Maxon Crumb (born March 28, 1945, in

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) is the younger brother of underground cartoonist

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and Charles Crumb, and the uncle of

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Biography

Maxon Crumb was born in 1945 to Charles and Beatrice Crumb. His early work can be found in publications such as '' Weirdo'', ''Liquidator'', ''Maxon's Poe'' (1997), and ''Crumb Family Comics'' (

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, 1998). His first published novel, ''HardCore Mother'' (2000) was a study of

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and

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. After its publication in 2001, his work found a wider audience. Maxon Crumb was featured in the documentary '' Crumb'',Guthmann, Edward (May 26, 1995)
"Exposing the Nerves of Crumb 's Tortured Soul - Film profiles underground artist of '60s"
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''. Retrieved 2012-11-17. about his brother,

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Art practice

Maxon Crumb initially started painting as a way to deal with his own personal demons. He has subsequently managed to earn money from his art. His paintings and ink drawings can take weeks or months to complete. During this time, Maxon says that he will enter into an intense creative state where the work becomes paramount, to the detriment of normal everyday concerns, including eating. Maxon Crumb's drawings are available online as well as fine art limited-edition prints.

Personal life

In addition to his brothers Charles and Robert, Maxon also had two sisters, Carol DeGennaro (1941–2020) and Sandra Colorado (1946–1998). Maxon practices celibacy and has done so for many years because, as he has explained in interviews, for him, sex triggers

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. In the 1994 documentary '' Crumb'', Maxon Crumb admitted to a history of sexually assaulting women.

"I’d see Maxon Crumb sitting on Market Street, cross-legged with his bowl in front of him."

References

External links

'The Maxon BackStory' Podcast
SFGate.com *
review of Malcolm Whyte’s illustrated biography of Maxon
''Art Out of Chaos'' (F.U. Press. 2018 {{DEFAULTSORT:Crumb, Maxon 1945 births Living people People with epilepsy American people of Scottish descent American people of English descent