If by some strange happenstance you have never before seen a Kliban cat drawing, you will instantly recognize that each and every one of them captures the essence of…. cat. A well-established illustrator and cartoonist (Playboy, The New Yorker, Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head, et al) B. Kliban used to devote off-moments in his studio to drawing his felines Nitty, Norton, Burton Rustle and Noko Marie the Snake. An editor friend saw this work and convinced Kliban to let her take it publishers, and in 1975 Workman published CAT, a huge bestseller which inspired an outbreak of cat love that has not abated to this day. That groundbreaking book was followed by more books, and more drawings, which manifested on calendars, cards, mugs, ceramics, clothing – almost 9,000 unique items to date. And the book that started it all is still in print. Cat people of the world, rejoice -- and savor the twice-a-week pleasure of KLIBAN’S CATS.
Comic is updated on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Kliban by B. Kliban
The Knight Life by Keith Knight
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JohnnyDiego said, 12 months ago
AKA Suicide Bridge.
More than 1300 and counting.
masterskrain said, 12 months ago
So now we see the other side of Yesterday’s cat!
“Johnny Diego”, nice cheery thought!Happy Anniversary, Golden Gate Bridge! May you have at least 75 more!
I had the pleasure of riding my bike across her when I was visiting San Francisco last year. Amazing view!
DDddd said, 12 months ago
?! Kliban died in 1990. Are these new, by B. Kliban Jr. or some junk?
fritzoid
said, 12 months ago
@DDddd
“?! Kliban died in 1990. Are these new, by B. Kliban Jr. or some junk?”
I suspect they’ve been repurposed from the 50th anniversary, in 1987.
sandflea said, 12 months ago
@JohnnyDiego
will you be the next?
bmonk said, 12 months ago
I like the anticipation on Cat’s face.
nerual53 said, 12 months ago
@DDddd
Whatever do you mean by junk? They are being reissued by his wife Judith.
DDddd said, 12 months ago
“or some junk”= expression meaning “or something” Not a criticism.