{"product_id":"9798875001383","title":"The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe iconic comics that started it all, making R. Crumb famous —  against his will.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Crumb's first iconic character — and still possibly his most — was Fritz the Cat: the horny, high, hipster feline whose wild adventures and sexual escapades captivated countercultural audiences from the mid-’60s until 1972, when Ralph Bakshi turned the strips into an X-rated animated film that Crumb hated so much, he famously killed off the character and never returned to him.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Life and Death of Fritz the Cat\u003c\/em\u003e contains all the Fritz stories from the earliest sketchbook-drawn tales (\"Hey, Ol' Cat!\" and \"Fritz Comes On Strong\") to the wild adventure stories (\"Special Agent for the C.I.A.\") to the classic \"peak\" Fritz stories (\"Fritz the No-Good\") all the way to the despairing \"Fritz the Cat, Superstar\" with its infamous icepick ending. Plus an introduction by Crumb, sketchbook pages, and more in a new paperback edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42967841996861,"sku":"9798875001383","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9798875001383_p0.jpg?v=1771581245","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9798875001383","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}