The Complete Crumb Comics #8

Volume 8 of Fantagraphics' archival series collects Robert Crumb at his most irreverent, with the cover — drawn and inked by Crumb himself — depicting a scruffy, red-jacketed Fritz the Cat manhandling a voluptuous female figure in a doorway, all rendered in Crumb's unmistakably loose, expressive line work. The cover announces two featured stories: "The Death of Fritz the Cat" and "Whiteman Meets Bigfoot," hinting at the wild tonal range packed inside. Published in 1992, this handsome hardcover is a serious celebration of one of underground comics' most singular and provocative voices.