Ragnar's Kings of the Road

By Baby Tattoo Books and Brandon "Ragnar" Johnson

Book Overview

A cartoonumentary that Ralph Bakshi called "A textbook for animators in the brilliant use of design". A dizzying salad-toss of caricatures, typography and wild design.

This stylized, visual exploration of American hobo culture is chock full of images that are as appealing as they are repulsive. Characters you don't want to know and situations you don't want to encounter are illustrated in a dazzling display of colors and patterns. Was a nomadic existence of working and riding the rails ever really this ugly or this beautiful? Join artist/designer Ragnar as he takes you on a fictitious trip across some not-so-great parts of this great country with some less-than-desirable traveling companions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977894916
• ISBN13: 9780977894918
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Baby Tattoo Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

King of Illustration

I think it's interesting that he chose not to print it on coated paper. I feel he loses the dynamics of the colours and the details of his illustrations. However I think this book is fantastic with great characters and the paper does add the effect of the road house theme. Definately one of my favourite illustrators.