
King-cat Classix
John Porcellino(Author)
Drawn and Quarterly (Publisher)
Published on 9. February 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-1-77046-467-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
Porcellino is a master at miniature poignance. Entertainment Weekly. With Porcellino, there's no mistaking his style: minimalist, simple, sparse, and painfully honest. BookgasmMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal
Canada
Illustrations
Black and White
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
792 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77046-467-4 (9781770464674)
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Previous edition

Joe Porcellino
King Cat Classics
Book
05/2007
Drawn and Quarterly
€43.55
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Person
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, has inspired a generation of cartoonists. According to artist Chris Ware, John Porcellino's comics distill, in just a few lines and words, the feeling of simply being alive.