Crumb Sketchbook #4
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What will you find in these pages from Crumb's late '66-early '67 sketchbooks? Jesus Comix. A woman and her rats. Tanks. Bakelite radios. San Francisco streetscapes. The San Quentin gas chamber. Roxy Burlesque. Groucho & Harpo. A tricycle and a Rube Goldberg-style bong. Hell. A chihuahua. In these pages, Crumb is unselfconscious, his pen taking down whatever catches his eye or pops into his head. Reading these sketchbooks is like hangin' out with Bob. Here's a scene from his life, a portrait of a friend, a rough comic strip, Fritz in his prime. Covers to never-published comics, pages of happy little cartoon characters alongside skull-splitting angst. R. Crumb Sketchbook Vol. 4 should especially appeal to fans of classic Underground era Crumb.