R. CRUMB: From the Underground to GENESIS by R. Crumb

IDW Publishing. Illustrated. Good. Good. Ship within 24hrs. Satisfaction 100% guaranteed. APO/FPO addresses supported

IDW Publishing, 1/23/2018. Illustrated. hardcover. Acceptable. 9x1x12. No dust jacket.

IDW Publishing, 2018. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 204 pages. Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris presents a premiere retrospective exhibit on one of the greatest illustrators of the past fifty years: Robert Crumb. A founding pioneer of Underground comics, he represents a mythical figure in American counter-culture. His satirical stories tear down moral constraints and provide a sharp critique of society and its absurdities. Robert Crumb is the quintessential underground artist. His masterfully rendered comics and sketchbook drawings spanning nearly five decades, markedly lacking in concession or self-censorship, offer a profound cultural critique filtered through demanding psychological self-reflection. Crumb’s art, which pioneered the transformation of comics into an adult literary form, addresses a plethora of personal and political themes within a multidimensional narrative framework. The work starkly depicts sex, violence, and race, among many other subjects,… Read More

San Diego, CA: IDW Publishing, 2017. Hardcover. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket has tears along top and bottom edges as well as minor creasing; small dents on back; overall shelf and handling wear. Binding and textblock are pristine. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.