Querido Callo
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- Author：Aline Kominsky-Crumb
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The early work of the pioneering feminist cartoonist plus her acclaimed new story “Dream House"
Aline Kominsky-Crumb immediately made her mark in the Bay Area’s underground comix scene with unabashedly raw， dirty， unfiltered comics chronicling the thoughts and desires of a woman coming of age in the 1960s。 Kominsky-Crumb didn’t worry about self-flattery。 In fact， her darkest secrets and deepest insecurities were all the more fodder for groundbreaking stories。 Her exaggerated comix alter ego， Bunch， is self-destructive and grotesque but crackles with the self-deprecating humor and honesty of a cartoonist confident in the story she wants to tell。
Collecting comics from the 1970s through today， Love That Bunch is shockingly prescient while still being an authentic story of its era。 Kominsky-Crumb was ahead of her time in juxtaposing the contradictory nature of female sexuality with a proud， complicated feminism。 Most important， she does so without apology。
One of the most famous and idiosyncratic cartoonists of our time， Kominsky-Crumb traces her steps from a Beatles-loving fangirl， an East Village groupie， an adult grappling with her childhood， and a 1980s housewife and mother， to a new thirty-page story， “Dream House，” that looks back on her childhood forty years later。 Love That Bunch will be Kominsky-Crumb’s only solo-authored book in print。 Originally published as a book in 1990， this new expanded edition follows her to the present， including an afterword penned by the noted comics scholar Hillary Chute。
Aline Kominsky-Crumb immediately made her mark in the Bay Area’s underground comix scene with unabashedly raw， dirty， unfiltered comics chronicling the thoughts and desires of a woman coming of age in the 1960s。 Kominsky-Crumb didn’t worry about self-flattery。 In fact， her darkest secrets and deepest insecurities were all the more fodder for groundbreaking stories。 Her exaggerated comix alter ego， Bunch， is self-destructive and grotesque but crackles with the self-deprecating humor and honesty of a cartoonist confident in the story she wants to tell。
Collecting comics from the 1970s through today， Love That Bunch is shockingly prescient while still being an authentic story of its era。 Kominsky-Crumb was ahead of her time in juxtaposing the contradictory nature of female sexuality with a proud， complicated feminism。 Most important， she does so without apology。
One of the most famous and idiosyncratic cartoonists of our time， Kominsky-Crumb traces her steps from a Beatles-loving fangirl， an East Village groupie， an adult grappling with her childhood， and a 1980s housewife and mother， to a new thirty-page story， “Dream House，” that looks back on her childhood forty years later。 Love That Bunch will be Kominsky-Crumb’s only solo-authored book in print。 Originally published as a book in 1990， this new expanded edition follows her to the present， including an afterword penned by the noted comics scholar Hillary Chute。
Reviews
Drew Canole
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There are a few comics in here that are really good。 But for the most part each on treads along the same territory with flat drawings and tons of unnecessary dialogue and text making it a slog to get through。I enjoyed a few of the comics about her younger years and dating。 I like when she spends more time on the drawings with lots of details - especially the grotesque faces she enjoys drawing。I have two copies of this book。 One older by Fantagraphics in 1990 （that's the one Goodreads shows）。 The There are a few comics in here that are really good。 But for the most part each on treads along the same territory with flat drawings and tons of unnecessary dialogue and text making it a slog to get through。I enjoyed a few of the comics about her younger years and dating。 I like when she spends more time on the drawings with lots of details - especially the grotesque faces she enjoys drawing。I have two copies of this book。 One older by Fantagraphics in 1990 （that's the one Goodreads shows）。 The introduction by Harvey Pekar in this one is quite good。 The newer one has more pages and is published by Drawn & Quarterly in 2018。 I think this book is better than her collabs with her husband Robert Crumb。 I just wish she let the drawings carry more of the story。 It's something I want to enjoy more but after a story or two at a time I found myself struggling。 I'm sure I'll be encountering more of Aline's work in the future as I read through anthologies like Arcade and Weirdo， so I'll give her another shot soon enough！ Recommended for people wanting to read 70s alternative comics from a female creator。 。。。more
Satire
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Yusef the hairsucker slays 🐈⬛
Karah
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I am delighted that she ended this book with colour！！ I love her candour but why so many black and white drawings？ It gives relief that someone sees the truth about themselves but simultaneously disheartens that someone could find so much dissatisfaction。 Aline Kominsky-Crumb would be celebrated if she contributed more。 I get the impression her husband receives the lion's share of the praise。 Everyone knows what matters to them。 So joyous I read this book！I'll have to read Sophie Crumb。 Her artw I am delighted that she ended this book with colour！！ I love her candour but why so many black and white drawings？ It gives relief that someone sees the truth about themselves but simultaneously disheartens that someone could find so much dissatisfaction。 Aline Kominsky-Crumb would be celebrated if she contributed more。 I get the impression her husband receives the lion's share of the praise。 Everyone knows what matters to them。 So joyous I read this book！I'll have to read Sophie Crumb。 Her artwork appears meticulous。Merci beaucoup！！ 。。。more
Oriana
