{"product_id":"r-crumb-existential-comics-selected-stories-1979-2004-hardcover","title":"R. Crumb: Existential Comics: Selected Stories 1979-2004 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. Crumb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDan Nadel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume brings together twenty-five of R. Crumb's most ambitious, acclaimed, and profound comics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most influential and iconic cartoonists of our time, R. Crumb is celebrated for pushing the boundaries of representation, mass consumerism, and polite society. The comics in this volume exemplify Crumb's creative output over twenty-five years following his early experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe comics collected here depict characters searching for an understanding of the world around and within themselves. Through adaptation, autobiography, biography, and short fiction, Crumb--much like his subjects--demands we pay attention to our darkest desires, compulsions, fears, and obsessions. \u003ci\u003eExistential Comics\u003c\/i\u003e also features a new, introductory comic strip by Crumb, reflecting on his practice in the context of this volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEditor Dan Nadel's essay further weaves together Crumb's life, career, and influences, delving into the creative environment that informed some of the artist's most outstanding comics.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstrumental in the formation of the underground comics scene in the 1960s and 1970s, R. Crumb (b. 1943) has helped challenge and expand the boundaries of the graphic arts and redefined comics and cartoons as countercultural art forms. Widely circulated and celebrated, Crumb's published imagery, such as his comic strips \u003ci\u003eFritz the Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. Natural\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKeep on Truckin'\u003c\/i\u003e, offers a mordant satirical critique of modern society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan Nadel is the author of the forthcoming book \u003ci\u003eCrumb: A Cartoonist's Life\u003c\/i\u003e (April 2025). His previous books include \u003ci\u003eIt's Life as I See It: Black Cartoonists in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), \u003ci\u003ePeter Saul: Professional Artist Correspondence\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), and \u003ci\u003eArt Out of Time: Unknown Comic Visionaries\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). Nadel has curated exhibitions for galleries and museums internationally, including the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, UC Davis, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. He is the founder of PictureBox, a publishing and packaging company that produced more than one hundred books, objects, and zines, including the Grammy Award-winning design for Wilco's 2004 album \u003ci\u003eA Ghost Is Born\u003c\/i\u003e. Nadel is the curator-at-large for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, in Los Angeles.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 11.1 x 8.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 27, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44848256417894,"sku":"9781644231531","price":53.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MNi9SftEv69781644231531.webp?v=1772741119","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/r-crumb-existential-comics-selected-stories-1979-2004-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}