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The Complete Crumb Comics #9
The Complete Crumb Comics, Vol. 9: R. Crumb Versus the Sisterhood!
Two classic volumes of the definitive Complete Crumb Comics library, back in print after years of unavailability!
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 17, 1992
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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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November 6, 2017
Yeah, Crumb might not annoy feminists quite as much if he didn't insist on baiting them ... He claims to be just joking, and I tend to believe him. There are misogynistic themes in his work, but it's not as if he endorses such behavior in real life. As he has often said, "It's just lines on paper, folks."
Random thoughts:
Has Fantagraphics ever considered releasing a companion recording of some kind--CD, LP, whatever--of Crumb's music? I've heard the odd track here and there on the radio over the years, and would love to hear more.
"The Many Faces of R. Crumb" is lovely, one of my favorites from this era.
The myriad copyright notices all over "Remember Keep On Truckin'?" made me laugh. It helps if you know the story of the original "Keep On Truckin'" piece. It basically went viral, but, because Crumb neglected to copyright it, he never received any royalties as it spread far and wide ...
"Fuzzy the Bunny in 'Nut Factory Blues'" is another uncommonly good story.
"Brilliant American Maniacs Series" seems to be the very first collaboration between Crumb and Harvey Pekar.
I would love to get my hands on a copy of Dana Crumb's cookbook, Eat It. Just the recipe titles alone sound delicious.
"Mr. Know-It-All in 'Four More Years'", written after Nixon's reelection, comes across amazingly similar in many ways to the feeling I remember from November 2016 when Trump was elected. The more things change ...
"Squirrely the Squirrel": skewering cartoon violence years before Itchy and Scratchy were a thing ...
All in all, one of the more memorable volumes of this series so far. Highly recommended!
Random thoughts:
Has Fantagraphics ever considered releasing a companion recording of some kind--CD, LP, whatever--of Crumb's music? I've heard the odd track here and there on the radio over the years, and would love to hear more.
"The Many Faces of R. Crumb" is lovely, one of my favorites from this era.
The myriad copyright notices all over "Remember Keep On Truckin'?" made me laugh. It helps if you know the story of the original "Keep On Truckin'" piece. It basically went viral, but, because Crumb neglected to copyright it, he never received any royalties as it spread far and wide ...
"Fuzzy the Bunny in 'Nut Factory Blues'" is another uncommonly good story.
"Brilliant American Maniacs Series" seems to be the very first collaboration between Crumb and Harvey Pekar.
I would love to get my hands on a copy of Dana Crumb's cookbook, Eat It. Just the recipe titles alone sound delicious.
"Mr. Know-It-All in 'Four More Years'", written after Nixon's reelection, comes across amazingly similar in many ways to the feeling I remember from November 2016 when Trump was elected. The more things change ...
"Squirrely the Squirrel": skewering cartoon violence years before Itchy and Scratchy were a thing ...
All in all, one of the more memorable volumes of this series so far. Highly recommended!
June 16, 2017
Certainly a mixed bag, but there are a few strips here that really elevate the whole thing.
December 6, 2022
"Our Body. Our Shelves."
Crumb the feminist. This collection is an uninhibited celebration of sexism and moral repugnance. The silliest, sexiest and grotesque thoughts that would go through our minds - ones which we wouldn't dare utter to anyone except our closest mates, Crumb drew elaborate comics of them all. He simply had to draw images and write text out of all his fantasies and show people what a prick he is. It is hilarious when you think about it.
Two sneaky cats desperately try to capture a voluptuous human figured bird to eat for supper. A drug addict couple devise an ingenious way for the female to get an abortion. Crumb and his partners first LSD trip. Namby Pamby, the silly rock music loving girl and her friend who like to take men for a ride. Mr.Snoid chases a pair of fine legs in a street and then on a bus. The title story where Crumb and Big Kate slug it out is the most outrageous of the lot. He does offer an olive-branch at the end of the story though.
Crumb is the greatest American artist. You think Brian De Palma films are sleazy? Crumb makes De Palma seem like the Pope. You think Bill Burr told off the feminists? Not the provocative way Crumb did. Maybe PKD was more obsessed with his obsessions than Crumb. But Crumbs comics are funnier than PKDs novels. Bukowski says HI. Well, Crumbs weirdness and variety upstages Bukowskis sameness. Crumb is a cornucopia of surprises while Buk is a plethora of sameness.
