The George Herriman Library: Krazy & Ignatz #5

Part of Fantagraphics' ongoing George Herriman Library series, this beautifully designed volume collects strips from 1928–1930, with bold, architectural lettering dominating the deep-blue cover while a tiny Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse share the desert landscape below — a freestanding door and a freshly thrown brick between them capturing the strip's eternal, absurdist dance. The cool, minimal palette gives the whole package a quietly sophisticated feel that does justice to Herriman's enduring vision. At $49.99, it's a handsome addition to what is shaping up to be a definitive library edition of one of America's most inventive comic strips.