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The terrific new biography ‘Crumb’ traces the life of an extraordinary — and extraordinarily strange

  • Dan Nadel's biography 'Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life' explores the life of cartoonist Robert Crumb, detailing his experiences with love, drug use, and his significant artistic career.
  • Robert Crumb's style is described as 'scritchy-scratchy,' featuring detailed linework and profound humor shaped by his experiences in the 1960s counterculture.
  • The biography analyzes Crumb's complex character, including criticisms of his use of racist tropes, while also emphasizing his contributions to indie comics.
  • Nadel aims to provide an honest portrayal of Crumb, saying, 'Robert imposed just one condition on this book: that I be honest about his faults...
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The AtlanticThe Atlantic
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The Dark Weirdness of R. Crumb

The illustrator dredged the depths of his own subconscious—and tapped into something collectively screwy in America.

·Washington, United States
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OrangevilleOrangeville
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Meet young Robert Crumb ... when sturdy legs strode into his mind to stay

In his book excerpt we meet the comics legend in his childhood, as his explores his obsession with cartooning, and a new fixation begins to bloom.

·Orangeville, Canada
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The terrific new biography ‘Crumb’ traces the life of an extraordinary — and extraordinarily strange

Author Dan Nadel's book takes a microscope to Robert Crumb, the idiosyncratic creator of Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural.

·Hamilton, Canada
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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
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