R. Crumb
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I have that book! More correctly, my dad found it in my room when liviing at home & promptly discarded it. So, I bought another copy that I have to this day.
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The56Kid
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Underground comic books were a blast in the 70s and Crumb was a true pioneer and great artist. Loved anything by Crumb, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, and The Checkered Demon. The latter was one crazy ass horny mofo fo sho!!!
Never heard/saw The Checkered Demon. But now I must research...
My copy is stored away somewhere. It had the statue of liberty blindfolded and her scales were . . . you know.
I'm locked in the refrigerator!
beerking
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We had and still have, Viz comics here...
http://viz.co.uk/#
So tastefully incorrect.....
Stuff this PC nonsense!!
http://viz.co.uk/#
So tastefully incorrect.....
Stuff this PC nonsense!!
Odys
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Crumb has also illustrated several of Charles Bukowski’s books.
S Clay Wilson's Checkered Demon occasionally made a presence in his very early work. But he did put out 3 Comics dedicated solely to one his favourite reaccurring characters The Checkered Demon.
However his most noteworthy work is with his portrayal of early (British) Pirates on the high seas .
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Here's a little peek ;
And another peek at the "Will Sin" strip that they say "Blew The Church Doors Off of America" , as the guys in
The Zap Collective were always pushing the envelope one step beyond each other in underground comic satire.
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BTW There are 3 Volumes available of S Clay Wilson 's Underground Comic Strips
We had and still have, Viz comics here...
http://viz.co.uk/#
So tastefully incorrect.....
Stuff this PC nonsense!!
I agree , it's all in fun , beautiful and hilarious satire.
I believe you also have an underground comics publisher by the name of "Knockabout Books" .
And not to be missed this comic which also has a best of known as (The Young Lust Reader), a satirical look at Romance Comics .....
These were created by Chicagoan's Jay Kinney and Bill Griffith .
And the cover of any issue says it all.
This one is my favourite
These were created by Chicagoan's Jay Kinney and Bill Griffith .
And the cover of any issue says it all.
This one is my favourite
beerking
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You gave me a reminder there, fizzy, with Knockabout Books...I agree , it's all in fun , beautiful and hilarious satire.
I believe you also have an underground comics publisher by the name of "Knockabout Books" .
https://www.knockaboutcomics.com
Sadly. S Clay Wilson's biggest DEMON was his fight with alcohol . The Demon Rum .
On a dreary San Francisco night in 2008 November 01 , Wilson decided to walk home from an Art Gallery , quite drunk.
He was either severely mugged or just fell and smacked his head, causing brain damage that slowly took away his ability to draw and compose stories for his strips.
The Doctor said it was major alcohol abuse thru the years and was now at a stage whereby he would slowly lose all his mental faculties.
He recovered somewhat a year later , and drew again for a time, but it was too late , the damage was already too late , slow and permanent, a demensia type because of his years of alcohol abuse...
and finally worsened to become bedridden.
He finally passed away this year , February 07,2021..
But he leaves behind a large body of incredulous comic strips .
On a dreary San Francisco night in 2008 November 01 , Wilson decided to walk home from an Art Gallery , quite drunk.
He was either severely mugged or just fell and smacked his head, causing brain damage that slowly took away his ability to draw and compose stories for his strips.
The Doctor said it was major alcohol abuse thru the years and was now at a stage whereby he would slowly lose all his mental faculties.
He recovered somewhat a year later , and drew again for a time, but it was too late , the damage was already too late , slow and permanent, a demensia type because of his years of alcohol abuse...
and finally worsened to become bedridden.
He finally passed away this year , February 07,2021..
But he leaves behind a large body of incredulous comic strips .
Apart from Fantagraphics in Seattle , I think knockabout comics are now the major underground re-issue producers.
From 1968 , the first appearance of Wil , sin's Checkered Demon.
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I had a friend who was a world class , classical guitarist. One of the best in the world. He ruined himself in a very similar fashion.
I had a friend who was a world class , classical guitarist. One of the best in the world. He ruined himself in a very similar fashion.
I'm sure we all know at least one , (if not more) person who bit the dust because of their uncontrollable booze problem. The biggest problem is that it's so socially acceptable to over drink and get drunk. And most people who overconsume alcohol don't realize it's a problem until it's too late.
hafquark
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That was an excellent documentary from Zwigoff, but you would never have known watching the film that R. Crumb had two sisters. There's an interesting article form 1995 that explores the mystery of the missing sibs:
https://ew.com/article/1995/06/02/new-documentary-focuses-robert-crumb/
https://ew.com/article/1995/06/02/new-documentary-focuses-robert-crumb/
The sisters did not want to participate iirc.
Not only did alcohol come roaring back after the sixties and seventies forays into drugs but drugs never left either which makes self destruction that much easier.
Not only did alcohol come roaring back after the sixties and seventies forays into drugs but drugs never left either which makes self destruction that much easier.
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