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UPDATE 6 R. Crumb comics

by docweasel May 29 2023

Added 6 classic single issue r. crumb comics to the 2 issues of BIGASS, including some of his most ‘misogynistic.

Some reorganization on the site. We eliminated the R. Crumb category, which was kind of a catch-all of single issues. However, we have now accumulated enough Print Mint/Apex (they often published the same titles or took over each other’s titles) and Golden Gate to make separate categories. (more…)

people's comics , comix , golden gate

added people’s comics

by docweasel May 25 2023

people’s comics

Golden Gate Publishing Company September 1972
This all-Robert Crumb book is famous among underground comic fans for the story about Fritz the Cat getting murdered with an ice pick. Crumb had created Fritz as a young boy and the character became wildly popular after Fritz the Cat was published in 1968, but he was keenly disappointed by Ralph Bakshi’s X-rated film Fritz the Cat in 1972, and quickly killed the character to prevent any additional films (it didn’t work). (more…)

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artistic comics added

by docweasel May 25 2023

ARTISTIC COMICS

Artistic Comics

Golden Gate Publishing Company
About The Artist • Dismal World of R. Crumb • Artist and his Muse
Sketches and noodlings from Robert Crumb’s “secret” sketchbooks. Historically important only because Crumb’s original art can sometimes command six figures at auction nowadays. Some of it is interesting, but most of it, including the drawing quality, is sub-par compared to Crumb’s usual standards. Of course, I recognize that these are sketchbook cartoons that were not originally intended for publication, but I’m not grading on a different scale just for that reason. Besides, a lot of Crumb’s later sketchbooks feature some really fine work (more…)