Denis Kitchen Art Agency

Comic Book Art and Merchandising Agent

  

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Artist Bios:
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Al Capp
R. Crumb
Will Eisner
Jack Jackson
Russell Keaton
Denis Kitchen
Harvey Kurtzman
James O'Barr
Peter Poplaski
Frank Stack
Kellie Strom

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Products for Sale:
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Original Art:

Will Eisner Art
Harvey Kurtzman Art
Russell Keaton Art
Peter Poplaski Art
Jack Jackson Art
James O'Barr
Frank Stack Art
Kellie Strom

 

Books:

Al Capp Books
R. Crumb Books
Will Eisner Books
Russell Keaton Books
Harvey Kurtzman Books
Kitchen Sink Press Books
LIST ALL BOOKS

 

Other Items:

Comic Books
Buttons & Pins
Other Cool Stuff
Postcards
Posters & Signs
Record Albums
Serigraphs & Prints
Trading Cards
Underground Comix
Vintage Catalogs

 

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Visit Our Links:
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Denis Kitchen Online

Denis Kitchen Publishing

Steve Krupp's Curio Shoppe

Kitchen & Hansen Agency

www.cheesyproducts.com

Kitchen and Lind

www.lil-abner.com

www.willeisner.com

www.cbldf.org

www.al-capp-lil-abner.com

www.alexakitchen.com

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Al Capp's Little Abner, Daisy May Yokum, and the shmoo schmooThe Denis Kitchen Art Agency (DKAA) was founded in 1991 by publisher and cartoonist Denis Kitchen.

As this new Web site steadily expands, biographies, histories and ongoing licensing activities for each client will be linked. In the meantime, if you have any interest in licensing Li'l Abner, Harvey Kurtzman or other client images, reprinting existing work in whole or part, or in the case of Poplaski assigning or commissioning illustrations, comic art or paintings, contact us at:

DKAA at deniskitchen dot com

DKAA exclusively represents the intellectual property of the following:

 LITERARY & MERCHANDISING AGENT:

  • Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) estate. Hey Look!, Grasshopper & Ant and other creations owned by the genius behind MAD, Humbug, Trump and Little Annie Fanny.
  • Capp Enterprises, Inc. (Li'l Abner, Daisy Mae, The Shmoo, Dogpatch, Fearless Fosdick, Sadie Hawkins Day, Kigmy, Joe Bfstplk, Mammy & Pappy Yokum & scores of other characters created by cartoonist Al Capp (1909-1979)
  • Russell Keaton estate. Keaton (1910-1945) ghosted "Buck Rogers" before creating the first aviatrix comic strip, "Flyin' Jenny."
  • Peter Poplaski. This versatile award-winning illustrator, cartoonist, painter and notorious mimic has created covers for such varied properties as Superman, Batman, Steve Canyon, Li'l Abner, Gen of Hiroshima and Corporate Crime. He recently drew a "Tom Strong" story for Alan Moore, but also creates landscapes, still lifes and portraits. If Pete wasn't so honest he'd be drawing flawless hundred dollar bills.

In addition to the literary and merchandising representation above, DKAA exclusively represents the following clients for the:

 SALE OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK:

  • Will Eisner estate... Complete and partial Spirit stories 1946-52, Spirit inked covers, Will Eisner's The SpiritSpirit wraparound cover paintings and spot illos 1971-1999; large charcoal drawings and other artwork by this comic book and graphic novel legend.
  • Russell Keaton estate... Exquisite Flyin' Jenny dailies and Sundays, 1939-43; and extremely rare Buck Rogers Sunday proofs (no original Sunday ever survived).
  • Denis Kitchen... 50-level 3-D art print, S&N'd Steve Krupp serigraph, misc. underground comix work.
  • Harvey Kurtzman estate... "Little Annie Fanny" stories (with Will Elder), purely Kurtzman pencil roughs and color preliminary drawings, Mad, Humbug, Trump, Help! sketches, prelims, prints, and collaborative work, such as "Goodman Beaver" with Will Elder. Also signed and numbered "Times Square" prints.
  • Peter Poplaski... Large Batman and Superman covers and amazing preliminaries, Tom Strong, underground comix, and commissions.
  • Frank Stack (Foolbert Sturgeon)... Jesus, Dorman's Doggie, Amazon, Dr. Feelgood and other classic underground comix pages; watercolor paintings.
  • Kellie Strøm... Incredible painted Star Wars pages; beautiful color and b&w illustrations from London Times and Telegraph. The best artist you never heard of.
  • Al Capp estate... Early '70s "Li'l Abner" signed & numbered serigraphs.

DKAA also non-exclusively handles the SALE OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK for these additional artists:

  • Jack Jackson (Jaxon)... Pages from Secrets of San Saba, Lost Cause, Los Tejanos, Comanche Moon and selected underground comix.
  • James O'Barr... Original pages from his best-selling graphic novel,The Crow, which resulted in a series of big screen adaptations and spin-offs.

Other clients (Will Eisner, R. Crumb and others) are represented by a related entity, Kitchen & Hansen Agency (see below).

If you are interested in acquiring original artwork by any of the above artists (as well as some artists not listed above) click Steve Krupp's Original Comic Book Art Gallery and view the choice items on display. Not everything in our inventory is visible on-line, so don't be shy about asking.

 CONTACT US:

If you are Russell Keaton's Flying Jennya professional cartoonist or an estate looking for representation, if you have quality original artwork to sell or consign, or you have any related questions, e-mail

DKAA at deniskitchen dot com

Snail Mail:

 
Denis Kitchen Art Agency
P.O. Box 2250
Amherst, MA
01004

Business Hours:

Monday - Friday
10 am to 6 pm Eastern Time
 
Phone: 413-259-1627
Fax: 413-259-1812

 Kitchen & Hansen Agency, LLC

Denis Kitchen and Judith Hansen are partners in the Kitchen & Hansen Agency (founded 1999), which represents the intellectual property of the following clients as (literary, media and merchandising unless noted):

  • Dan Burr: Kings in Disguise
  • Gary Chaloner: Red Kelso; Morton Stone, Undertaker; John Law [with Will Eisner]
  • N.C. Christopher Couch:Will Eisner Companion
  • R. Crumb: Devil Girl, Mr. Natural, Keep-on-Truckin'; TV commercials (as co-agents).
  • Will Eisner: The Spirit and nearly twenty graphic novels covering over 60 years.
  • Wendy & Richard Pini (Warp Graphics): Elfquest (literary only)
  • James O'Barr:The Crow
  • Mark Schultz: Xenozoic Tales/Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, Robert E. Howard: Mythmaker
  • James Vance: Kings in Disguise, novels.
  • Stephen Weiner: Will Eisner Companion and children's books.

For more detailed information on Kitchen & Hansen clients and agency activities, please go to the separate Web site Kitchen & Hansen Agency which is undergoing revision and construction.

The Spirit © Will Eisner, Li'l Abner © Capp Enterprises, Inc., Flyin' Jenny © Russell Keaton Estate, all other text and compilation © Denis Kitchen Art Agency 2002-2008 (a division of Denis Kitchen Publishing Co., LLC)

 

website built and maintained by Stacey Kitchen.