Crumb, known for his often disturbing and misanthropic depictions of life in the 60s and 70s, and arguably best recognized for his creations Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural, is considered by many to be the father of alternative underground comix. Laying the groundwork for such popular indie work as Peter Bagge’s Hate and Roberta Gregory’s Bitchy Bitch, in XYZ Comics, Crumb not only satirizes the culture that made him into an underground pop idol but also turns a sardonic eye on some of his most famous work as well. Mocking his celebrity status created by as such iconic work as his well known “Keep on Truckin’” cartoon, Crumb never shies away from turning a contemptuous introspective eye on himself.
Stories: 2 - Kit 'n Kaboodle in "Dry Spell Blues" 3 - Boiled Cabbage 14 - Mr. Natural Takes A Walk 43 - Fat 'n Sassy 44 - Modern World Funnies
Described by art critic Robert Hughes as "the Brueghel of the 20th century," Robert Crumb has become the only sixties counter culture artist to break through into the fine art world with great acclaim. Laura Hoptman, curator of the Carnegie International said, "Crumb is one of the most subversive and important voices to come out of America in the 20th century." He's one of the greatest draftsmen of our time.
A Crumb classic featuring his signature creation, available in hardcover for the first time! This collection features over 120 pages of vintage Crumb comics starring the white-bearded, diminutive sage-cum-charlatan, ranging from charming, free-wheeling early ’70s stories to the disturbing, controversial ’90s stories (as seen in the Crumb movie), including the entire 40-page “Mr. Natural and Devil Girl” epic. Crumb’s Mr. Natural is probably the most famous underground character of all (topping even Fritz the Cat and the Freak Brothers), recognizable even to “civilians.” Don’t miss this opportunity to snatch up this jam-packed collection of comics from one of the all-time masters! 112 pages of black-and-white comics
"I never get bored seeing more work from a master who is so obsessively in love with the act of drawing; every image, even and otherwise prosaic still life from a 'pizzeria in St. Hyppolyte du Fort, ' captures the eye and imagination." -- Steven Heller "The New York Times Book Review"
Amazon.com Review Mr. Natural is a 1960s guru, "th' only knower of th' cosmic mysteries alive at this time." Calling him a "mystic madcap" gives the crass, less-than-compassionate charlatan the benefit of the doubt. He is not particularly wise or helpful; in fact, he's a lecherous, grumbling old geezer who gives advice such as "When you arise in the morning, you should do last night's dirty dishes . . . then you should sing a simple melody (of your own choice) . . . then you should call somebody up (not me) . . . then go to the store . . . buy some asparagus." True to the collection's name and R. Crumb's reputation, the stories are sometimes sexually graphic (especially in the scenes with Devil Girl) and a bit on the violent side. Still, there's an innocent, upbeat quality to this comic reflection of America's most notoriously freewheeling decade. - From Booklist Seminal underground comics artist Crumb has lately gained wider recognition, thanks to an acclaimed documentary about him. Libraries wanting some representative Crumb in the wake of the movie may be better served by this single volume featuring one of his most famous creations than by the multivolume reprinting of all of his work that Fantagraphics has about half-completed. The bearded, robed, curmudgeonly guru Mr. Natural hasn't changed much since his 1967 debut. An ever-serene-but-horny philosopher-for-hire, dispensing enlightenment to an undeserving world--is he a wise, grizzled mystic or a cynical charlatan? A teller of timeless truths or a sixties anachronism? Wherever he appears, so do his most loyal acolyte, Flakey Foont, and his obsession, the lusty Devil Girl. The collection constitutes a sheer delight for those who have followed the Natch's exploits over the years, yet it is completely accessible to nonaficionados--at least those undaunted by the raunchiness that is another thing that hasn't changed since the sage's early days. Review “This is one of the better Christmas-gift books Fantagraphics ever made... A kind of Crumb-primer, or Crumb for people who might want to get at him from a more standard comics stories standpoint.” (Tom Spurgeon - The Comics Reporter ) About the Author Born in Philadelphia, R. Crumb is the author of numerous comic works and one of the pioneers of underground comics. His books include Kafka, The Complete Crumb Comics (17 volumes), The R. Crumb Sketchbook (10 volumes), R. Crumb Draws the Blues, The Book of Mr. Natural, the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection, and many more. He lives in the south of France with his wife, the artist Aline Kominsky-Crumb.
