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J. Hoberman: Rambunctious R. Crumb, 20 November 2025

Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life 
by Dan Nadel.
Scribner, 458 pp., £25, May, 978 1 9821 4400 5
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... by the mega-gallery David Zwirner. His napkin doodles, like Picasso’s, may be worth thousands.Dan Nadel researched his comprehensive biography with Crumb’s ‘permission and support’, and full access to his archives. His account of the Crumb family is fascinating. The middle child of five, Robert grew up in a volatile household. His ...

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