Robert Crumb

Creator

Overview Series Issues

Biography

American cartoonist born in 1943 and a founding figure of the underground comix movement. He published Zap Comix in 1968 and created countercultural characters including Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural. Known for his densely crosshatched pen-and-ink style, he was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1991.

Creator Details

Name

Robert Crumb

Issues

1,177

Series

208

Awards

Premios Haxtur (Haxtur Awards) - Mejor Dibujo (Best Drawing) (2010), Harvey Award - Best Artist (2010), Angoulême International Comics Festival - Grand Prix de la Ville d’Angoulême (1999), Max-und-Moritz-Preis - Sonderpreis für ein herausragendes Lebenswerk (1998), Eisner Awards - Hall of Fame (1991), Inkpot Award (1989), Adamson Awards - Best International Comic-Strip [or Comic Book] Cartoonist (1970)

Also Known As

R Crumb, R. Crumb, Robert Dennis Crumb

Gender

Male

Birth Date

August 30, 1943

Birth Place

Cleveland, OH

Country

United States