His most famous creation is the character Fritz the Cat.įritz the Cat, created by Robert Crumb, became an iconic character in underground comics and was featured in a popular animated film in 1972. Robert Crumb played a pivotal role in the underground comix movement of the 1960s and 1970s, challenging societal norms through his satirical and often explicit comics. Crumb is considered one of the pioneers of the underground comix movement. Crumb, is a highly acclaimed American cartoonist known for his unique style and controversial subject matter. It will just make you feel bad.Robert Crumb is a renowned American cartoonist. Don't read this and don't recommend it to people. This is a self important diary entry that was bolstered by the author's connection to his brother and his admittedly impressive visual art skills. The tenses and dialogue make less than zero sense and the narration is awful. The writing is some combination of screenplay and prose written by someone with zero dramatic sense that has a strange and flawed idea about what constitutes "intelligent" writing. After seeing that, I had assumed the book would either be a thinly veiled account of what might have been happening to the Crumbs when they were children or an account of sexual fantasies written by a very damaged guy with questionable proclivities. I had read on Wikipedia that it was study of sadism and incest. Anyone who has seen the documentary will know exactly what I mean. I picked it up after watching Zwigoff's CRUMB documentary hoping that it would provide some insight into what the hell might have been going on in that household. This is a vile book with no literary merit. Maxon is a quiet genius eccentric, perhaps, but practical aplenty (he's very computer savvy, for instance) to balance his creative gifts. Throughout his work runs a current of sophisticated, subliminal social commentary. Suppressed sexual tension and curiosity are expressed in searching, sometimes graphically violent, compositions. He is well versed in classic art and literature, as seen in his references to European masters and exotic images of Aztecan/Mayan architecture and sacrificial rituals. He still meditates a few hours a week on the streets of San Francisco. Despite his busy schedule he still takes time to enjoy long walks in the country and explore his inner self. Although Maxon has been drawing, painting, and writing for over 25 years (early work appeared in Weirdo, Liquidator, and his self-published Crumb's Brother's Magazine), it is only since the publication of Maxon's Poe (Word Play, 1997) and HardCore Mother (CityZen Books, 2001) his first novel, that his artistry has been accessible to a wide audience.įrom 1997 Maxon has earned his living solely through art sales, book royalties, and private commissions. 's in his creative prime."īorn in 1945, Maxon Crumb is the youngest brother of Charles (deceased) and Robert Crumb. only for a very small elite of aficionados of such stuff. not digestible for the general public, certainly. where do such ideas come from? " is on the outer edge of utter strangeness, perversity, and inverted human imagination. well written, interesting, entertaining even. Robert Crumb, famous Underground Comic artist, comments on his brother Maxon's new "One of the strangest, quirkiest pieces of literature I've ever read. The psychosexual stressors culminate in the son's intense, gut-wrenching confrontation with his ill mother. Destructive patterns of interpersonal interaction are viewed from the perspective of each family member as the girl and her brother endure the hardship of living with an overbearing and sadistic psychotic mother. Although their intervention halts the immediate danger, it does little to effect long-standing change. While answering the call of an injured girl, Oakland police officials uncover an eerily dark and disturbing family.
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