Any R. Crumb fans on DU?

[Catch22Dem]

I posted a great Crumb poster earlier and got like two responses. This man was a genius. So, either I'm the only Crumb fan here, or you people can't stand me. WTF is it??? ;)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

1. Mr. Natural is da man!

:evilgrin:

[Fenris]

2. Sorry I missed your other Crumb post. I have a funny story.

I discovered the wonderful world of R. Crumb when I was in me tweens. My dad had a stack of 70s underground comix in his bedroom, and I would sneak them into my room and read them. You can't keep depraved sex, drug usage, and cartoons from a teenager, dammit!

I eventually got in trouble. Several times. ;)

[Catch22Dem]

4. How funny!

My dad was the same way. He eventually embraced the idea of sharing them with me. Check this out. You can order ALL of those old comix for a very reasonable price. http://www.ripoffpress.com/cgi-bin/loadpage.cgi?id+homepage.htm

[Fenris]

7. Man, I would love to have all of those.

Memories!

[Catch22Dem]

12. No shit, man

I'm thinking about getting a few.

[Sporadicus]

3. Crumb is a Comic Genius

but I have a problem with a lot of his art, which comes off as incredibly misogynistic.

[Fenris]

8. He just liked big women.

I didn't think the art was misogynistic at all.

[FizzFuzz]

17. It was misogynistic if you believe that there's more to women

than being sex bimbos.
But that was the only way women got represented at all (or as mothers). Not a whole lot different now.

But I've got a dilemma, because I love his work anyway; yet it pisses me off.

I think it's tough for men, or white straight men anyway, to really get what it feels like to constantly be confronted with insulting/trivializing imagery or attitudes, and have them so embedded in the culture that even pointing them out gets you yelled at for being a crabby bitch or laughed at for being trivial.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. I've liked Crumb since 1971. I got turned onto his comix in a Head Shop

called the Freedom Shop in Southampton, Long Island, of all places. I looked at Fritz the Cat and his other characters. I loved the drawings and wit. My parents of course thought just reading Crumb would make you smoke dope and become a hippie. I went into NYC to see the documentary about Crumb about 10 years ago. I wish I had bought the soundtrack to it when I had the chance. The only thing I have is a compilation of his comix. I wish I had a Life and Times of Phoebe Zeitgeist by Michael O'Donohue to go with it.

[blm]

16. That's O'Donoghue.

And it's one of my favorites.

Crumb fans will love the Harvey Pekar bioflick, American Splendor.

[Ellen Forradalom]

6. Well, I designed the Mr. Natural avatar for DU

if that tells you how much I like his work.

[Catch22Dem]

11. Excellent!

I'll have to check it out! I think a lot of those head comix would make great avatars.

[madrchsod]

9. ah-----------------

that`s why mr natural is my sig...i have a mr natural patch on my jacket that i bought in 68, first editions of crumbs comics and his latest book of drawings..need i go on?? the film on crumb was really interesting-geez he was the sane one in his family!!

[Wilber_Stool]

10. Theres a documentary

floating around about Robert Crumb. He came from a VERY strange family. One of his brothers killed himself about eight years ago. I just picked up a copy of Fritz the Cat on DVD. Pretty good master.

[Brother Buzz]

19. The Crumb film was made by Terry Zwigoff

a starving filmaker and cello player in R.Crumb's band, "The Cheap Suit Serenaders". Terry Zwigoff went on to direct the box office hit, "Bad Santa" staring Billy Bob Thornton.

[mitchtv]

13. met hin once in SF

when he lived in an old victorian on , I believe,Ashbury St.

[BrotherBuzz]

14. Big fan of "The Cheap Suit Serenaders"

Funky, but fun band. I think Crumb's music world is very much overlooked because of his art work.

[blindpig]

26. great stuff

Got a burnt copy of 2nd lp that I listened to the other day.

[jayavarman]

15. Avatar

I dig Crumb

[DieboldMustDie]

18. I have a couple of old Cheap Suit Serenader's LPs...

but I haven't listened to them in ages.   Too lazy to set up my turntable. :shrug:

[Brother Buzz]

20. LPs? LPs!

I have a CSS record that was recorded 78 rpm on Crumb's insistence (possibly the last 78 pressed in America)! Only a true Luddite is set up for that oversized stylus and can appreciate the questionable fidelity of a 78 record.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

21. Must have missed your other post, fast sinking posts are

a problem here recently.
I love him.
He is one twisted dude.

[Zorra]

22. The Freak Brothers!

Someone recently gave me three early original Freak Bros. comics.

Hilarious.

[TrogL]

23. Crumb gives me nightmares

I hate things that transform.

That stupid big feet poster has bugged me for decades.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

24. Hup

[Magrittes Pipe]

25. His comix are great, but what I REALLY love are his delta blues posters.

[deutsey]

27. Love his artwork, respect him as an artist, think he's kind of creepy

as a person after watching that documentary about him...isn't it called "Crumb"?