Review

Klaus is the only great thing in this rotten world.
—Michael Deforge

Richard’s writing is delightfully poetic, intelligent and beautifully paced, each strip reads elegantly and refuses to grow old. I’ve already gone through the book a few times and I’m sure I’ll revisit it in the future. Very much like Moomin, it’s a source of great comfort for me and (I hope) many others, unlike Tove Jansson, Richard Short is still alive and is producing his strips at a very admirable rate.
—Roman Muradov

Lovely stuff.
—Creative Review

One part Peanuts, one part Jim Woodring's Frank, Klaus transplants the myogenic spirit of the classic strip comic into a new, slightly stranger yet similarly robust body. Like a Hunt 102-weilding Victor Frankenstein, Short isn't afraid to experiment, and readers may soon find themselves absorbed in the witty, contemplative, and warped world of cat-people, humanoid rodents, and metaphysical ruminations.
—Martin Steenton, Avoid The Future

In a departure from usual comic language, the dialogue is packed with literary allusions, anachronistic speech inflections and poetic quips, making for a brilliantly funny, surreal read."
—Design Week

Is there a cat-in-the-wild comic I do not love? Richard Short’s Klaus is a very beautiful (Nobrow released it after all) "Peanuts” flavored comic based on rambling anti-adventure 4-panel grids. Where Steve Wolfhard’s hapless Cat Rackham itches and worries his way in and out of trouble, Short’s felines maintain a Papa Moomin sense of calm irrationality and a Pogo-ish tendency to contemplate. It’s a weird widerness too, with human-form “rats” and ugly mug baby birds that remind me a little of Jon Lewis’ True Swamp. Quality stuff.
—Quimby's

From the Inside Flap

Visually informed by Short's love of classic comic strips, such as Charles Schulz' Peanuts and Tove Jansson's Moomin, Klaus explores the un-adventures of the eponymous character - a pensive anthropomorphic cat, a vexatious supporting cast of humanoid rats, inappropriately specie-d romantic interests and Klaus' libertarian doppelgänger Otto.

From the Back Cover

Visually informed by Short's love of classic comic strips, such as Charles Schulz' Peanuts and Tove Jansson's Moomin, Klaus explores the un-adventures of the eponymous character - a pensive anthropomorphic cat, a vexatious supporting cast of humanoid rats, inappropriately specie-d romantic interests and Klaus' libertarian doppelgänger Otto.

About the Author

Richard Short is a cartoonist, illustrator and lawyer from the North East of England. He is a regular contributor to international anthology Two Fast Colour and his poster designs can be seen on walls from Newcastle to London. He is currently living on a hill in the windswept margins of South London.