YOUR VIGOR FOR LIFE APPALLS ME: Robert Crumb Letters 1958-1977
Edited by Ilse Thompson.
Spanning the most important era of his life, from the painful formative years of his adolescence to early fame and fortune of his adulthood, this collection of Robert Crumb's personal correspondence (to fellow comic fans Marty Pahls and Mike Britt) sheds light on his artistic development, bitter struggle and ultimate triumph. A powerful view into the mind of an artistic genius, and an entertaining read, too. We love the crudely illustrated letters from his youngest days, when Crumb was an avid fan of MAD and Humbug in the 1950s and '60s. "It's also amazing to find out what big comic fans he and brother Charles were, bragging of scoring old issues of Looney Tunes, Uncle Scrooge and EC Comics!" -Bud.