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Zap Comix #12
Zap Comix #12
Is it 1989 already? Yes it is, and the premier Underground Comic is back! The star attraction this issue is the 2-page 17-panel, impossibly dense jam strip by all seven of the Zap artists - Rotten To The Core - created to commemorate the Zap 12 art show at New York City's Psychedelic Solution Gallery. The Trashman by Spain Cinematographoönomatopoeia by Gilbert Shelton Cave Wimp by Robert Crumb The 'Boned' Man and the Curse of the Mummy Monkey & "My Filthy Mouth is Killing Me" by Robt. Williams The Checkered Demon & More by S. Claw Wilson The Artist and the Elves by Victor Moscoso Started in 1968 by Robert Crumb who drew the two first issues (#0 & 1), Zap Comix introduced readers to the new genre of Underground Comix. The first five issues defined the scope of the new art, inspired by but completely detached from any previous comic style, Zap artists became the reference for a new generation of cartoonists. Crumb, S. Clay Wilson, V. Moscoso, R. Griffin, G. Shelton, Spain Rodriguez and R. Williams changed the face of comics, lifting them from the confines of the Comics Code to the rank of recognized art form. Color wrap-around cover art by Spain Rodriguez , black and white interior. Inside cover art by Rick Griffin .
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52 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1989
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Robert Crumb
565 books531 followersRobert Dennis Crumb (born August 30, 1943)— is an American artist, illustrator, and musician recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream.
Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded as its most prominent figure. Though one of the most celebrated of comic book artists, Crumb's entire career has unfolded outside the mainstream comic book publishing industry. One of his most recognized works is the "Keep on Truckin'" comic, which became a widely distributed fixture of pop culture in the 1970s. Others are the characters "Devil Girl", "Fritz the Cat", and "Mr. Natural".
He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1991.
Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded as its most prominent figure. Though one of the most celebrated of comic book artists, Crumb's entire career has unfolded outside the mainstream comic book publishing industry. One of his most recognized works is the "Keep on Truckin'" comic, which became a widely distributed fixture of pop culture in the 1970s. Others are the characters "Devil Girl", "Fritz the Cat", and "Mr. Natural".
He was inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1991.
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February 8, 2023
Another fantastic volume of Zap comix.
We get the Crumb classic Cave Wimp about the neurotic wimpy caveman who invents the Venus figurine... in typical Crumb fashion... as an object of masturbation.
Spain produces a lot of fun pages including another Trashman story. This time Trashman helps a foreign organization steal the body of Ronald Reagan.
Robert Williams... I'm getting a bit tired of his stories. They don't really seem to go anywhere. Same goes for S. Clay Wilson. They both look fantastic, but after 12 volumes I need a break.
Moscoso seems to be the least talented in terms of artistic merit, but his stories are always fun to read.
Griffin and Shelton's contributions are minimal. They contribute mostly to the collaborative pages.
We get the Crumb classic Cave Wimp about the neurotic wimpy caveman who invents the Venus figurine... in typical Crumb fashion... as an object of masturbation.
Spain produces a lot of fun pages including another Trashman story. This time Trashman helps a foreign organization steal the body of Ronald Reagan.
Robert Williams... I'm getting a bit tired of his stories. They don't really seem to go anywhere. Same goes for S. Clay Wilson. They both look fantastic, but after 12 volumes I need a break.
Moscoso seems to be the least talented in terms of artistic merit, but his stories are always fun to read.
Griffin and Shelton's contributions are minimal. They contribute mostly to the collaborative pages.
March 23, 2025
Another funny issue of Zap for all of you crazy perverts! Let's see some of my favorites!
The Boned Man and the Curse of the Mummy Monkey:
What the hell was this? Such a goofy and bizarre comic about a man who was deboned alive and his counterpart, mummy monkey, on the opposite side of the world.
The Girl:
Our checkered demon friend almost finds a goodie!
Cave Wimp:
Hilarious Crumb comic about if there was a caveman equivalent to himself. A wimpy pervert who made art and struggled with people, especially women.
And even more stunning S. Clay Wilson splashes plus more wacky comix!
The Boned Man and the Curse of the Mummy Monkey:
What the hell was this? Such a goofy and bizarre comic about a man who was deboned alive and his counterpart, mummy monkey, on the opposite side of the world.
The Girl:
Our checkered demon friend almost finds a goodie!
Cave Wimp:
Hilarious Crumb comic about if there was a caveman equivalent to himself. A wimpy pervert who made art and struggled with people, especially women.
And even more stunning S. Clay Wilson splashes plus more wacky comix!
February 5, 2023
again dominated by the ones i class as second stringers. at least moscoso is trying to make comics rather than individual art pieces. wonder what the behind the scenes is with these issues, who was the driving motivator keeping it running? crumb had weirdo on his plate as well by this time, and shelton only contributes a single page
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