UNDERGROUND COMIX BY THE LEGENDARY ROBERT CRUMB Crumb, known for his often disturbing and misanthropic depictions of life in the 60s and 70s, and arguably best recognized for his creations Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural, is considered by many to be the father of alternative underground comix. Laying the groundwork for such popular indie work as Peter Bagge’s Hate and Roberta Gregory’s Bitchy Bitch, in XYZ Comics, Crumb not only satirizes the culture that made him into an underground pop idol but also turns a sardonic eye on some of his most famous work as well. Mocking his celebrity status created by as such iconic work as his well known “Keep on Truckin’” cartoon, Crumb never shies away from turning a contemptuous introspective eye on himself.
2 - Mr. Natural Does The Dishes 3 - A Gurl In Hotpants 6 - Sittin' Around The Kitchen Table 8 - The Girlfriend 12 - Mr. Natural 15 - The Mr. Naturalists 22 - On The Bum Again, part 2 28 - Mr. Natural's Car
BY THE LEGENDARY ROBERT CRUMB Crumb’s Zap Comix is generally considered the one that started the whole underground comix movement. The series has been published continuously ever since that first issue in 1968.
Stories: 2 - Definitely A Case Of Derangement 3 - Whiteman 7 - I'm A Ding Dong Daddy 9 - Mr. Natural Encounters Flakey Foont 9 - Eggs Ackley, This Kid's A Scream 9 - Gail Snail 9 - The Walkie Talkies 10 - Nuttin' but Nuttin' 10 - Here She Comes! It's Hippy! 11 - Ultra Super Modernistic Comics 14 - Kitchen Kut-Outs 16 - Mr. Natural Visits The City 22 - Keep On Truckin'... 23 - Just Us Kids 25 - HarHar Page 26 - Schuman the Human 27 - Flakey Foont Encounters Fatback 27 - Let's Be Honest 27 - Wildman Sam's Pure Nigger Hearts 28 - Amazing Results
BY THE LEGENDARY ROBERT CRUMB Crumb’s Zap Comix is generally considered the one that started the whole underground comix movement. The series has been published continuously ever since that first issue in 1968.
Stories: 2 - Mr. Sketchum Is At It Again 3 - Meatball 7 - Sky-Hi Comics featuring good ol' Bell Ding 8 - Itzy and Bitzy in "Cause and Effect" 9 - Mr. Natural in Death Valley 14 - Kozmic Kapers 15 - Those Cute Little Bearzy Wearzies 15 - Junior High & His Sidekick Judy Holiday 16 - Ducks Yas Yas 19 - Freak Out Funnies 21 - City Of The Future 26 - Ol' Uncle Uh Uh & his Garbage Truck 27 - Help Build A Better America (Get Stoned) 28 - I'll Bet This Happened To You When You Were A Kid
BY THE LEGENDARY ROBERT CRUMB A collection of weekly strips that originally appeared in the Village Voice (NYC, N.Y.) newspaper.
Mr. Natural (first name Fred) wears only a smock and a pair of humongous shoes. His weight varies widely from one appearance to another. He looks a little bit like O.G. Wotasnozzle, and Crumb has acknowledged some debt in designing him to the protagonist of Gene Ahern's The Squirrel Cage. His background is obscure — sometimes he's said to be a former taxi driver from Afghanistan, sometimes an escaped convict, but usually, the issue isn't raised. He makes his living as a rather worldly guru, sponging off of any disciple who will give him a meal or, better yet, pay cash for his wisdom.
Stories: 2 - Sunny Side Up 3 - Mr. Natural's 719th Meditation 6 - Mr. Natural and Shuman the Human in "Om Sweet Om" 11 - The Origins of Mr. Natural 14 - The Mr. Natural Drawing Contest 16 - Little Johnny Fuckerfaster 17 - Shuman the Human 18 - On The Bum Again 27 - Mr. Natural's Old Man 28 - Where Are They Now
BY THE LEGENDARY ROBERT CRUMB A collection of weekly strips that originally appeared in the Village Voice (NYC, N.Y.) newspaper.
Mr. Natural (first name Fred) wears only a smock and a pair of humongous shoes. His weight varies widely from one appearance to another. He looks a little bit like O.G. Wotasnozzle, and Crumb has acknowledged some debt in designing him to the protagonist of Gene Ahern's The Squirrel Cage. His background is obscure — sometimes he's said to be a former taxi driver from Afghanistan, sometimes an escaped convict, but usually, the issue isn't raised. He makes his living as a rather worldly guru, sponging off of any disciple who will give him a meal or, better yet, pay cash for his wisdom.
Stories: 2 - Kit 'n Kaboodle in "Dry Spell Blues" 3 - Boiled Cabbage 14 - Mr. Natural Takes A Walk 43 - Fat 'n Sassy 44 - Modern World Funnies
ROBERT CRUMB COFFEE TABLE ART BOOK HARDCOVER MR NATURAL UNDERGROUND COMIX 60'S DEVIL GIRL FRITZ THE CAT SNOID!!
