B. Kliban - his first name was Bernard, but he signed his work with his first initial and his surname - has been dead for more than 20 years, but he appears to be primed for a comeback.
That is, his iconic work featuring plump tabby cats is ready again for the spotlight.
We became aware of this in a shop that specialized in T-shirts, and which was prominently displaying a host of Kliban products like this one.
Martha and I have spent more than a few dollars over the years on Kliban-related merchandise; in fact, it's one of the things we knew we had in common at the start. We still have several mugs (including an original "Love to eat them mousies" one that I generally don't use, to keep it in decent shape), T-shirts, calendars and of course books. The official site, I was pleased to see, is called eatmousies.com.
Family and friends who've known us for a while will know that Martha and I had a cat named Bellybutton, who was a spitting image of the Kliban cat. Just as jolly, too. Bellybutton went to the great scratchpost in the sky many years ago, but we're reminded him of all the time. It's cheering to see that the original works have not gone out of style.
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