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The Complete Crumb Comics #17
The Complete Crumb Comics, Vol. 17: Cave Wimp
"The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 17 continues the multi-volume, chronological series comprising the complete works of the legendary cartoonist R. Crumb, one of America's most original, trenchant, and uncompromising artists. This volume explores the years 1988-1992, including his contributions to issues 22-27 of the infamous underground comix anthology, Weirdo, which was founded by Crumb and featured such classics as "Memories Are Made of This" and "I'm Grateful! I'm Grateful!" Also included is the historic "Cave Wimp" from Zap #12 (as featured on this volume's cover), "The Ol' Outsider Goes to the Academy Awards" (created for Premiere magazine), the scarce Vues De Sauve portfolio of landscape drawings made in the artist's village in southern France, and 24 pages in full-color." Including the entirety of Crumb's published oeuvre, as well as unpublished comics and illustrations, the multiple Harvey and Eisner Award-winning Complete Crumb Comics series (along with its companion series, The R. Crumb Sketchbooks) is an invaluable addition to any cartooning library. Book jacket.
122 pages, Hardcover
First published August 8, 2003
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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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April 11, 2024
Crumb and Terry Zwigoff tried to make an X rated film about a female Sasquatch. They even flew down to LA and met a bunch of prospective producers. It never worked out of course. Crumb talks about writing the script in the introduction to this collection.
Anyway, Crumb is like a benevolent and self depreciating god while he draws and writes these stories about human nature. Mode O Day and Doggo make an appearance here. Drawing all these stories must be harder than being a stand up comic. I hereby nominate Robert Crumb to be the greatest American artist of the 20th and 21st centuries. Yes, there is Philip K Dick and Charles Bukowski and Norman Mailer and Bill Burr. But none of them are/were honest the way Crumb is.
Cave Wimp is one of Crumb's best works. Such an important commentary on human nature and how artists might actually be elevated to popular status by the elite alpha males. So much profound and humbling truths in Crumbs pornographic and provocative cartoons. I cannot stop reading them.
Anyway, Crumb is like a benevolent and self depreciating god while he draws and writes these stories about human nature. Mode O Day and Doggo make an appearance here. Drawing all these stories must be harder than being a stand up comic. I hereby nominate Robert Crumb to be the greatest American artist of the 20th and 21st centuries. Yes, there is Philip K Dick and Charles Bukowski and Norman Mailer and Bill Burr. But none of them are/were honest the way Crumb is.
Cave Wimp is one of Crumb's best works. Such an important commentary on human nature and how artists might actually be elevated to popular status by the elite alpha males. So much profound and humbling truths in Crumbs pornographic and provocative cartoons. I cannot stop reading them.
May 18, 2023
Second Edition = October 2013
Only 50% narrative- rest is covers and other art from this time period.
Only 50% narrative- rest is covers and other art from this time period.
February 15, 2021
A really nice collection of some well written Crumb comics. There is a great intro from Crumb where he talks about working more from a plot, rather than just making up his stories as they go. You can really see the difference. A lot of Crumb stories seem to sort of turn in to the same story around page 2, but that's not the case here. It's also a nice cross section of the work Crumb does, as we get some Autobio stories, and some Crumb characters. I really wish more Complete Crumb comics were in print.
December 9, 2020
these are all great, apart from maybe "the adventures of wichita the rat dancer"
cave wimp is a personal favourite
cave wimp is a personal favourite
January 27, 2014
What can I say about R Crumb that hasn't already been said multiple times by people more articulate than me? His books are impressive on so many levels: great art of course, interesting story lines, honest topics, and versatile skills.
Volume 17 of the Complete Crumb comics contains many gems of Crumb's career: his pursuit of women, his correspondence of the academy awards, Mode O'Day, fatherhood, and a fascinating Cave Wimp story which (as Crumb himself admits it's the most expansive story he's done) is a very complete and intricate comic which explores the male dynamic in our current society and supplants it onto a caveman setting: what functions does a brainier more artsy man fulfill in a society dominated by brawn? Crumb has an interesting take on this.
Along with this we get the standard Crumb goodies like comic covers, advertisements, greeting cards, scenery drawings and such which again show us just how massive Crumb's output has been throughout his life.
Inspirational and frightening.
Volume 17 of the Complete Crumb comics contains many gems of Crumb's career: his pursuit of women, his correspondence of the academy awards, Mode O'Day, fatherhood, and a fascinating Cave Wimp story which (as Crumb himself admits it's the most expansive story he's done) is a very complete and intricate comic which explores the male dynamic in our current society and supplants it onto a caveman setting: what functions does a brainier more artsy man fulfill in a society dominated by brawn? Crumb has an interesting take on this.
Along with this we get the standard Crumb goodies like comic covers, advertisements, greeting cards, scenery drawings and such which again show us just how massive Crumb's output has been throughout his life.
Inspirational and frightening.
August 28, 2022
Our misanthropic hero stops the world and says 'au revoir'. "Cave Wimp" is a fine statement of purpose and legacy, "Whichita Rat Dancer" is a cool diversion in style, "Dirty Laundry" catches you up on the realities of cartoon marriage. It ends with his portraits of France and the villas he has retired to. There's a full color "Ode To Harvery Kurtzman", the type of fond farewell cartoonists will be writing about Crumb someday. Thanks and goodbye.
December 10, 2020
I'm a little too into this.
April 19, 2007
Totally nutty. Completely honest.
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