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There isn't anyway to begin describing this book. Most of r crumb’s books are in larger format (especially the extra large coffee table crumb art book) it's hard to see why they didn’t do this one as well. It's thick like the king james holy bible.
R. The r. Crumb is the greatest.
Crumb handbook is the latest chronological/autobiographical compilation of his work. It sheds light on his influences from childhood through the prolific 70's and 80's. It is an anthology with crumb writing his reflections on his life and work.
R. Crumb takes us from his rigid and vapid post-war upbringing, his constant cartooning with his brother charles, through his tumultuous departure from home. In the book crumb covers his entire life, from his birth in philadelphia and his turbulent yo... Read More
Crumb is reassuringly self-effacing and upfront about his paranoias.
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Its a good companion volume to the r
I mean they were so counterculture with the drugs and sex but wow were they different and were they ever funny
Pair this with the 1994 documentary crumb and you have just about all that you need to know about the madness behind the man
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This limited edition handbook should have been named the r crumb bible its truly an amazing piece of artwork all by itself
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The handbook is a real robert crumb encyclopedia
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One critical note the pages could have been larger some text in the comics is difficult to read
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Anyone indoctrinated by the american dream might find themselves disgusted by its countercultural images and ideas
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Militant feminists will say it promotes violence against women
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Like crumb some of you are convinced its damaged beyond repair
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Crumb is a dying breed an iconoclast deconstructing the propaganda of the postworld war ii media blitz that forced this countrys homogeny
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There is more of the sexually oriented and neurotic self loathing stuff in this and not as much of the counterculture satire or his early fuzzy bunny cutesy work
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