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.
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Kliban by B. Kliban
The Knight Life by Keith Knight
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Adam Nedens(Snoopster) said, 3 months ago
A life In Fat,Louisiana.
Linguist said, 3 months ago
We can tell who wears the pants in that family…
win said, 3 months ago
Been playing in mom and dad’s closet, again?
Gerbilonawheel said, 3 months ago
The Cat in the Hat’s family is here as well.
orinoco womble said, 3 months ago
Are the fellow-travellers in the pants running a catpool?
misschili
said, 3 months ago
Those are some looong cats to be able to look above the waistband and still walk! Unless they’re standing on the backs of other cats, which are on the backs of other cats, which are on the backs of other cats, all the way down! Okay, that worked better with turtles holding up the earth… :-)
terry928 said, 3 months ago
I see 16 cats or cat parts
old1953 said, 3 months ago
There’s actually two in the tshirt. Unless that cat has six legs and a really long body, LOL. So I get seventeen, not counting the picture on the front of the tee, which could be either one or two, depending on if that cat in a kangaroo pouch counts or not.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 3 months ago
Kittyland.
BaconBoyCamper said, 3 months ago
Safe to say that instead of trying to count the cats (it’s like trying to herd cats), it may be suffice to say…
“Cats Galore”
BuckyKatt999 said, 3 months ago
Most surreal yet.
masterskrain said, 3 months ago
“I TOLD you that the mousie looked to be past it’s expiration date!
Now you see what kinds of dreams you end up having …”
LafInLarry
said, 3 months ago
orinoco, pantspool? Unless you ride to work in a peoplepool.
BeachBoy, or the Ian Flemming version of that.
franbarces said, 3 months ago
i love the lady in pink with the heels!
BlueEyedCatMom said, 3 months ago
This one has left me totally speechless. Too weird for words, just like a painting by Hieronymous Bosch.