R. Crumb Sketchbook, Vol. 1: 1964 to Mid '65

R. Crumb Sketchbook #1

by Robert Crumb

The first in a series released by Fantagraphic Books and the perfect gift for a fan of R. Crumb's career or any art lover who appreciates seeing the . This is his sketchbook from 1964-65, so what you get are pages and pages of of his first wife, of a cityscape, of furniture in the room. The wildy misproportioned women and hypersexual content that Crumb is famous for are at a minimum here. But what you do get is a "peek behind the curtain"- an opportunity to see into the man's brain, how he looks at space and turns it into a line with some shade marks. Crumb is a great artist and this sketchbook should please hardcore fans and fellow artists.

Genres: Art, Comics, Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1992

About the author

Robert 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.

Reviews

[Cwn_annwn_13 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I saw this on the shelf at the library and grabbed it because I'm a fan of Crumbs work and share his fetish for large buttocked females. These are not any of his comic stories, this book is a compilation of some of his earliest sketches done during his childhood and teen years so most of this stuff is very innocent and cute, not the cartoon porn, neurotic angst ridden or LSD influenced art that Crumb is best known for. It was interesting to flip through the pages but I doubt this would interest anybody but the most hardcore Crumb fans or possibly art students.