The illustrator dredged the depths of his own subconscious—and tapped into something collectively screwy in America.

“In fairness, yes, I found him,” Nadel said. “But he had died, so Robert didn’t get to confront him.” Crumb has benefitted from the art world’s embrace—his gallery sold the original ...

Long before comics started being referred to as graphic novels, the medium had a few titans in North America to express the art form’s potential for adults. Robert Crumb was certainly in that ...

Even if you don’t know his name, chances are you’re familiar with Robert Crumb’s cartoon art — that scritchy-scratchy, overly rendered linework adorned with masterful cross-hatching that ...

It's the first biography written with the cooperation of the artist himself ... to share a few stories from his revealing look at Robert Crumb—one of the most profound and influential artists ...

A Cartoonist’s Life,” Dan Nadel tries to tell the story of the “Mr. Natural” creator without sanding down the rough edges.

Nadel’s latest book, a biography of Robert Crumb, was released on April 15. Crumb is an American artist who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture ...