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 Natural, Snoid, Devil Girl, and all the rest--in a lavish volume suitable for the coffee table, including unpublished rarities, pages from Crumb's sketchbook, juvenilia, and photos.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 | | Publication Date: | 1998-10-15 | | Series: | Kitchen Sink Press Book for Back Bay Books |
| Size | | Length: | 256 pages | | Height: | 13.0 in | | Width: | 11.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 56.8 oz |
Publisher's Note Now in paperback, this book is a widely acclaimed retrospective collection of the work by the brilliant and influential underground artist, R. Crumb.
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
"This beautifully assembled catalogue raisonné shows us that good, old-fashioned self-loathing still has the power to shock." New Yorker (01/19/1998)
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