The Story
LIFE AND DEATH OF FRITZ CAT TP (MR)
(W) ROBERT CRUMB (A) ROBERT CRUMB (C) ROBERT CRUMB
FANTAGRAPHICS
StockID: 166107 SKU: 1125FB0706
Robert Crumb's first iconic character — and still possibly his most — was Fritz the Cat: the horny- high- hipster feline whose wild adventures and sexual escapades captivated countercultural audiences from the mid-’60s until 1972- when Ralph Bakshi turned the strips into an X-rated animated film that Crumb hated so much- he famously killed off the character and never returned to him. The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat contains all the Fritz stories from the earliest sketchbook-drawn tales (Hey- Ol' Cat!""and""Fritz Comes On Strong") to the wild adventure stories ("Special Agent for the C.I.A.") to the classic""peak""Fritz stories ("Fritz the No-Good") all the way to the despairing""Fritz the Cat- Superstar""with its infamous icepick ending. Plus an introduction by Crumb- sketchbook pages- and more in a new paperback edition.
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LIFE AND DEATH OF FRITZ CAT TP (MR)
(W) ROBERT CRUMB (A) ROBERT CRUMB (C) ROBERT CRUMB
FANTAGRAPHICS
StockID: 166107 SKU: 1125FB0706
Robert Crumb's first iconic character — and still possibly his most — was Fritz the Cat: the horny- high- hipster feline whose wild adventures and sexual escapades captivated countercultural audiences from the mid-’60s until 1972- when Ralph Bakshi turned the strips into an X-rated animated film that Crumb hated so much- he famously killed off the character and never returned to him. The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat contains all the Fritz stories from the earliest sketchbook-drawn tales (Hey- Ol' Cat!""and""Fritz Comes On Strong") to the wild adventure stories ("Special Agent for the C.I.A.") to the classic""peak""Fritz stories ("Fritz the No-Good") all the way to the despairing""Fritz the Cat- Superstar""with its infamous icepick ending. Plus an introduction by Crumb- sketchbook pages- and more in a new paperback edition.
