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It's based on a long-running American comic strip, begun in 1913 by cartoonist George Herriman, in which the feline central character is repeatedly "beaned" by a mouse called Ignatz, "beaned" meaning to be hit on the head by a well-aimed brick.
Tête à Tête festival 2010
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The Ignatz is a festival prize, the first such of the United States comic book industry.
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The Ignatz is a festival prize, the first such of the United States comic book industry.
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More recently, the beautiful first issue of his new comic series Chimera, published as part of Fantagraphics Books' "Ignatz" line, pointed the way towards a more abstract, wordless, black and white aesthetic where a richly textured world is slowly developed from an initially sparse spattering of lines.
Peur(s) du noir Ed Howard 2008
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More recently, the beautiful first issue of his new comic series Chimera, published as part of Fantagraphics Books' "Ignatz" line, pointed the way towards a more abstract, wordless, black and white aesthetic where a richly textured world is slowly developed from an initially sparse spattering of lines.
Archive 2008-03-01 Ed Howard 2008
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To give an idea of Herriman's inimitable way with language, I'll quote the beginning of the Feb. 1, 1925 strip, whose first panel shows Ignatz and Pupp standing before a looming and lovingly detailed cliff:There be kliffs in Kaibito wherein a thousand echoes dwell and "Ignatz" is getting a right, & left ear full of information about it, from "Officer Pupp."
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(I've written a bit about him myself and, for some odd reason, I just love to pronounce "Ignatz" out loud.)
DealBook 2009
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His most recent milestone then seemed to be an Ignatz nomination for Bookhunter, a "library crime procedural."
Fleep Fleep 2009
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His most recent milestone then seemed to be an Ignatz nomination for Bookhunter, a "library crime procedural."
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Today he has the results of the Ignatz Awards (for indie comics) and the Shuster Awards (Canadian).
Science Fiction Awards Watch » Blog Archive » Ignatz and Shuster Awards 2009
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