The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 17 Paperback by R. Crumb

Product Details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics (2013-11-02)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 144 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781606996843
• Item Weight: 368.55 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

Fantagraphics continues to keep underground cartoonist R. Crumb’s (The Book of Genesis Illustrated) oeuvre in print and readily available.

"Cave Wimp” (Vol. 17) completes the 1980s and leads into the 1990s, a creatively fertile period for Crumb, who had given up the editorial reins of his own Weirdo magazine to get back to the proverbial drawing board. Included are Crumb’s contributions to Weirdo from this period, as well as work from Whole Earth Review, Zap Comix, Premiere magazine, and many other rare gems. Featured are classics including the title story “Cave Wimp” — the story of the first nerd — and “A Short History of America,” amongst others. This volume includes a new introduction by Crumb, full-color cover portfolio sections, and a brand new cover.

About the Author

Born in Philadelphia, Robert Crumb is one of America’s most celebrated artists. Thrust reluctantly into fame as a defining voice of the 1960s and 1970s counterculture with comic strips like Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, and Keep on Truckin’, then again in the 1990s with the acclaimed documentary Crumb and more recently the 2025 biography Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life, he continues to push himself and his chosen medium from his home in the south of France.