Klassic Krazy Kool Kids In Stores

Comics cut their teeth as it were being for kids. That was part of the outrage in adults (and the subsequent witch hunts for comics) because adults felt they were too mature for kids. Some comics however were aimed specifically at kids, and IDW has released a hardcover collection of such a comic. Or, more specifically, "300 comics pages of slapstick superheroes, fantastic fairy tales, awesome anthropomorphic animals and nutty nonsense from some of the best creators of comics and children's books of all time."

The Golden Collection of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics Now (quite possibly THE longest title ever) is now in stores and collects the comic strips from the 1940s and 1950s. It opens with a forward by Mo Willems and is followed by an introduction by Craig Yoe. The artists featured in the book include Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Walt Kelly, Dr. Seuss, Syd Hoff, Jules Feiffer, George Carlson, John Stanley, Dan DeCarlo, Sheldon Mayer and Carl Barks, and all are conveniently organized by topic.

Comics critic Paul Gravett proclaims, "What a line-up of cartooning greats in a nutty, zany out-there volume! Yoe digs deep and can be trusted to unearth rare treasures out of the medium's moldering, four-color newsprint mulch. Perfect for the krazy kid in all of us."

The 304 page hardcover is available now for the price of $34.99. Full press release after the jump.

The Golden Collection of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics Now in Stores
Luxurious hardcover collects brilliant 1940s and '50s strips

San Diego, CA (June 9, 2010) - Award-winning comics creator and historian Craig Yoe has done it again, this time offering a huge collection of the most brilliant children's comics from the 1940's and '50s Golden Age of comic books. The Golden Collection of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics features over 300 comics pages of slapstick superheroes, fantastic fairy tales, awesome anthropomorphic animals, even nutty nonsense from some of the best creators of comics and children's books of all time.

Said Yoe, "People who have seen this massive book have called it "a brick" and I do think it hits you like Ignatz Mouse's brick on Krazy Kat's bean because I have spent decades identifying the greatest kids comics by the greatest kids komics creators."

The beautifully presented hardback book kicks off with a forward by Mo Willems, Emmy and Caldecott Award winning children's book author and artist, and is followed by a fascinating introduction by Yoe, illustrated by rare, unpublished art by many of the cartoonists. The Golden Collection of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics features a who's who of comics brilliance, including Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta, Walt Kelly, Dr. Seuss, Syd Hoff, Jules Feiffer, George Carlson, John Stanley, Dan DeCarlo, Sheldon Mayer and Carl Barks, all conveniently organized by topic.

Comics critic Paul Gravett proclaims, "What a line-up of cartooning greats in a nutty, zany out-there volume! Yoe digs deep and can be trusted to unearth rare treasures out of the medium's moldering, four-color newsprint mulch. Perfect for the krazy kid in all of us."

The Golden Collection of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics is the latest book from the IDW imprint, YOE Books, edited, designed and written by Yoe, winner of both an Eisner Award and the Society of Illustrator's Gold Medal. Coming next from YOE Books is The Great Felix the Cat Comic Book Tails, reprinting some of the very best adventures of this famed character and available in stores in July. Vice Magazine has deemed Yoe "The Indiana Jones of Comics Historians."

Yoe is available for interviews regarding this and other books.

The Golden Collection of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics ($34.99, 304 pages, color, hardcover) is now available in stores. Diamond order code FEB10 1007. ISBN 978-160010-5203.