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5.0
It's been incredible reading this collection in its entirety and watch the creativity of seven(really eight) skilled cartoonists help establish the underground comix scene. I bought this collection really for the work of R. Crumb, but by the end I found I appreciated every artist who contributed something to this collection. This is a visceral, unforgiving comic book, that pushes the boundaries of the medium of comics, and even in the stories that I didn't find terribly entertaining, I still found something to appreciate.
This collection is an effort to preserve art of a small handful of individuals, but also to make a statement about where comics have come from and what is possible when artists are simply allowed to create unfettered from censorship boards and special interests. The stories in this collection can be shocking, and at times even depraved, but they are truly honest works by cartoonists who believe deeply in the medium and craft of comics and what it can do.
Zap is a powerful book, even today, and I'm so glad I took the effort to read this collection in full. My bank account is not so forgiving, but my soul is grateful for the chance. Anyway, Keep on Truckin.
This collection is an effort to preserve art of a small handful of individuals, but also to make a statement about where comics have come from and what is possible when artists are simply allowed to create unfettered from censorship boards and special interests. The stories in this collection can be shocking, and at times even depraved, but they are truly honest works by cartoonists who believe deeply in the medium and craft of comics and what it can do.
Zap is a powerful book, even today, and I'm so glad I took the effort to read this collection in full. My bank account is not so forgiving, but my soul is grateful for the chance. Anyway, Keep on Truckin.
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