http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:47:43 -0000 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:47:43 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper en-us 3600 <p>Self circulated with one copy by the artist, circa 1958-1959, pen and ink with brush and watercolor and colored pencils on paper, signed by the artist on the upper margin.</p> <p>Crumb drew a number of individual issues entitled Crumb Brothers Almanac during the late 1950's, he hand-drew these early journals and with the help of his brother Charles finished the interior with comic stories, cartoons and other drawn features.</p> <p>At this point in Crumb's career as an artist Walt Kelly was a huge influence (among many others) - and this was "just before" he came under the full influence and inspiration that he would draw from Harvey Kurtzman, MAD, the short lived TRUMP and HUMBUG.</p> <p>From the beginning Robert drew himself and his friends into humorous situations - and this early self-portrait is not unusual, however it represents Crumb's dream to leave home - become an artist (and possibly meet his hero Harvey Kurtzman in New York City - which he would eventually do as he made his dream-come-true when some of his first published work in a pro-zine appeared in Kurtzman's HELP magazine).</p> <p>It is a powerful early work - a prophetic one if you will - and a very RARE early example of his soon to mature inking style which would emphasize heavily inked lines.</p> <p>CONDITION is VERY GOOD to FINE, slight smudging done to lower words New York, image size 8 1/2 x 5 1/2", matted, with gold filigree inner lining, in a simple gold-gilt frame.</p> <p>Collectors Note: this work was published in Fantagraphics THE COMPLETE CRUMB COMICS Volume 1, edited by Gary Groth, October of 1987, printed in full color on page two of the center-color section.</p> shaper Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:20:10 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/artwork/show/232 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/artwork/show/232 shaper Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:13:35 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/35 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/35 shaper Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:14:18 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/36 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/36 shaper Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:14:51 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/37 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/37 shaper Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:15:36 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/38 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/38 shaper Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:16:09 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/39 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/39 shaper Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:45:07 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/artwork/show/714 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/artwork/show/714 shaper Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:55:12 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/95 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/95 shaper Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:33:49 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/6 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/6 shaper Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:34:26 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/7 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/7 shaper Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:35:09 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/8 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/8 shaper Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:35:50 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/9 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/9 <p>Displayed at the "Mischief" show July 2009 at the <a href="http://www.studiogallerysf.com/home.html">STUDIO Gallery</a> on Polk St.</p> shaper Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:01:51 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/artwork/show/599 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/artwork/show/599 shaper Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:20:54 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/40 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/40 shaper Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:21:40 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/41 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/41 shaper Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:22:36 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/42 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/42 <p>Used as the back cover for issue #13.</p> shaper Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:29:46 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/artwork/show/27 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/artwork/show/27 shaper Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:38:19 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/artwork/show/203 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/artwork/show/203 shaper Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:49:20 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/93 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/93 shaper Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:55:25 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/1 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/1 shaper Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:58:06 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/2 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/2 shaper Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:00:18 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/3 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/3 shaper Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:02:34 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/4 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/4 shaper Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:04:43 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/5 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/5 shaper Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:38:21 -0000 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/92 http://www.comicgoose.com/shaper/book/show/92