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Crumb
A Cartoonist’s Life
Dan Nadel
2025
Scribner
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How Robert Crumb Inspired the Underground Comix Movement
Crumb's work was called sexist, racist, and obscene, but even his critics often acknowledged that he was hilarious and original.
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Jay Kinney
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Reason
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December 24, 2025
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Desperate Character: Rambunctious R. Crumb
Rambunctious and often offensive, R. Crumb draws freely on pre-existing racial and gender stereotypes.
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J. Hoberman
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London Review of Books
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November 14, 2025
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He’s Lewd, Problematic, and Profoundly Influential
R. Crumb’s cartoons plumb the grotesque corners of the American unconscious.
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Jeremy Lybarger
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The New Republic
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May 20, 2025
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How Robert Crumb Channeled Mid-Century Teenage Angst Into Art
Dan Nadel on the formative awkward adolescence of an iconic American cartoonist.
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Dan Nadel
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Literary Hub
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April 15, 2025