Harvey Kurtzman is my biggest cartooning inspiration, and his “Hey Look” one-pagers are my favorite examples of his hilarious work.
The book collection of these comics is out-of-print, and selling for upwards of $80, but lucky for us, Chris at Comicrazys has posted some beautiful full-color scans of these late 1940’s cartoon masterpieces.
These panels are just a random assortment of some of my favorite Kurtzman drawings. Make sure to click over to :http://comicrazys.com/2010/11/24/hey-look-in-color-and-mad-covers-harvey-kurtzman/
…to see the full pages in all their cartoony glory!
http://comicrazys.com/2010/11/24/hey-look-in-color-and-mad-covers-harvey-kurtzman/
7 comments:
These are fantastic!, Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Sherm. Yeah, Kurtzman from the latter half of the Hey Look! comics leave me in awe. Actually, more like, "AWWWW! Why can't I draw like that?!" =)
You think $80 is pricey (and it is) for a Hey Look! PB? Then check this out:
Hey Look! Book!
I'd never seen that book before...I guess it was a precursor to the Hey Look book from Kitchen Sink. BTW, I still think that $80 is a bargain for the treasure that lie within the Hey Look book! It's definitely my single favorite cartoon book ever.
I am totally with you on that sentiment!!! I own 3 softcover copies and one hardcover, signed, bookplate edition of Hey Look! Plus A Talk with Harvey Kurtzman and Kurtzman Komix.
I bought the additional softcovers years ago when I got worried that I might spill something on my one copy and won't be able to find another. Good thing I did.
That book was made by Glen Bray back when color xeroxes were first around. I toyed with the idea of getting it, but quickly came to my senses. =) I wish the auction had better images of the pages. The ones they have make the pages looked faded and dull. At that price I would want nice crisp color copies.
It's because of posts like this that I follow your blog.
Hey Ralleywolf -- and Rob, and Chris: Thanks so much for the encouraging feedback about the blog. Sometimes I wonder if I should post about what other blogs (in this case Chris's Comicrazys)are featuring, but then I remember than not everybody reads every comic blog. It's all about sharing, and you guys give me the fuel to keep going.
Thanks!
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