R. Crumb: Bible of Filth

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OneofAmerica'smostcelebratedcartoonists,R.Crumbhelpeddefinecartoonandpunksubculturesofthe1960sand'70swithcomicstripslikeFritztheCat,Mr.NaturalandKeeponTruckin'.Theopensexualityofhiswork,pairedwithfrequentself-deprecationandafree,almoststream-of-consciousnessstyle,hasmadeCrumbintoaglobalvoiceandarenownedcontemporaryartist.
OriginallypublishedinFrancein1986byFuturopolis,thefirsteditionofBibleofFilthwasneverdistributedintheUnitedStatesbecauseofitsgraphicsexualcontent,whichincludedsomeofCrumb'smostexplicitcomicsfromundergroundmagazinessuchasSnatch,Jiz,Zap,XYZ,BigAssandUneeda.ThisrevisedandexpandedEnglishedition,publishedbyDavidZwirnerBooks,containsalltheoriginalpiecesfromthe1986volume,withover100pagesofadditionalmaterial.Organizedchronologically,therearecomicsfrom1968to1986thatwereomittedfromthefirsteditionandanentirelynewselectionofworkfromafter1986.
Printedonbiblepaperandboundinleather,withgolddebossingandedging,thisvolumelooksandfeelslikeatraditionalbible,withnooutwardsuggestionofwhatitcontains.ThisrevisedandexpandedBibleofFilthistheperfectintroductionfornewcomers,whileretainingitsstatusasanimportantcollector'sitemforCrumbenthusiastsaroundtheworld.