Born in Philadelphia, R. Crumb is the author of numerous comic works and one of the pioneers of underground comics and arguably one of the most famous cartoonists in history. His books include The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, and many more. He lives in the south of France with his wife, the artist Aline Kominsky-Crumb.
[This book] in an expanded edition, gathers together. . . great cartoonist's juvenilia taking him from age 14 or 15 to 18 years old. The high school scribbler. . . is a very callow Crumb indeed: Crumb before he had sex, Crumb before he dropped acid. . . Crumb before he became the most radical, polarizing and influential cartoonist of the late 20th century. Yet. . .we can see the outlines of the substantial artist he would become....--Jeet Heer "The Comics Journal"
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