{"product_id":"the-life-and-death-of-fritz-the-cat","title":"THE LIFE AND DEATH OF FRITZ THE CAT","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Crumb's\u003c\/strong\u003e first (and still possibly his most) iconic character was Fritz the Cat: the horny, high, hipster feline whose wild adventures and sexual escapades captivated counter cultural 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. 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 \"Fritz the Cat, Superstar\" with its infamous ice pick ending! Introduction by Crumb, sketchbook pages, and more.\n\n\u003cem\u003e\"One of the world's greatest cartoonists ever.\" — Art Spiegelman\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003e\"The intimacy of Robert Crumb's work has fascinated me for more than half my life.\" — KAWS\u003c\/em\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003e\"The most monolithic visual prankster of the last century.\" — Lena Dunham\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59643898495262,"sku":"LIFEDF","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/lifedf-life-and-death-fritz-the-cat-book.jpg?v=1784523065","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/the-life-and-death-of-fritz-the-cat","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}