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The Complete Crumb Comics Vol. 12: We're Livin' in the Lap of Luxury Paperback – January 19, 2010

by Robert Crumb (Author), Harvey Pekar (Collaborator)
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The twelfth volume spotlights Crumb's first collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar, which appeared in Pekar's magazine American Splendor (also the name of Pekar's biopic). This collection also includes a skeptical report-in-comics on an aerospace symposium, which comes off like a forerunner of Michael Moore's cocky documentary films), an evocative period piece featuring 1930s jazz musicians, and other pieces.


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    136 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Fantagraphics Books
  4. Publication date
    January 19, 2010
  5. Reading age
    18 years and up
  6. Dimensions
    8.3 x 0.4 x 10.9 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    1560972645
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1560972648
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Many things have been said recently about artist Robert Crumb, arguably the only creative force from the American 1960s who not only continues to produce work, but also continues to get better and better. The Complete Crumb Comics traces that progress. Volume 12 encompasses work from the late 1970s that Crumb did with autobiographical comics writer Harvey Pekar, as well as comics from CoEvolution Quarterly and Winds of Change.

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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.

Harvey Pekar (1939-2010) was a comic book writer and author of the autobiographical American Splendor series, which was adapted into an Academy Award nominated film. Pekar was also a prolific jazz and book critic.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fantagraphics Books (January 19, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1560972645
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1560972648
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.3 x 0.4 x 10.9 inches
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Born in Philadelphia, R. Crumb is the author of numerous comic works and one of the pioneers of underground comics. His books include Kafka, The Complete Crumb Comics (17 volumes), The R. Crumb Sketchbook (10 volumes), R. Crumb Draws the Blues, The Book of Mr. Natural, 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.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Qualified 5 Stars for Volume 12 in this Series
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2009
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The "qualified" means the book itself is in my opinion a 5-star book. However, those who are either (a) not fans of Harvey Pekar, whose stories Crumb illustrated in much of this volume, or (b) fans of Harvey's who already have these works will be disappointed.

An awful lot of Crumb's work in this volume could be termed as "under the influence of others." That's not usually a bad thing, but die hard Crumb fans that want Crumb and only Crumb might be dissatisfied with this volume, as not only are there a LOT of Pekar stories illustrated by Crumb but also work he did for "Winds of Change," a group in Davis, California trying to fend off agribusiness and promoting alternative energy, as well as a little bit of work done with his wife Aline (where he drew himself and his words and she drew herself and her words) are included in this book. Work that was done by Crumb and Crumb alone is in the minority in this volume -- so much so that I am surprised at the choice of cover illustrations, which had me ready for lots of Crumb childhood nostalgia. And there IS a little bit of that, not not a whole lot.

I should add that Crumb only did and does work with or for those he WANTS to be "under the influence" of -- and the stories he illustrated for Harvey, according to various readings, are only those he personally chose out of a variety of stories. Thus, it IS representative of Crumb for the most part -- and his wife? Well, he married her, didn't he? So whatever she says and does represents him a little bit too. (Although - don't get me wrong - there is not a lot of Aline's work in this volume.)
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DavidS
5.0 out of 5 stars Not just crumbs from Crumb
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2011
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I would consider Robert Crumb to be one of the greatest cartoonist of the 20th century. He draws upon real life (usually his own). He touches on subjects like "The Final Solution", "Nerds", "Worry Worts", and more. And of course, his drawings show his love for the full figure woman.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Genius In The Age Of Dilbert
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2000
A unique genius like Crumb is ill suited to collaborative work, the Pekar series is not representative Crumb.
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BIG GUY
5.0 out of 5 stars GO CRUMB
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2017
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CRUMBS THE BEST. THE BOOK ITSELF WAS AS EXPECTED.
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luc de puydt
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2014
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Top copy !
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Matt Setton
4.0 out of 5 stars Crumb at it's semi-best
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 1999
I thought that this book was medioker. It can be better, but for what it was, it was good for the readin' but it's all up to you readers out there! happy crumbin'!
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