Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life

A new graphic biography from Simon and Schuster, Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life (2025–present) offers a single-issue portrait of the legendary underground cartoonist. This concise work distills the life and career of Robert Crumb into a focused narrative, serving as a compact entry point for readers curious about the artist behind Zap Comix and Fritz the Cat. It matters as a streamlined, contemporary take on a figure whose influence on alternative comics remains profound.