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Crumb : a cartoonist's life / Dan Nadel.

Summary:

"Crumb" by Dan Nadel explores the life of Robert Crumb, a pioneering artist who transformed the comics medium into a space for adult expression and helped shape 20th-century American culture. Known for creating the underground comic book industry and iconic works like Fritz the Cat and Zap Comix, Crumb's life story is marked by childhood abuse, early fame, and his unique role in both underground and mainstream cultures. The book delves into Crumb's complex family life, the rise of underground comics in the 1960s, the counterculture, and the challenges of the hippie dream. With forty-five black-and-white images and a sixteen-page color insert, the biography traces seven decades of Crumb's work, revealing the essence of his extraordinary artistic journey.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982144005
ISBN: 1982144009
ISBN: 9781982144012
ISBN: 1982144017
Physical Description: xviii, 458 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2025.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-440) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword -- Part I: 1914-1962. The All-Americans -- Jugular veins -- A new family -- Part II: 1962-1966. I go to work -- Life on the cusp -- Chicago -- Part III: 1966-1972. Underground calling -- Zap -- Johnny Appleseed -- Hail, hail -- On the run -- Workingman blues -- Big business -- Goldie -- Part IV: 1972-1992. City and country -- On the move again -- Renewal -- Weirdo -- Duality in the suburbs -- Everything old is new again -- Time to go, again -- Part V: 1992-2004.Bonjour, crubs -- Dealing with it -- Genesis -- The old magician -- A note on sources -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- Index.