R. Crumb\s Sex Obsessions

Edited by Dian Hanson

From the very beginning, even before the sexual revolution made Robert Crumb the world’s most celebrated underground cartoonist, he felt compelled to commit his sexual fantasies to paper. Once upon a time, he’d destroy them, fearful of others discovering his quirky tastes. Then he found that baring his soul provided a sort of therapy, and since has memorialized every desire.

Crumb’s personal selection of these works first appeared in 2007 in a gorgeous, but pricey, TASCHEN Collector’s Edition, complete with slipcase, lithographic print, and many strips hand colored by Crumb himself. Now, we bring you the compact edition, offering the same high quality obsession at a bargain price!

This compendium includes the strips My Troubles With WomenIf I Were a KingA Bitchin’ Bod,and How To Have Fun With a Strong Girl, as well as 60 single page drawings. Recurring motifs include big strong girls, artistic wimps triumphantly subduing said girls, cavewomen, Yetis, vulture demonesses, bitter little guys, and did we mention big strong girls?

$30.00

Publisher: Taschen

Artists: R. Crumb

Contributors: Dian Hanson

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Hardcover

Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 in (17.1 x 23.5 cm)

Pages: 256

ISBN: 9783836559065

Retail: $29.99

Status: Available

R. Crumb

Born in Philadelphia in 1943, R. Crumb has used the popular medium of the comic book to address the absurdity of social conventions, political disillusionment, irony, racial and gender stereotypes, sexual fantasies, and fetishes. Inspired by Thomas Nast, Honoré Daumier, T.S. Sullivant, and James Gillray, amongst others, his drawings offer a satirical critique of modern consumer culture and seem to possess an outsider’s perspective—a self-conscious stance, which Crumb often relates to his personal life.

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