Krazy Kat
"Krazy Kat" was a primary influence on other cartoonists such as Charles M. Schulz of "Peanuts", Bill Watterson of "Calvin and Hobbes", and the Italian Massimo Mattioli. Walt Kelly paid homage to Herriman in some of his "Pogo" strips. Dr. Seuss expressed fondness for "Krazy Kat", and children's literature scholar Philip Nel has detected Herriman's influence in Seuss's works, especially in his zig-zagging, Coconino County-like backgrounds. Multimedia artist Öyvind Fahlström appropriated "Krazy Kat" in a series of works from 1963 to 1965. Jay Cantor published a postmodern novel in 1987 called "Krazy Kat: A Novel in Five Panels", in which the retired Krazy and Ignatz contemplate a comeback in a post-atomic world.