‘What do I have in common with the Jews? I don’t even have anything in common with myself.’ Nothing could better express the essence of Franz Kafka. Alienated from his roots, his family, his surroundings, and even his own body, Kafka created a unique literary language in which to hide away. This fantastic introduction reveals the dark humour in Kafka as well as the paranoid side he is better known…
This book is indeed a great introduction to Franz Kafka. Part illustrated biography, part comics adaptation, Introducing Kafka is the perfect starting point for those new to Kafka and a perfect next step for those who have read him for years. Robert Crumb’s idiosyncratic illustrations add a new dimension to the already idiosyncratic world of Kafka. Includes adaptations of “The Judgment,” “Th…
Part illustrated biography, part comics adaptation, R. CRUMB’S KAFKA is a vibrant biography that examines this Czech writer and his works in a way that a bland texbook never could! R. CRUMB’S KAFKA goes far beyond being explication or popularization or survey. It’s a work of art in its own right, a very rare example of what happens when one very idiosyncratic artist absorbs another into his worldv…
Keep on Truckin’ is a phrase that will get you through hard times. And it is also synonymous with Robert Crumb… Thanks Robert! and a tip of the hat to the Grateful Dead as well…
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Fritz the Cat is a comic strip created by Robert Crumb. Set in a “supercity” of anthropomorphic animals, the strip focuses on Fritz, a feline con artist who frequently goes on wild adventures that involve a variet…
The new HOOKED ON COMIX offers a rare glimpse at six cutting-edge cartoonists talking about their lives, their work, and the comics scene. HOOKED ON COMIX is an entertaining documentary that delves into the dedicated and creative minds behind some of the best work in contemporary comics. HOOKED ON COMIX takes an over the shoulder look into the back breaking, sometimes mysterious world of cartoonin…
HOOKED ON COMIX – Life on the Cutting Edge of an All-American Art Form showcases some of the greatest second-generation-underground or alternative/contemporary cartoonists working today. HOOKED ON COMIX is a lively and entertaining documentary that delves into the dedicated and creative minds behind some of the most brilliant work in contemporary comics. Featured Cartoonists: Peter Bagge (Hate), …
