The Comics of R. Crumb: Underground in the Art Museum

A scholarly exploration of the iconic comics artist

Publisher Marketing: Daniel Worden is associate professor of art at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is author of Neoliberal Nonfictions: The Documentary Aesthetic from Joan Didion to Jay-Z and Masculine Style: The American West and Literary Modernism and editor of The Comics of Joe Sacco: Journalism in a Visual World , published by University Press of Mississippi. His work on comics, literature, and other media has appeared in American Literature , Los Angeles Review of Books , and many other publications. Review Quotes : A politically aware and carefully researched collection of essays, [this book] is an excellent and important addition to the field of comics studies in general and Crumb's work in particular.--Kerry D. Soper, Brigham Young University "Studies in American Humor" Review Quotes : The Comics of R. Crumb: Underground in the Art Museum makes a significant intervention in comics studies, providing the first collection of critical essays (and indeed, the first volume of sustained critical attention) on a major figure from comics history. The topical range of the essays is impressive, as is the variety in approaches. Crucially, the collection doesn't shy away from recent debates regarding Crumb's often offensive drawings and subject matter, and the individual essays all address these issues with intelligence and sensitivity.--Frederik Byrn Køhlert, author of Serial Selves: Identity and Representation in Autobiographical Comics Brief Description : A scholarly exploration of the iconic comics artist. Publisher Marketing : Contributions by José Alaniz, Ian Blechschmidt, Paul Fisher Davies, Zanne Domoney-Lyttle, David Huxley, Lynn Marie Kutch, Julian Lawrence, Liliana Milkova, Stiliana Milkova, Kim A. Munson, Jason S. Polley, Paul Sheehan, Clarence Burton Sheffield Jr., and Daniel Worden

Format: Paperback | Pages: 318 | Publication Date: 2021-04-22