,"
ReplyDeleteActually, it's a misspelling of a form of music called the "chaconne", and is a punning homage to Musical Mondays.
;-))
Ignatz the Rat! I used to ADORE Ignatz the Rat! I named a pet mouse after him when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteFunny how they remove "bad influences" thinking they can shape our futures by doing so. When I was a kid we had prayer in schools (50's & 60's). But all kids threw spitballs and talked during the prayer. I was the only one who took it seriously. And to my knowledge, I am also the only one in that classroom who is now gay and agnostic. All the spitballers now go to churches and let some moron tell them how to think.
unexpected references to krazy kat make me happy.
ReplyDeleteMore so when they appear in this blog - my happy place.
"Blogger Lilithcat said...
ReplyDeletecb said, it should be spelled "chacun" not "chacon,"
Actually, it's a misspelling of a form of music called the "chaconne", and is a punning homage to Musical Mondays.
;-))"
Would that be the form of music sung only by a bonafide chantoozie?
So cute!!! Thanks, guys.
ReplyDeleteI used to love Krazy Kat, my husband and I used to read it all the time. Alex, you're very talented. Thank you for this wonderful illustration.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant capturing of Krazy Kat! Even the lettering was perfect! Alex, you're gonna be stealing readers away from the Dynamic Duo if they're not careful!
ReplyDeleteToo cute for words! Great illustration and a nice way to end my day. :-)
ReplyDeleteYay! Yay! Yay!
ReplyDeleteHow do I love thee three? Like, well, to quote Jacqueline...a billion internets!
Monday just got oodles better.
Also delurking to say that a Kazy Kat and PR crossover wasn't something I ever expected to see, but it made me laugh out loud and if possible, I love Alex's art even more now!
ReplyDeleteLove Alex's homage to Krazy and Ignatz and of course to SB and PP.
ReplyDeleteGood news, fellow lovers of Krazy and Ignatz. Fantagraphic Books (add a .com to get to their site) has published a series of books reprinting George Herriman's Krazy Kat/Ignatz Sunday strips from 1925 through 1942. They also have a set of Krazy Komics postcards. Perhaps not the cartoons we remember from television, but worth having nevertheless.
Rosie's Girl
Alex, you are great.
ReplyDeleterosie's girl, thanks! I didn't know about the Fantagraphic book -- we have an Abrams Books study of Herriman's art from a few years back, but it's a quick dash through his entire life and works, with just a few strips from each year.
ReplyDeleteNow if Alex can just bring himself to do PR as Little Nemo in Slumberland (come on! it has a Princess and everything!), I may explode with delight.
But of course Alex as Alex, his own original self, is a terrific artist all by his lonesome.
Great inspiration, Alex!
ReplyDeleteI like that you have this historical knowledge of all things comics. It's rich! Once again, you crack me up.
Jacqueline-
ReplyDeleteThe Fantagraphics books are really amazing, with covers and book design by the great Chris Ware. They reprint all the sunday strips in chronological order, and there is also a beautiful book of daily strips, called THE KAT THAT WALKED IN BEAUTY. Absolutely worth checking out....
Alex, you are brilliant. Feers? lol
ReplyDeleteI like that you have this historical knowledge of all things comics. It's rich!
ReplyDeleteLOL... Alas, if only more people appreciated my truly geeky and encyclopedic knowledge of comics!
Newspaper strips from the twenties, crime comics from the forties, Uncle Scrooge and Little Lulu in the fifties, superhero comics from the sixties, manga horror from the seventies, and the explosion of brilliant work in the eighties, across the board....
I could go on all day about this stuff!
Maybe someday in a lull, Tom and Lorenzo can give their critical analysis of the costumes of the Legion of Superheroes. I've heard it in person, and it's spectacular.
I'm an old fart but I don't remember anything about Krazy Kat except that it existed, but still I appreciate the art of this. Congrats to Alex! Looking forward to more, more, more!
ReplyDeleteReally impressive, guys! My daughter had never heard of Krazy Kat before and now she wants to find out more about it.
ReplyDeletealex! You are not alone in your esoteric knowledge. My husband (who discovered the reprinted Krazy Kats at Fanto) has also created a family tree for Donald Duck, is an expert on Thimble Theater, and my go-to man for all things Batman. I am in awe of both of you!
ReplyDeleteThis is fucking brilliant.
ReplyDeleteok, I just started reading this blog (regrettably), but that comic is genius.
ReplyDeleteCan we get one Maus-style?
TOO clever!
ReplyDeletealex said ...
ReplyDeleteMaybe someday in a lull, Tom and Lorenzo can give their critical analysis of the costumes of the Legion of Superheroes. I've heard it in person, and it's spectacular.
oh yes, please? please? please? !!!
and I just saw the Chris Ware cover for the old comics, and it really is a thing of beauty. I LOVE his stuff.
Recently found this blog.
ReplyDeleteSuch sport and wit.
Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteAnd, damn, wish I'd known about the Fantagraphic books before Xmas. Perfect for the DH.