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Continues the collection of Crumb's sketchbooks. ... Read more

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The "Godfather" of the underground comics movement begun in the '60s, Robert Crumb is also one of the most important figures in twentieth century art. Born in Philadelphia in 1943, Crumb, like Mark Twain and the later Beat writers, has lived all over America, giving him a unique perspective from which to satirize his home country. In San Francisco in 1967, at the height of the hippie movement, Crumb began producing independent black and white comic books drawn in a style that seemed both old fashioned and up-to-date at the same time, a dense, thick-lined style presented in comic strip panels often packed with activity, a style that harked back to the work of E. C. Segar, Walt Kelly, Gene Ahern, and others. In these books he created characters such as Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat, and introduced such phrases as "Keep on Truckin'" into the vernacular.

In later years Crumb edited his own magazine (Weirdo), and turned to confessional stories, which he wrote alone and in collaboration with his wife Aline Kominsky He moved to France in the early '90s, his art began to make appearances in galleries and magazines like the New Yorker, and he was the subject of Crumb, Terry Zwigoff's popular documentary.

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Exposed! Details of R. Crumb's everyday life! ... Read more

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Guaranteed True Fun
I like later Crumb much more than early Crumb and this book is one of the reasons why.

In this 1995 book from Fantagraphics, you get TWO Crumbs! R Crumb's self-loathing starts at one cover while spouse Aline Kominksy-Crumb's self loathing starts at the other cover.

R Crumb's art has never looked better than it does here. Lots of tight little panels with incredibly tight and evocative pen and ink work broken up by a couple of splash pages. ... Read more

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R. Crumb Comics contains three stories by the incomparable American artist.''The Story O'My Life'',''People...Ya Gotta Love 'Em'', and''I'm Grateful! I'm Grateful!''The stories are presented in luxurious format and binding. A signed Limited Edition of 500 numbered copies in a Deluxe cloth slipcase and signed by Robert Crumb. ... Read more

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A look inside the creative process with Robert Crumb.R. Crumb is undoubtedly the foremost cartoonist of the latter 20th Century, and his sketchbooks - in which he has written and drawn continually from the early '60s to present - might rank as his finest achievement.Fantagraphics is proud to present these sketchbooks, in facsimile form, as a comprehensive series of volumes that will eventually run well over 4000 pages. Volume 8, covering 1971 through 1972, is the latest and it represents one of the more inquisitive and soul-searching periods in this phenomenal artist's life, as it coincides with Crumb's rise to fame and rejection of the late '60s hippie counterculture that made him famous. ... Read more

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Crumb classics from Dirty Laundry and Arcade, full-cover covers for books, comics and LPs, and Crumb’s complete serial from the pages of the Village Voice.This volume contains Crumb classics Dirty Laundry #2 (the ground-breaking Crumb/Kominsky jam), the last of the Arcadestrips, full-cover covers for books, comics and LPs, and Crumb’s complete 40-page epic Mr. Natural serial from the pages of the Village Voice. In it, our hero, having given up on the "wise man" business, has sent away all his students and lives a quiet life. But during a particularly arduous meditation, he wrestles with the Devil, and at last achieves total enlightenment.

He's locked up in a nut house right away, of course.Thus endeth the Age of Aquarius.

Other classic stories include "I Once Lived the Life of a Millionaire" (the Snoid vs. The Revolution) and "Josephine and the Cross-Eyed Quadroon" (which covers just about all the bases, political incorrectness-wise).Re-live the 20th Century with Crumb! ... Read more

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Classic Mr. Natural
Ol' Natch gets in a pickle, but never fear, the mind triumphs over matter.Excellent quality publication, guick shipping and arrived in perfect condition.

Crumb Fans Rejoice
This series is called the "Complete Crumb" for a reason.It is a collection of his complete works.As a result, some people who enjoy some of his work might not enjoy all of his work, but different strokes for different folks. Only the most diehard fan will find 100% of Crumb's works enjoyable.However, anyone buying this series is most likely already a diehard fan, and more casual readers can try out his regular format books quite cheaply to get a taste of his style or buy a more thematic collection to play it safe.As usual, Fantagraphics has published a collection living up to its extremely high standards of quality with excellent printing and reproduction values that will be treasured by fans of the comic arts. ... Read more