Underground comics, which have delighted and outraged millions, reaveal the roots of the New Age movement in the 60's culture. This lavish collection with over 1,000 drawings is an insightful chronicle. (Philosophy/History)
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Perched halfway between college humor magazines and National Lampoon, underground comics are an overlooked component of the history of humor in this country. At their best, they're also fun as hell to read--protopunk satire, so crazy, crass, and scatological that the stories nearly drip off the page. Mark James Estren's History of Underground Comics is an excellent survey of the art in the days before Crumb was a movie star and well-mannered alternative weeklies brought Matt Groening and Lynda Barry into every suburb. As such, I wouldn't buy it for the kids; after looking at the book, my mother remarked, "I don't remember them being so dirty." (Of course they were, but she was dirtier herself back then.) If you're a fan of the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Trashman, Bobby London's Duck and Weevil--and you know if you are--buy this book. Even if you're from the Love and Rockets generation, take advantage of this primo guided tour.
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The history of Underground comix explores the weird and wonderful days when comix were made NOT for money but from the heart. Explore the history of alternative (back when the word meant something), experimental, emotial, drug-related, sexploitation, and random acts of comicness. Learn the tragic history of Mickey Rat. Keep on truckin with R. Crumb. It's all here man! 40 years of history and the worst is filtered out. expand your mind and rejoice that you will know more about this subject after this book than that jerk behind the comic counter. written in a cronological order with an easy to follow appendix. every corner is covered 4 times. An incredible book.
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This has all the early Crumb, Moscoso, Spain Rodriguez, Stanley Mouse, & the great Robert Williams who later launched Lowbrow art & subculture, the glory days of Zap Comics. I don't know if this one is the updated edition -- mine stops circa 1980.
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From the four corners of America-and the lands across the sea-they come, looking like the most innocent and garish reminders of childhood gone by, but with cryptic warnings on the covers: "For Adults Only," "For Adult Intellectuals Only." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other underground cartoonists, overground media, underground comics, obscenity busts, sex comics, women cartoonists, other cartoonists, shocking stuff, many cartoonists, redeeming social value, underground culture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Robert Crumb, Denis Kitchen, Jay Lynch, Gilbert Shelton, Clay Wilson, New York, Harvey Kurtzman, Joel Beck, Bijou Funnies, Bill Griffith, Bijou Publishing Empire, Clay Geerdes, Jay Kinney, Skip Williamson, Krupp Comic Works, Last Gasp, San Francisco, Justin Green, Far Left, John Thompson, Judge Tyler, Art Spiegelman, Will Eisner, Bob Rita, Few Hows New!
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From the four corners of America-and the lands across the sea-they come, looking like the most innocent and garish reminders of childhood gone by, but with cryptic warnings on the covers: "For Adults Only," "For Adult Intellectuals Only." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
other underground cartoonists, overground media, underground comics, obscenity busts, sex comics, women cartoonists, other cartoonists, shocking stuff, many cartoonists, redeeming social value, underground culture Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Robert Crumb, Denis Kitchen, Jay Lynch, Gilbert Shelton, Clay Wilson, New York, Harvey Kurtzman, Joel Beck, Bijou Funnies, Bill Griffith, Bijou Publishing Empire, Clay Geerdes, Jay Kinney, Skip Williamson, Krupp Comic Works, Last Gasp, San Francisco, Justin Green, Far Left, John Thompson, Judge Tyler, Art Spiegelman, Will Eisner, Bob Rita, Few Hows New!
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- Freak Brothers (No. 1) by Gilbert Shelton on 8 pages
- R. Crumb's Fritz the Cat by Robert Crumb on 6 pages
- Krazy Kat Journal (Dhorse Deluxe Journals) by George Herriman on 6 pages
- The New Adventures of Jesus (The Best of the Rip Off Press, Vol.3) by Foolbert Sturgeon on 4 pages
- Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan in Front Matter, page 149, and page 168
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- Outlaws, Rebels, Freethinkers & Pirates by Bob Levin on page 13, page 15, and page 213
- Critical Vision: The Best of Early Headpress by David Kerekes on page 4, page 13, and page 50
- Not Just for Children: The Mexican Comic Book in the Late 1960s and 1970s (Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture) by Harold E. Hinds on page 31, and page 88
- The Pirates and the Mouse: Disney's War Against the Counterculture by Bob Levin on page 46, and Back Matter
- Her Best Shot: Women and Guns in America by Laura Browder in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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