The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book (Hardcover) by R. Crumb (Author)
HUGE HARDCOVER ART BOOK RARE! ! Described by art critic Robert Hughes as "the Brueghel of the 20th century," Robert Crumb has become the only sixties counter culture artist to break through into the fine art world with great acclaim. Laura Hoptman, curator of the Carnegie International said, "Crumb is one of the most subversive and important voices to come out of America in the 20th century." He's one of the greatest draftsmen of our time.
"I never get bored seeing more work from a master who is so obsessively in love with the act of drawing; every image, even and otherwise prosaic still life from a 'pizzeria in St. Hyppolyte du Fort, ' captures the eye and imagination." -- Steven Heller "The New York Times Book Review" Product Description R. Crumb's Zap Comix launched the underground comic book back in 1968, and his signature characters--Keep on Truckin', Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural-went on the become instantly recognizable icons of the hippie era. Now for the first time, Crumb has collected the best of his work in a lavish hardcover volume that everyone interested in pop culture over the last half century will want to own. Illustrations throughout, many in color.
Robert Crumb, world-famous illustrator and definite pervert, got his start in the underground comics scene of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book is a collection of his best work from the last 50 years (it's got kids stuff, too, which is pretty fascinating). The volume is a welcome reminder that, screwed up as Crumb may be, he's also a tremendously talented, utterly original artist. He artistically embodies a certain segment of the '60s, and as that fades even further into history, Crumb's material becomes more important.
The collection samples the full range of Crumb's diverse production, from juvenilia and psychedelia to lovingly rendered sketchbook pages and recent autobiographical, confessional stories. Almost as rewarding are Crumb's hand-lettered commentaries, scattered throughout, that reveal the idiosyncrasies and obsessions behind the comics, which viewers of the acclaimed documentary film Crumb (1994) will recognize.
About the Author Robert Crumb was born in 1943 in Philadelphia. After a period drawing greeting cards, he began to work with MAD creator Harvey Kurtzman on his new humor magazine, Help! After Help! folded, Crumb heard the siren song of the Summer of Love and moved to San Francisco in 1967. He began drawing LSD-influenced comics for various underground newspapers, including The East Village Other and Yarrowstalks. In 1968, the first issue of Zap Comix was published and Crumb hawked copies from a baby carriage in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. Zap Comix was a success and attracted the attention of other artists, including S. Clay Wilson, Victor Moscoso, and Rick Griffin, all of whom joined Zap with issue 2. Crumb's comics mixed a nostalgia for comics' rich history with a psychedelic exuberance. Crumb produced many more comics in the late sixties and early seventies, including Despair, Motor City, Big Ass Comics, Home Grown Funnies, People's Comix, and Your Hytone Comics, as well as the books Head Comix and Fritz the Cat. Pursued by hustling businessmen who wanted to merchandise his characters Mr. Natural and Fritz the Cat, Crumb retreated to rural California. In 1981, Crumb started Weirdo, a new anthology magazine featuring his own new work, the comics of a new generation of young cartoonists, and intriguingly strange work by certifiable "outsider" cartoonists. At the same time, Crumb drew several issues of a new solo comic book, Hup. In 1995, Crumb was the subject of an award-winning film biography, Crumb. Recent books and comics include Kafka, Waiting for Food, and Self-Loathing. Crumb lives in France with his wife, the artist Aline Kominsky-Crumb, and their daughter.
Synopsis Here are Crumb's famously wacky characters--Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, Snoid, Devil Girl, and all the rest--in a lavish volume suitable for the coffee table, including unpublished rarities, pages from Crumb's sketchbook, juvenilia, and photos. Crumb introduces each section of comic strips with a short, thoughtful essay exploring various aspects of his life and work.
Details Editor: Peter Poplaski
Size Length: 250 pages Height: 13.5 in. Width: 11.8 in. Thickness: 1.0 in. Weight: 71.2 oz.
Publisher's Note The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book collects the finest work from throughout Crumb's career, ranging from some of his earliest published comics in the mid-sixties to work completed in the nineties. His best stories, illustrations, covers, and paintings are here, many of them appearing in color for the first time. There is a rich representation of Crumb's early work, including drawings from Harvey Kurtzman's Help! in the sixties and examples of his youthful work as a greeting card artist. Selections from Crumb's sketchbooks over the years reveal the evolution of his style and the development of ideas over time. Brief commentaries by Crumb are interspersed throughout the book, illuminating his early love of comics, his career, his obsessions with sex and old music, and many other aspects of his life and work.
Industry reviews "This beautifully designed, large-format anthology of Crumb's art is a profound work of autobiography [which] shows the artist's progression technically, psychologically and historically..." McMahon
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