King-Cat Classix (2007)

(Drawn and Quarterly, 2007) by John Porcellino:  This 384 page hardcover collection compiles the “best-of” the first fifty issues of King-Cat, 1989-1996.  It features such classic strips as “Hold Everything” and “Ringtail Revenge” (starring Racky Raccoon), “Three Balls,” “Ed the Happy Trucker,” “October,” “Justify My Love,” “Desperation Angels,” and much, much more, including the All Sam issue and the Violent Garden, Ranks of the Damned, and Cadillac March series in their entireties!

Rounding things out are a generous selection of King-Cat articles, essays, “Snornose Pages,” Top 40’s, letter columns, cover images, and an extensive set of endnotes.

Beautifully designed by Tom Devlin, this book is a giant chunk of King-Cat history, much of it unseen for over fifteen years!

6″ x 9″ hardcover book with dust jacket, 384 pages.  Over 140 individual comics and stories.  Two color covers and b+w interiors.  $30.00