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[edit] Biography assessment rating comment

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[edit] Discussion

The article says that Crumb is moving to France as a result of his problems with the IRS. IIRC, this is not what Crumb says in the film Crumb; he says the problems were resolved & came about from a misunderstanding over how much money he "must have" made off various artwork for album covers. He says the move to France was his wife's idea. --KQ 19:54 Sep 26, 2002 (UTC)

I believe he was in trouble with the IRS at the time, but it was not a factor in his move to France. He mentioned it in the timeline of his new book.

Hmmm, I think there has been another CD based on Crymb's music collection. I don't know much of it, but I recall that there was some swedish band in it.

The Guardian is running a series or articles on Crumb, they're here and may be useful for further expansion--nixie 01:53, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I find it interesting that the article mentions nothing of his moving to Winters, CA. It follows his moving from Philly, through to San Francisco, then it doesn't mention him moving until the jump to France. He moved to France from Winters. It showed that in the movie. bjparker0385

[edit] no mention of pekar?

i may not be of the underground comics elite, but sinec American Splendor, the movie was created, most people who get to know him through a more mainstream method (i.e. me) would be baffled by the lack of cross-mentioning of pekar in crumb's article. just a thought.

[edit] Robert Crumb Interviewed on Fresh Air

Crumb was interviewed on May 2nd 2005 on Fresh Air Radio Program available Audible

Or directly there http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4627180 80.130.22.176 20:04, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cheap suit serenaders?

(Original author seems to only have included a headline)

Wasn't that just a hobby for him and some friends, but sure, go ahead and write them in, although it doesn't seem that noteworthy... By the way, are they still playing? It seems that members Crumb and Zwigoff have had some sort of falling out after Zwigoff's movie. 85.226.122.222 07:27, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Additions, cleanup

Most of the edits I've made are for the sake of clarity. All of the comix titles are from actual copies of those publications: Gothic Blimp Works, Yellow Dog, Motor City. Robert Hughes' comparison of Crumb to Albrecht Dürer can be heard spoken by Hughes in the documentary film Crumb. j a m e s 14:41, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Missing: Disney Suit

I think it's significant that Crumb was sued by Disney over the Mickey & Minnie cartoon, that they won millions in the suit and that's the reason he doesn't come back and work in the US. That's what I heard, anyway. Rumors and gossip of course, I'd like to hear more about the truth of the matter. I have boycotted Disney films ever since then, over this rumor. gluefish

I never heard that rumor, it sounds somewhat vague from your explanation over why Disney would be sueing Crumb. Crumb has a general dislike for the mainstream and this sounds too hard to believe. Although good move in boycotting Disney movies... Maya Levy 05:25, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Which Mickey and Minnie cartoon? Are you talking about Air Pirates Funnies? Robert Crumb wasn't even a member of the Air Pirates, to begin with. You might be thinking about Dan O'Neill, an entirely different underground cartoonist. 惑乱 分からん 15:47, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

It was Air Pirates Funnies by Dan O'Neill. Crumb was never sued by Disney.

[edit] Freak Brothers comic strip not by R. Crumb

The article accredits the "Freak Brothers" comic strip to R. Crumb, but it was created by Gilbert Shelton. see Freak_brothers.


[edit] Britney comic

A gossip blog is spreading a rumour about a Britney comic to be made by R. Crumb.[1] Any Verifibility in this?

Seems to be a bad joke, like "Haha, Britney's gotten chubby, looking like White Trash" or something stupid like that. Just a note, you should always be skeptical of rumors that consist of nothing more than two juxtaposed jpg's... 惑乱 分からん 17:54, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cook Book?

Wasn't there a cookbook illustrated by this artist? I think it was called Eat It! or something like that.

BTW, the "official site" link appears broken.

Yeah, there was. I think it was written by one of his sisters. One of the cutest things he has ever done, apparently... =S The broken link might be temporary... 惑乱 分からん 12:55, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, I actually just found a copy on Amazon. The author was credited as Dana Crumb, so guess it could be a relation. Very cute book indeed.
OK, here's the details. In 1974 (I think), Robert's wife Dana wrote the cookbook "Eat it", which Robert illustrated. Later, Robert divorced Dana and gave interviews where he dismissed her as naive and immature. In 1996, Dana released a new cookbook, called "Still eatin' it!", also illustrated by R. Crumb. The front covers look almost the same with new titles, though, so I suspect all artwork was just reprinted from the earlier book... 惑乱 分からん 22:23, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "r. crumb's myspace"

are we completely sure that this is a legitimate crumb myspace? has there been any official word on it? cma 06:44, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

I really doubt its legit, actually. For starters, any web presence for R Crumb would almost certainly be through Jesse Crumb (who maintains the official Crumb website) or perhaps Sophie Crumb. I'm not even sure if Bob and Aline Crumb have a web connection in that isolated French village they live in. Also, in the MySpace profile under heroes, it states "The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers!!!", which I somehow doubt he's even much a fan of. Peter G Werner 17:10, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
It would be cool, but Crumb is rather a recluse mostly shunning life in public. Having a public blog like this seems somehow far from his personality. 惑乱 分からん 10:01, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

There is no way R. Crumb has myspace account. Doubt it's Sophie either, since she has always been determined to make a name on her own and would not exploit her father's. Jesse is a possibility since he's been scamming off his father for decades, but doubt he would have anything to do with it unless it somehow made him money.Luvhandels 08:58, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "small village in the South of France"

is about all anyone needs to know. I don't know if this has been dicussed before, but the Crumbs have indicated many times that they don't particularly wish to have their exact coordinates broadcast (and publishing the name of the village is more than sufficient to encourage stalkers). I know that misguided fans can probably still get the information somewhere else, but there's no need to push the info out there for them. Whiskey Pete 00:03, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

sorry, but the crumbs do not have to decide this, or anything else in this article 89.217.19.130 19:44, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
The house in France was more accurately described as a "chateau" not a "castle". Hard to imagine Crumb in a castle. K8 fan 05:47, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
"Chateau" is the French word for castle, so I don't see your point.--Spiff666 (talk) 16:41, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Link to critical review.

This link is being repeatedly removed. It offers a critical review of Crumb's work and is an entirely appropriate link for this page. —Gaff ταλκ 18:43, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Agreed. While the article is filled with bias and conjecture, and makes no mention of how a supposed misogynist somehow manages to co-draw the majority of his work of the past 20 years with Aline - it's worth linking to.K8 fan 05:53, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jewish?

Crumb was raised a Catholic and I've never heard him mention Jewish ancestry in any of his interviews or autobiographical material. His wife is Jewish but neither of them are still religious so I doubt she converted him. Unless someone wants to provide a notable source saying otherwise, I'm moving him from the Jewish writers category. Ash Loomis (talk) 00:45, 27 February 2008 (UTC)