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The Complete Crumb Comics #13
The Complete Crumb Comics, Vol. 13: The Season of the Snoid
Complete Crumb Vol. 13 h/c
109 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1998
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Robert Crumb
565 books528 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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May 13, 2025
Another excellent collection of Crumb comics. Lots of Harvey Pekar penned stuff. I liked like Blues/Jazz legends portraits. The Snoid comics are quite out-there, very mean spirited aggressive stuff. Crumb's comic about his sexual fantasies and exploits was quite a lot too.
February 18, 2018
As the cover promises, this volume includes the classic, “My Troubles With Women,” from Zap #10, as well as the entirety of Snoid Comics … and also the legendary, “A Short History of America.” We also get more collaborations with Harvey Pekar. Let's face it: this volume is even more packed with Crumb-y goodness than usual.
We also get a larger than normal color section featuring myriad covers and the complete set of Heroes of the Blues cards. Heading into the 1980’s, Crumb’s art was looking as great as ever. Kudos to Fantagraphics for putting together this excellent series!
We also get a larger than normal color section featuring myriad covers and the complete set of Heroes of the Blues cards. Heading into the 1980’s, Crumb’s art was looking as great as ever. Kudos to Fantagraphics for putting together this excellent series!
December 24, 2022
Another wonderful collection of Crumb comics where the great man makes fun of the miseries and follies of the shy, the lost and the maladjusted while also celebrating the violent artist Snoid. Contents:
Treasure Island - Crumb's childhood with his brothers playing Long John Silver.
A Short History of America - 12 panels focusing on the changes that occur on a bushy hill lined with trees.
Bearzy Wearzies the sexually rambunctious pair of bears make an appearance, slapping butts and stealing eggs off birds nests.
Bop It Out - a victim of sensory overload jumps around from one adventure to another. "South American peasants are being tortured this very moment for your pleasure." "Always leave them feeling uneasy". Crumb ends this comic with that. haaha!
The Adventures of Onion Head - old rich farmer kid with grand delusions gets shown his place in the world and returns to his farm.
A bunch of cruel Snoid comics. This one was particularly vicious. Snoid is a total dick towards women, yet the women love him and adore him.
A bunch of thoughtful ones written by Harvey Pekar which Crumb illustrated. All of them have an underlying melancholy while being funny on the surface.
My Troubles with Women Part 1 is included in this collection.
The Winds of Change series. A collection of pictures corporate American destroying nature and taking over agriculture. I felt like it could be used in a video with George Carlin's monologue on America once being a pristine land.
Treasure Island - Crumb's childhood with his brothers playing Long John Silver.
A Short History of America - 12 panels focusing on the changes that occur on a bushy hill lined with trees.
Bearzy Wearzies the sexually rambunctious pair of bears make an appearance, slapping butts and stealing eggs off birds nests.
Bop It Out - a victim of sensory overload jumps around from one adventure to another. "South American peasants are being tortured this very moment for your pleasure." "Always leave them feeling uneasy". Crumb ends this comic with that. haaha!
The Adventures of Onion Head - old rich farmer kid with grand delusions gets shown his place in the world and returns to his farm.
A bunch of cruel Snoid comics. This one was particularly vicious. Snoid is a total dick towards women, yet the women love him and adore him.
A bunch of thoughtful ones written by Harvey Pekar which Crumb illustrated. All of them have an underlying melancholy while being funny on the surface.
My Troubles with Women Part 1 is included in this collection.
The Winds of Change series. A collection of pictures corporate American destroying nature and taking over agriculture. I felt like it could be used in a video with George Carlin's monologue on America once being a pristine land.
June 27, 2025
sexiste but you know it before reading
November 18, 2014
I know people will hate me for this but I haven't read a lot of Crumb. In fact very little. I think that no comic collection would be complete without his work though, so I decided to add a few books to my collection.
I liked this book. I don't know how Robert would feel about me personal but I think he and I are a like in a few ways. We both have the same taste in women, we both have some bizarre sexual ideas, and we both seem driven to express our ideas, no matter how offensive of strange they may be. Reading a book by someone who seems more on the same wavelength as you than off it is always an enjoyable experience.
I liked the "Bop It Out" story. It made me think that Crumb just had this over-whelming idea to create a story, but he had no ideas. Rather than wait for his muse, he must have just drawn whatever he could think of. At least that is how it seems to me. I often have that feeling myself. You want to create something but you feel like none of your ideas are good enough.
The "My Trouble With Woman" strip was also very good. It almost seems like the perfect example of "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it".
I liked this book. I don't know how Robert would feel about me personal but I think he and I are a like in a few ways. We both have the same taste in women, we both have some bizarre sexual ideas, and we both seem driven to express our ideas, no matter how offensive of strange they may be. Reading a book by someone who seems more on the same wavelength as you than off it is always an enjoyable experience.
I liked the "Bop It Out" story. It made me think that Crumb just had this over-whelming idea to create a story, but he had no ideas. Rather than wait for his muse, he must have just drawn whatever he could think of. At least that is how it seems to me. I often have that feeling myself. You want to create something but you feel like none of your ideas are good enough.
The "My Trouble With Woman" strip was also very good. It almost seems like the perfect example of "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it".
January 28, 2023
This is really golden little mix. "A Short History Of America" is probably one of the best things Crumb ever did, and deserves to be known outside his fanship. "My Troubles With Women" is a classic that starts off his childhood, going through his midlife. "Treasure Island Days" is also a remembrance of his youth with his brothers, which always holds a certain fascination for those of us who know his family story from the "Crumb" documentary (which reveals some things even his comics have never touched). The Snoid character had been around for a while, but I found him to be a refreshingly unflattering Crumb avatar for these pissy late years. There's also some "Cute Bearzie Wearzie's" and some Pekar if you like that. Put the "Heroes of the Blues" portraits on top of that, and you have one of Crumb's better collections, IMHO.
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