I couldn't have said it any better myself, and if you have a little time, click that link to read the whole essay.
It’s true that the one-panel cartoon is a less innovative artistic form than the hybrid medium "sequential art," but it is also a purer one, less awkward in its conventions." - Tim Kreider There may exist a certain prejudice against single-panel cartoons among artists and critics in the field (evident in the dismissive label "gag" cartoons), not unlike the mainstream perception of comics as less legitimate, less "serious," than fine art. " The reasons for Kliban's relative obscurity are unclear. Yet whenever the topic does come up, I rarely hear his name mentioned. Kliban should rank up there with the very best of the 'gag' cartoonists like Charles Addams, Gahan Wilson, and of course Gary Larson. A shameful misjustice we're going to attempt to rectify today.
Unless you are a cat lover or long term reader of Hugh Hefner's Playboy, chances are you may not even be aware of the work of B.
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