Robert Crumb Character – Fritz the Cat

Why did Robert Crumb object so strenuously to the “Fritz the Cat” movie? It appears that the animated version of his comic character – the portrayal of Fritz the Cat – insulted him. But did Robert Crumb have specific reasons?

Ralph Bakshi, the director of the movie completely changed the approach to the film and Robert Crumb lost out in having any final artistic control.

According to Crumb, “But when it came to vision and content, [Bakshi] simply did not have any original ideas. And as soon as he ran away from my original story, Bakshi’s film fell apart. Ultimately, he was only one of these media jockeys, making money in the hippie culture, without actually being a part of it.”

Besides Bob received a pittance ($5000) for the use of his character. After the film aired, Crumb was so dismayed. he then decided to kill off Fritz.

In my opinion, the film was not that bad, but it could have been much better. Still any representation of Robert Crumb’s artwork has a value and the Fritz the Cat movie is worth seeing. Wouldn’t it be nice, if a Mr. Natural movie could be made either animated or live action… Now who should play Mr. Natural or Flaky Foont?

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Robert Crumb’s Sex Obsessions



“Somehow the Devil got me!” Robert Crumb’s personal selection of his most secret fantasies. They have little to do with the standard procreative urge, Mr. Crumb admits. He has also said he finds nothing more boring than someone else’s sexual obsessions, and yet through his long career the world’s most famous underground cartoonist has felt compelled to include his own sex fantasies in his art. He explains it as a compulsive catharsis, while fans call Crumb’s erotic fantasies the Master at his best.

Now Robert Crumb has selected his most intimately revealing comic strips and single page drawings to create a 258 page encyclopedic trip through his sexual psyche. All images were created between 1980 and 2006, and all strips are hand-colored for a lush vibrancy never seen in his comic books.

In total, the book features 14 complete stories, including “My Troubles With Women,” “If I Were a King,” “A Bitchin’ Bod,” and “How To Have Fun With a Strong Girl,” as well as 60 single page drawings. The artist admits it’s a little scary to see his most fevered obsessions collected end to end like this, but fans will find “Robert Crumb’s Sex Obsessions,” a fascinating peek inside an often tortured, always brilliantly talented mind.


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R. CRUMB’S AMERICA



Collecting his political drawings and another series of thematic anthologies from the Grand Master of modern comix. From the right-on 60s and 70s to the bitterness and disillusion of the 80s and ending with the futility of fighting the all powerful system, Crumb covers a variety of political attitudes while retaining his anti-Establishment opinions.


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Robert Crumb – The Pocket Essential Guide



Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. This is the first book-length critical study of Robert Crumb, covering all of his cross-cultural endeavors in comics, music, and film.

Every significant Crumb comic and story is examined, from the early Yum Yum Book to 2002’s From Cradle to Grave. Also included is an exclusive interview with Robert Crumb himself.


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