I just got a copy of The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out, by A. Koford.
Does A. stand for Adam (our cartoonist pal also known as Ape Lad) or Aloysius (Adam's bon vivant great-grandfather)? We'll never know. It doesn't really matter. The important thing about these 150 one-panel gags, featuring a pair of wise-foolish felines, is how terrific they are, both in their warm, scorn-free humor, and in their evidence of masterful craftsmanship. The composition, spotting, and line-work would make Hank Ketcham nod in approval.
Mister Koford and his greatest fan, one John Hodgman, signed my copy of the book, and on the title page Mr. Koford also drew a cute sketch of Jackhammer Jill doing what she loves to do best. The back of the book contains another sketch of Jill, along with a thanks to all happy mutant everywhere.
I'm suffering from a head cold today, and I'm looking forward to getting into bed and reading this with my kids. Thanks Adam. You and your great-gradfather are wonderful!
The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out
- Ape Lad's sketchbook scanned to Flickr – Boing Boing
- BBtv – Ape Lad: The True Hollywood Story of Aloysius Koford …
- BBtv: Ape Lad: Hobo Life – Boing Boing
- Interview with Ape Lad – Boing Boing
- Ape Lad hoodie – Boing Boing
- Boing Boing tv: Ape Lad — Pappy and the Cryptids. – Boing Boing
- Ape Lad draws Jackhammer Jill as a hobo – Boing Boing
- Mole Men imagined by Ape Lad / Mole Crunk – Boing Boing
- Ape lad draws: Pretty Little Monkey Girl, and Hellmonkey – Boing Boing
- Apelad mistakes human female for mythical horned ostrich – Boing Boing
- Get Illuminated podcast #9 — Adam "Ape Lad" Koford – Boing Boing
- BBtv: A Brief History of Internet Trolls, with Adam "Ape Lad …
- Cory as an Ape Lad robo-hobo – Boing Boing
- Videos of hoboes being drawn by Ape Lad – Boing Boing
- The ABCs of LOLcats. – Boing Boing
- The New Yorker's Eustace Tilley Contest – Boing Boing
- Boing Boing tv: Aloysius Koford, Mountain Man. – Boing Boing
- Laugh Out Loud Cats: new book by Adam Koford – Boing Boing
- Boing Boing tv: Ape Lad — Pappy and the Cryptids. – Boing Boing
- BBtv: Ape Lad: Hobo Life – Boing Boing
