{"product_id":"r-crumb-existential-comics-selected-stories-1979-2005","title":"R. Crumb: Existential Comics: Selected Stories 1979-2004","description":"\u003ch1\u003eR. Crumb: Existential Comics: Selected Stories 1979-2004\u003c\/h1\u003eR Crumb,R Crumb\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: David Zwirner Books\u003cbr\u003eMay 27 2025\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781644231531\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1644231530\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eThis volume brings together twenty-five of R. Crumb's most ambitious, acclaimed, and profound comics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most influential and iconic cartoonists of our time, R. Crumb is celebrated for pushing the boundaries of representation, mass consumerism, and polite society. The comics in this volume exemplify Crumb's creative output over twenty-five years following his early experimentation in the 1960s and 1970s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe comics collected here depict characters searching for an understanding of the world around and within themselves. Through adaptation, autobiography, biography, and short fiction, Crumb--much like his subjects--demands we pay attention to our darkest desires, compulsions, fears, and obsessions. \u003ci\u003eExistential Comics\u003c\/i\u003e also features a new, introductory comic strip by Crumb, reflecting on his practice in the context of this volume. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEditor Dan Nadel's essay further weaves together Crumb's life, career, and influences, delving into the creative environment that informed some of the artist's most outstanding comics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390591631405,"sku":"WHS-2fe99508c89e4cb997fa2f0e8f35a2e6","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_f892dc20-d42a-4dd0-8cb8-3a5564e1bb9c.jpg?v=1787344855","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/r-crumb-existential-comics-selected-stories-1979-2005","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}