R Crumb8217s obsessions8212from sex to the Bible, music, politics, and the vicissitudes and obscenities of daily life8212are chronicled in this comprehensive book of work by the illustrious American comic artist Instrumental in the formation of the underground comics scene in San Francisco during the 1960s and 1970s, Crumb has ruptured and expanded the boundaries of the graphic arts, redefining comics and cartoons as countercultural art forms Presenting a slice of Crumb8217s unique universe, this book features a wide array of printed matter culled from the artist8217s fivedecade career8212tear sheets of drawings and comics taken directly from the publications where the works first appeared, comic book covers, broadsides from the 1960s and 1970s, and tabloids from HaightAshbury, Oakland, the Lower East Side, and other counterculture enclaves, as well as exhibition ephemera Complementing this volume are historical works from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that have inspired Crumb and pages from his rarely seen sketchbooks from the 1970s and 1980s that reveal his exemplary skill as a draftsman Documenting the critically acclaimed exhibition Drawing for Print: Mind Fucks, Kultur Klashes, Pulp Fiction Pulp Fact by the Illustrious R Crumb at David Zwirner, New York, in 2019, curated by Robert Storr, this publication offers an opportunity to immerse oneself in Crumb8217s singular mind In the accompanying text, Storr explores the challenging nature of some of Crumb8217s work and the importance of artists who take on the status quo