Kids' Art Haus Cinema - Crumb: A Cartoonist's Life

Angus reviews in the screening room Robert Crumb and Dan Nadel with Naomi Fry — Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life ! Over the course of 70 years, Robert Crumb almost single-handedly transformed comics from a pulp children’s pastime into high art for adults. Now with the help of Crumb himself — and his never-before-seen letters and archives — award-winning comics scholar and biographer Dan Nadel is ready to tell his story.Robert Crumb and Dan Nadel with Naomi Fry — Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Lifehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-tM8GC67LAIn an unforgettable conversation moderated by New Yorker staff writer Naomi Fry, hear Crumb and Nadel on the making of Crumb’s iconic oeuvre — including Zap Comix, Fritz the Cat, Weirdo, his final book-length comic of The Book of Genesis, and more. Find out how Crumb transformed the pressures of 1950s suburban America and his own dysfunctional family into a distinctive style that captures the essence of Crumb’s life, his unruly imagination, and the radical transformations of 20th century culture.Crumb: A Cartoonist's Lifehttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1982144009/Please join us in our exploration and reading of our Graphic Novel of the Month:The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumbhttps://www.amazon.com/Book-Genesis-Illustrated-R-Crumb/dp/0393061027/Leave a message at [email protected] join us for our 2026 Graphic Novel Reads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kirbyskids.com/2025/11/the-kids-talk-2026-kirbys-kids-graphic.html⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠For detailed show notes and past episodes please visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kirbyskids.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