The Complete Crumb Vol. 11: Mr. Natural Committed to a Mental Institution! (Paperback)

~ Robert Crumb (Author)

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With this volume, Fantagraphics reaches the midpoint in its project to reprint the entire body of work by R. (for Robert) Crumb, by far the most important and prolific of 1960s underground comics artists. The book collects strips from 1976^-77, when Crumb's bitterness and misogyny were no longer offset by the hippie ethos. This is not Crumb's most engaging work--that is found in earlier series installments--but it does indicate the directions his later career would take in its halfhearted stories featuring earlier characters and others that paved the way for the predominant alternative comics genre of the nineties, the warts-and-all autobiographical tale. Notably portentous among the latter are two brief stories drawn by Crumb but written by Harvey Pekar, whose own autobiographical approach was to be even more influential than Crumb's. With Crumb the subject of a new, critically acclaimed documentary film, libraries might do well to have this volume and its predecessors on hand for patrons who want to sample Crumb's work after seeing the movie. Gordon Flagg --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Classic volume of the definitive Complete Crumb library, back in print after years of unavailability!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 126 pages
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books; 2nd edition (November 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156097172X
• ISBN-13: 978-1560971726
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #437,732 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Crumb Fans Rejoice, April 24, 2001

By	Jonathan Schaper (London, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This series is called the "Complete Crumb" for a reason. It is a collection of his complete works. As a result, some people who enjoy some of his work might not enjoy all of his work, but different strokes for different folks. Only the most diehard fan will find 100% of Crumb's works enjoyable. However, anyone buying this series is most likely already a diehard fan, and more casual readers can try out his regular format books quite cheaply to get a taste of his style or buy a more thematic collection to play it safe. As usual, Fantagraphics has published a collection living up to its extremely high standards of quality with excellent printing and reproduction values that will be treasured by fans of the comic arts.