Your Vigor for Life Appalls Me: The R. Crumb Letters 1958-1977 - Softcover

Crumb, R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160699560X ISBN 13: 9781606995600

Publisher: Fantagraphics, 2012

Synopsis

Spanning the most formative era of his life, from the painful years of adolescence to the fame and fortune of early adulthood, this collection of personal correspondences with two near-lifelong friends sheds light on the artistic development, bitter struggle, and ultimate triumph of the world's greatest living cartoonist. Crumb writes about many key events in his life: the dissolution of his first marriage, the pain of being separated from his first child, his troubles with the IRS, and his obsessions with comics, music, and women, most notably his earliest experiences with Aline Kominsky-Crumb, now his wife of over 30 years. An entertaining and revealing look into the mind of a great artist and thinker; this is Crumb's sketchbook of words, featuring scores of rare art, including entire letters drawn in cartoon form.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 160699560X
• ISBN 13: 9781606995600
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272