King-Cat Classix - Paperback

King-Cat Classix - Paperback

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King-Cat Classix - Paperback

King-Cat Classix - Paperback

$24.95

by John Porcellino (Author)

"Unvarnished. Punk."-The New York Times

King-Cat Classix
collects material from the first fifty issues of John Porcellino's King-Cat Comics as they appeared in self-published, handmade zines throughout the 1990s. These strips span Porcellino's dynamic evolution from saturated, punk drawings to his characteristic refined minimalism, revealing his work as nothing short of a catalyst that has inspired artists like Chris Ware in the emerging literary comics scene. In the inky drawings featuring beloved pets, awkward teenage one-night-stands, and everyday blunders, we see a nascent style steeped in truth and transparency--one that continues to ring true today.

Porcellino's mind is spread out on the page, with an uninhibited id running wildly about dreams and sexual fantasies, not unlike the gritty, stabbing pen strokes of Julie Doucet. He sketches fragmented moments and glimpses of interaction that seem to reflect the very manner in which we process memory: we are made up of a stream of consciousness, captured in fleeting mental images, and Porcellino externalizes that messy internal reality. Follow along the path of Porcellino's dynamic evolution and relish in the inspirational power of this groundbreaking collection.

Author Biography

John Porcellino was born in Chicago in 1968, and has been writing, drawing, and publishing minicomics, comics, and graphic novels for over twenty-five years. His celebrated self-published series King-Cat Comics, begun in 1989 and still running, has inspired a generation of cartoonists. He lives in Illinois.

Number of Pages: 384
Dimensions: 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: February 09, 2021

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