What do you think?
Rate this book
Zap Comix #8
Zap Comix #8
"Souvenir of the Carnage"; "What Gives?"; "The Swap"; "You Can't Avoid the Void, Starring Valierie the Vegetarian"; "Gismo Therapy"; "Innocence Squandered"; "Field Meet"; "The Hairmobile"; and Rumpelstiltskin". 46pp.
- GenresComics
Unknown Binding
Published January 1, 1974
2 people are currently reading
15 people want to read
About the author
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.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
January 25, 2023
Hmm, Crumb is certainly the best at doing the covers from the bunch. His typography is always incredible and unique for each project.
Crumb's What Gives is a fun sci-fi story that criticizes humanities ability to adapt even in the face of obvious self-inflicted destruction.
Spain doing what he does best: drawing biker gangs in "Field Meet" which is an odd true story (?) of what bikers do when they meet up and have some lighthearted fun.
Shelton has a funny story about a guy that buys a hairmobile.
The strips by Williams and Wilson didn't connect with me this time. Moscoso has a nice looking one, but a bit too silly.
Crumb's What Gives is a fun sci-fi story that criticizes humanities ability to adapt even in the face of obvious self-inflicted destruction.
Spain doing what he does best: drawing biker gangs in "Field Meet" which is an odd true story (?) of what bikers do when they meet up and have some lighthearted fun.
Shelton has a funny story about a guy that buys a hairmobile.
The strips by Williams and Wilson didn't connect with me this time. Moscoso has a nice looking one, but a bit too silly.
April 2, 2025
Zap Comix #8, 1975
Crumb takes the lead in this issue by providing both the cover and one of the stronger stories with the opening tale, "What Gives?", which features a pair of aliens who arrive on Earth to see if they can save humanity from destroying itself. Crumb uses the aliens to deliver his own soliloquy against consumerism and corporate brainwashing and how they are leading to societal decay. It's thinly veiled criticism, but Crumb's cartooning is as sharp as it can be so I didn't feel like the lack of subtlety held this story back much, given that Crumb is rarely subtle anyways.
S. Clay Wilson follows with "The Swap", another great piece about a group of pirates planning to kidnap a prostitute named Star-Eyed Stella and hold her for ransom. The pirates are foiled by the Checkered Demon who claims Stella for himself and leaves the pirates with a less attractive hostage. It's a gawdy comic for sure, but Wilson makes it work with his sarcastic script and fantastic, dense compositions.
The next major feature here is Spain Rodriguez returning to biker comics in the violent but funny "Field Meet", a story I recognize from his own autobiography collected as "My True Story". Closing stories are done by Gilbert Shelton and Victor Moscoso who do fine, but rather forgettable little strips.
Another strong issue from the Zap Collective indeed, with most of the stories being fairly strong and Crumb and Wilson in particularly delivering some of their best work in the anthology.
Crumb takes the lead in this issue by providing both the cover and one of the stronger stories with the opening tale, "What Gives?", which features a pair of aliens who arrive on Earth to see if they can save humanity from destroying itself. Crumb uses the aliens to deliver his own soliloquy against consumerism and corporate brainwashing and how they are leading to societal decay. It's thinly veiled criticism, but Crumb's cartooning is as sharp as it can be so I didn't feel like the lack of subtlety held this story back much, given that Crumb is rarely subtle anyways.
S. Clay Wilson follows with "The Swap", another great piece about a group of pirates planning to kidnap a prostitute named Star-Eyed Stella and hold her for ransom. The pirates are foiled by the Checkered Demon who claims Stella for himself and leaves the pirates with a less attractive hostage. It's a gawdy comic for sure, but Wilson makes it work with his sarcastic script and fantastic, dense compositions.
The next major feature here is Spain Rodriguez returning to biker comics in the violent but funny "Field Meet", a story I recognize from his own autobiography collected as "My True Story". Closing stories are done by Gilbert Shelton and Victor Moscoso who do fine, but rather forgettable little strips.
Another strong issue from the Zap Collective indeed, with most of the stories being fairly strong and Crumb and Wilson in particularly delivering some of their best work in the anthology.
March 19, 2025
Another goofy wacky issue of Zap! With Crumb and friends! Let's see some of my favorites!
What Gives?
A hilarious one about two aliens warning humans about how we are killing ourselves!
The Swap:
Funny scheme swapping the target of a kidnapping with a trap!
Innocence Squandered:
Why you should never fall for a pornstar that you know nothing about!
And tons more comics just like these!
What Gives?
A hilarious one about two aliens warning humans about how we are killing ourselves!
The Swap:
Funny scheme swapping the target of a kidnapping with a trap!
Innocence Squandered:
Why you should never fall for a pornstar that you know nothing about!
And tons more comics just like these!
February 4, 2023
great stuff all round this issue
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews