Comic Art Spotlight on George Herriman and the Enduring Influence of Krazy Kat

This Tuesday evening at 8pm EST Comic Art LIVE hosts a special Comic Art Spotlight on early 20th century artist George Herriman and his most famous strip - Krazy Kat. Joined by Authors/Artists Michael Tisserand, Glen Gold, Patrick McDonnell, and Rob Stolzer, they'll discuss both the legacy and influences of Herriman and his creations, and their continued impact on those working in the field today more than a century later. George Herriman (1880-1944) was employed as a newspaper illustrator in the early 20th century, and quickly turned his attention to working on comic strips and cartooning. He worked on a variety of strips until he introduced his most famous character, Krazy Kat. Krazy's daily strip began in 1913, and from 1916 the strip also appeared on Sundays. Krazy Kat was noted for its poetic, dialect-heavy dialogue; its fantastic, shifting backgrounds; and its bold, experimental page layouts. Herriman's work was a primary influence on cartoonists such as Will Eisner, Charles M. Schulz, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Bill Watterson, and Chris Ware. George Herriman's page on Comic Art Fans: https://www.comicartfans.com/comic-ar... #georgeherriman #krazykat PANEL GUESTS: Michael Tisserand is a New Orleans-based author whose most recent book, KRAZY: GEORGE HERRIMAN, A LIFE AND BLACK AND WHITE was named a New York Times notable book for 2017. KRAZY received the Eisner Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle and PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld awards for biography. Tisserand’s previous books include THE KINGDOM OF ZYDECO, which received the ASCAP-Deems Taylor award for music writing, and the Hurricane Katrina memoir SUGARCANE ACADEMY. He is currently working on MY FATHER WHEN YOUNG, a book of his father's photographs from the 1950s. More information about Michael Tisserand and his work can be found at http://www.MichaelTisserand.com. Glen David Gold is the author of the novels CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL and SUNNYSIDE and the memoir I WILL BE COMPLETE. He has written short stories, essays and journalism for the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Playboy, McSweeney's and Wired, and comic books for DC, Marvel and Dark Horse. His dramatic work includes stuff you've never heard of nor seen anywhere, and easily-available episodes of the podcasts Welcome to Night Vale and The Thrilling Adventure Hour. Prior to creating MUTTS, Patrick McDonnell had a successful career as a freelance illustrator, drawing the Russell Baker Observer column for the New York Times Sunday Magazine from 1978-1993. He also created Bad Baby, a monthly comic strip for Parents Magazine, which ran for 10 years. During that time he also was a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated, Reader’s Digest, Forbes, Time, and many other national magazines. His work has been animated for television commercials, most notably a PSA for the New York Philharmonic. He is coauthor of Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman, published in 1986 by Abrams. Rob Stolzer has been collecting original comic strip, cartoon and illustration artwork for roughly 40 years. Along the way he's done a fair amount of research and written a number of articles about various artists in the field, including Bud Blake, Gregor Duncan, and Jay Irving. I’ve also had the pleasure of interviewing some wonderful artists, including Blake, Ralph Bakshi, Russ Johnson, Mel Casson, Creig Flessel and Rick Yager. Rob runs a blog at https://inkslingers.ink/, with writings about new and old comic art ink-slingers.