R. Crumb's Head Comix

by Robert Crumb

R. CRUMB’S HEAD COMIX by Robert Crumb - Softcover (1968). Second printing. Very Good Condition. Cover and all inside pages are bright, clean and smooth. Binding is tight. Only some light surface denting in lower corner of spine. Stored smoke free. Orders shipped immediately. #comix #headcomix #crumb #robertcrumb #frtizthecat #mrnatural #collection

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Humor, Art

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1968

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

[Hannah Garden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh, barf! This is a good one to help you see how Crumb can be truly detested, in case you are in love with him and need to remember that that’s fine and he’s totally gorgeous, sure, but he is also veeeery legit detestable.

[Keith Kavanagh · Rating 4 out of 5]

was lucky enough to pick this up in a little leabhair siopa in letterkenny

[Allen Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haven’t read these in a long time. But an enjoyable couple of hours.

[StrictlySequential · Rating 5 out of 5]

Third (1st Ballantine) printing = March 1970

[Roberto Iori · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mah, non sono un fine critico e forse nemmeno così documentato sull’importanza di questo artista ma volume non mi ha dato molto.. anzi… l’ho portato a termine in giornata per coerenza ma a fatica e un po’ contro voglia

[Penelope · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love Crumb, but didn't think this was necessarily the greatest collection of his comics--5 stars for Crumb, 3 stars for this book.

I enjoyed the Fritz the Cat comics. I wish there had been more of those in this collection!

[Ross McLean]

People who defend Crumb's over-the-top racism and mysogyny as being satirical are kidding themselves. While his work contains some light social commentary about American life, that doesn't mean that every horrible thing he puts on paper is automatically okay. Because it super duper isn't.

Alternatively, defending it because it provides an unfilteted and honest look inside the mind of its creator is equally ridiculous because that defense could be used for any piece of art and is almost exclusively made by people who haven't experienced any real descrimination and don't understand that the things we say actually affect people's lives.

Look, I get that his underground publication, retro art, and intensely autobiographical self-deprecating style opened the door for a lot of other great artists. His line work is pretty much flawless, he is amazing at capturing small details of expression, and he works at an incredible speed, producing an unfathomly large number of well-drawn pictures. His portraits and drawings of empty rooms are uniformly gorgeous.

But the majority of his work is full of such intense hatred for others that I just don't get how so many people think it's okay to support the guy. Like, the crosscutting in Birth of a Nation is impressive as well but that doesn't mean people should have showered DW Griffith with money and praise.

Seriously. Fuck you Robert Crumb.