The Complete Fritz the Cat

by Crumb

Used, with very minor surface edge wear. Tightly bound, don't believe it was even read. See photos to determine condition.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1978

Reviews

[Gregg Cosgrove · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know what to say about this, reading it in the year 2020. I am, generally, a fan of Crumb. This, though, is pretty much trash. All of his weird sexual idiosyncrasies are detailed in a way that in this #metoo era (or any era, really) cringe worthy. To be fair, in the introduction, even Crumb talks about how stupid some of it is - but the violence, especially sexual violence, against the cartoon females in this makes it more like looking into a diseased mind rather than an artistic genius outsider poking into the fabric of our ho-hum reality. Anyway - despite this book - I'd still recommend other Crumb books and even one that I really enjoyed finding last year. Things are complicated. People have complicated feelings.

[ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

Racist Crumb, Robert Dumb
undeniable his illustrations are electric but this was a lot of dogshit. i can see others don’t consider this his best work but it still didn’t give me the urge to seek more of it

[Carta em Branco · Rating 2 out of 5]

Achei meio idiota mas não dá pra negar que o Crumb é uma pessoa interessante.

[Dominick · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's actually not quite complete (missing one story), but it does include a potpourri of stuff, including a Crumb juvenile effort. Given Fritz's reputation, this stuff is surprisingly mediocre. Crumb did much better work. Fritz does have his moments, though--notably the final story, in which Crumb unceremoniously and hilariously retires his long-standing antihero protagonist.

[Freder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love him or loathe him (I do a little bit of both), Fritz represents a huge counter-cultural swath of the early 70s. Not Crumb's best work, but perhaps his most digestible.