The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 7: Hot 'n' Heavy [Illustrated] [Paperback]

R. Crumb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1991

A perennial classic: the complete cartoon work of the underground cartoonist for 1970 and 1971.

Back in print after a several-year absence, and with Crumb’s popularity ever-rising, the seventh volume of The Complete Crumb Comics spotlights Crumb’s work from 1970 and 1971, the peak years of Crumb’s hippie stardom which led to “the grip of paralyzing, crippling self-consciousness that for years became increasingly harder to push past,” as Crumb writes in his introduction. Included from this era is the entirety of Crumb’s work from underground classics such as ZAP, The East Village Other, Bijou, Mr. Natural, Uneeda, Esquire, and much more, including strips featuring classic Crumb characters like Fritz the Cat, Flakey Foont, Angelfood McSpade, Bo Bo Bolinski, and Shuman the Human. 16 color, 128 b&w illustrations

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Taken in sequence, these books display the evolution of Crumb’s style, from his repressed yet dreamily idealistic early efforts to the joyful discoveries made by Crumb in the aftermath of his ‘fuzzy acid’ period of the mid ‘60s, to the postfame autobiographical works and endless strips obsessed with misogyny and perversion. (The Village Voice)”

“What a long, strange trip it’s been. Over the course of his five-decade career the comic artist R. Crumb has gone from hero of the hippie underground to toast of the international art world. (The New York Times)”

About the Author

Born in Philadelphia, R. Crumb is the author of numerous comic works and one of the pioneers of underground comics. His books include Kafka, The Complete Crumb Comics (17 volumes), The R. Crumb Sketchbook (10 volumes), R. Crumb Draws the Blues, The Book of Mr. Natural, the #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb, R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection, and many more. He lives in the south of France with his wife, the artist Aline Kominsky-Crumb.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books (November 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560970618
• ISBN-13: 978-1560970613
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Publishers > Fantagraphics

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Historically Significant Literature Plus Artistically Great (IMO), February 5, 2009

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Avocadess (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 7: Hot 'n' Heavy (Hardcover)

Now let's have a review of the BOOK rather than the review of the condition of the wrapper it came in, haha!

The Introduction in The Complete Crumb Vol. 7 was written by the great man himself. R. Crumb has been one of the only reliable and true chroniclers of just what happened in the latter half of the 20th century United States, especially in regards to the mass takeover of the Big Corporations working hand in hand with Big Government and Big Profits and Greed. The introduction written by R. Crumb for this book is talking about the era most specifically of the early '70s from the vantage point of 1991 just before he moved to France. Besides giving a fascinating autobiographical account of his life during that time period he also articulates -- quite eloquently I might add -- the terrible oppression that came down upon these here United States. Here's an excerpt to give you an idea:

"I think alot of people, even former hippies, people who lived on the fringe and held those anti-establishment beliefs, have the impression that the whole Sixties magilla just kinda faded away, pizzled out, died of its own weariness and excessive foolishness. Which is not entirely true. There was organized, systematic, repressive action taken against every aspect of that outburst against 'The System', including alternative print media, by the powers, agencies, institutions of the 'Corporate State'. It is not paranoia, but the facts of history, to say these things. 'They' didn't sit back and passively watch while Abbie Hoffman and Huey Newton strutted and fretted their hour upon the stage. They had their think-tanks staying up nights plotting and scheming new techniques to squash, neutralize, co-opt this threat to everything they held dear. They constructed sophisticated strategies for instilling fear into the general population. You could watch it happening all through the 'Seventies and into the 'Eighties. Fear was a weapon the bastards used very effectively."

Truly, at least such parts of the introduction to this book should be required reading in the history books of tomorrow's schoolchildren. Crumb does not by all accounts think of himself as a great writer, but he really is -- and with an accuracy that stabs directly into the hearts of the matters.

The comics Crumb drew during this period, he said, were during a lot of chaos, weariness, craziness and confusion and he questions whether this is among his best work -- but wisely leaves it for history to judge. My guess is that history will give the comics in this book quite high marks as a matter of fact. They certainly have my vote!

I had to get it. I'm glad I got it. It's Crumb-o-licious!!!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes it could be a good one too, May 15, 2006

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Roland (Idaho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 7: Hot 'n' Heavy (Paperback)

Good collection, Crumb is a comic genius with timeless and penetrating illustrations. A must have for true comic minds.

4.0 out of 5 stars Xmas gift, January 19, 2012

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