There's something about Crumb. Some artists just know what needs to be done. They just hit the G Spot and nothing can stop them. Crumb was one of them.
Crumb the feminist. This collection is an uninhibited celebration of sexism and moral repugnance. The silliest, sexiest and grotesque thoughts that would go through our minds - ones which we wouldn't dare utter to anyone except our closest mates, Crumb drew elaborate comics of them all. He simply had to draw images and write text out of all his fantasies and show people what a prick he is. It is hilarious when you think about it.
Two sneaky cats desperately try to capture a voluptuous human figured bird to eat for supper. A drug addict couple devise an ingenious way for the female to get an abortion. Crumb and his partners first LSD trip. Namby Pamby, the silly rock music loving girl and her friend who like to take men for a ride. Mr.Snoid chases a pair of fine legs in a street and then on a bus. The title story where Crumb and Big Kate slug it out is the most outrageous of the lot. He does offer an olive-branch at the end of the story though.
Crumb is the greatest American artist. You think Brian De Palma films are sleazy? Crumb makes De Palma seem like the Pope. You think Bill Burr told off the feminists? Not the provocative way Crumb did. Maybe PKD was more obsessed with his obsessions than Crumb. But Crumbs comics are funnier than PKDs novels. Bukowski says HI. Well, Crumbs weirdness and variety upstages Bukowskis sameness. Crumb is a cornucopia of surprises while Buk is a plethora of sameness.
There's something about Crumb. Some artists just know what needs to be done. They just hit the G Spot and nothing can stop them. Crumb was one of them.
August 28, 2022
Most importantly, this has "Nut Factory Blues", one of Crumb's best stories, certainly a deeply personal one that viewers of the documentary film will find especially poignant. Essentially a long conversation between Robert and his brother Charles (as bunnies, of course) after the latter has had a nervous breakdown and been sent away. I reread this one all the time. The rest is decent, some highlights being "My First LSD Trip" and "Girls, girls, girls", both single page classics, and the title "Vs. the Sisterhood" story is alright.
December 14, 2022
"Third Fantagraphics Books Edition" = May 2009 = $19.99
The widest assortment of his characters that I've seen together in one book!
The widest assortment of his characters that I've seen together in one book!
January 30, 2013
Things got bitter. And although Crumb stuck to his cute zoomorphs and remarkably coherent drawing style, like the light counterpoint to Clay Wilson's vortices of amorality, there is no doubt that it is a less exuberant side that we are dealing with here. Stories like the two Little Aminals (no typo) and Nut Factory Blues are guaranteed to bring both smiles and shivers to many readers, and Squirrelly the Squirrel carries the negative parts of the "clever li'l animal" stereotype to the extreme. Eat It is a pretty relaxed affair, mostly sketches of various culinary necessities, more or less humorous, with tuna casserole as the top o' the world, I guess.
Many covers and stuff of their kind included, really nice, just like in the rest of the series. Some episodes where Bo Bo Bolinski, the archetypal drunkard, and the remarkably disturbing and loathsome character of Forky O'Donnell are allowed to shine, if one could classify what they're doing as such. And last, but not least, the title story, where I got pretty amazed (again) by Crumb's ability to fit cartoony, exaggerated characters and postures into perfectly erotic scenery (and make them even pretty, for that matter).
Many covers and stuff of their kind included, really nice, just like in the rest of the series. Some episodes where Bo Bo Bolinski, the archetypal drunkard, and the remarkably disturbing and loathsome character of Forky O'Donnell are allowed to shine, if one could classify what they're doing as such. And last, but not least, the title story, where I got pretty amazed (again) by Crumb's ability to fit cartoony, exaggerated characters and postures into perfectly erotic scenery (and make them even pretty, for that matter).
July 8, 2011
I picked this up and read through it on a rainy afternoon at someone's house. Kinda cool to take a look at some old comics, I feel like I got a cool feel for the times these were created in. Most of my feel of the flower power days comes from movies and feel good memories from an older generation.
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December 7, 2012He stopped truckin'.
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