TY - BOOK AU - Kurtzman's,Harvey AU - Crumb, R. AU - Kitchen, Denis AU - Shelton, Gilbert AU - Spiegelman, Art AU - Spiegelman, Art TI - Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle book T2 - Essential Kurtzman, SN - 978-1-61655-563-4 U1 - 741.5973 PY - 2014/// CY - Milwaukie, Oregon PB - Kitchen Sink Book KW - American wit and humor, Pictorial. KW - Graphic novels. KW - Comic books, strips, etc N1 - Introduction / by Gilbert Shelton -- It's a jungle out there! / by Denis Kitchen -- 1980 introduction / by Art Spiegelman -- Thelonius Violence -- The organization man in the grey flannel executive suite -- Compulsion on the range -- Decadence degenerated -- Epilogue / a conversation between Peter Poplaski and R. Crumb; 700-799; 741.5 N2 - Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book is considered one of the "Top 100 Comics of the 20th Century" by The Comics Journal and is widely regarded to be a lost classic. Written and illustrated by Kurtzman, Jungle Book inspired and influenced comics creators such as Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Gilbert Shelton, and Terry Gilliam. Back in print for the first time in over twenty-five years, this deluxe hardcover features an essay by comics archivist Denis Kitchen; a new introduction by Gilbert Shelton; a conversational afterword between Pete Poplaski and Robert Crumb; and and a selection of Kurtzman's photographs, correspondence, and artwork. The definitive edition of this graphic novel masterpiece is not to be missed! ER -