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Oh man this book bummed me out。 I wanted to be so thrilled to finally get a glimpse at the overlooked oeuvre， the sublimated psyche of a woman so long in her husband's shadow， who nonetheless was doggedly making her own fairly groundbreaking work all along。 But it is hard to love these stories， my god。 It's not just the heavy shit -- all the rape and racism and overwhelming misogyny and abuse of all stripes -- it's the "lesser" awfulness too， the way that she flees her prudish， superficial， neur Oh man this book bummed me out。 I wanted to be so thrilled to finally get a glimpse at the overlooked oeuvre， the sublimated psyche of a woman so long in her husband's shadow， who nonetheless was doggedly making her own fairly groundbreaking work all along。 But it is hard to love these stories， my god。 It's not just the heavy shit -- all the rape and racism and overwhelming misogyny and abuse of all stripes -- it's the "lesser" awfulness too， the way that she flees her prudish， superficial， neurotic， upwardly-clawing Long Island upbringing but seems not to have been able， all these years later， to remove its talons from her heart。 The way she is never able to let go of her self-depreciation， of her limp victimhood， of her desperate keening to be thinner， prettier， worldlier。 Of her brashness in the face of sexual assault which is overshadowed by her unexamined sexual masochism。 Of her joy in owning her own sexuality and her reverence for nontraditional life， which is tanked by her pettiness and her devastating self-loathing。 The anthologizing of these disparate works into an oversized tome doesn't help。 This isn't a memoir， though its heft and chronology makes the reader （or， well， made this reader） want to read it as one， which makes the repetition of the same stories in slightly different formats and from slightly different angles grow tiring， and makes the author seem overly fixated on a few episodes from her life without challenge or growth。 Also her style is physically chaotic which can make it feel even harder to drag your eyes down the page。 I dunno。 My very smart friend Jil reviewed this for The Nation and is far more forgiving than I was。 But the girls at book club generally felt the same way I did: really disappointed that this book， and this author， are so hard to love。 Here's what we ate at club， including sushi and horseradish creme fraiche dip and ginger molasses cookies that I made my own self， recipe here: 。。。more
Adina
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I found it interesting （and these were actually some of the parts I liked best） when Kominsky-Crumb comments on people who remark that her work is too self-deprecating。 And yet， I found it too self-deprecating！ I like to think I have a sense of humor and engage in critical thinking about myself， and seek out writers who do the same。 But this was beyond self-criticism。 It felt like self-hatred。 It was difficult to read， at times。
Umi
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The best part of the Crumb doc is when Aline talks about how her mother came to visit and saw a painting she did of Robert and asked， ‘Who did this？’ I laughed out loud and knew I had to check out her comics。Some of the early stuff is a little like ok yes you’re enjoying being vulgar whatever but her reflections on making work and collecting weird old things and her own life are hilarious and even affecting。 My only critique would be that she reuses a lot of her material， but I think that’s only The best part of the Crumb doc is when Aline talks about how her mother came to visit and saw a painting she did of Robert and asked， ‘Who did this？’ I laughed out loud and knew I had to check out her comics。Some of the early stuff is a little like ok yes you’re enjoying being vulgar whatever but her reflections on making work and collecting weird old things and her own life are hilarious and even affecting。 My only critique would be that she reuses a lot of her material， but I think that’s only really only apparent when they’re anthologised in succession like this and perhaps just the risk of using oneself as one’s primary subject。 I just wish more of her work were more readily available！ 。。。more
S
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I’d say 4。5 but now I’m giving it 5 to counteract the two dumbass reviews I just read here。 This collection was autobiographical and the themes were love， sex， self hatred， body image， and addiction among other things。 And they were pretty funny too！
Dominick
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In her introduction to this collection of Kominsky-Crumb's autobiographical strips， Hillary Chute makes a valiant effort to defend Kominsky-Crumb's art as not incompetent but rather informed by her art school education， a position somewhat undermined by Kominsky-Crumb's own repeated assertion in the strips here that she can't draw and by the general contempt with which she depicts her art school education。 This could be disingenuous， or self-deprecation， I suppose， but I am more inclined to agre In her introduction to this collection of Kominsky-Crumb's autobiographical strips， Hillary Chute makes a valiant effort to defend Kominsky-Crumb's art as not incompetent but rather informed by her art school education， a position somewhat undermined by Kominsky-Crumb's own repeated assertion in the strips here that she can't draw and by the general contempt with which she depicts her art school education。 This could be disingenuous， or self-deprecation， I suppose， but I am more inclined to agree with Kominsky-Crumb's self-assessment。 On some level， there must be a degree of deliberateness to her shaky line， inconsistent anatomy， inconsistent perspectives， etc， as the work here was produced over decades with no evidence of significant stylistic change or development （at least not after the earliest strips presented）， but is it a deliberate continuance of a style， or a deliberate refusal to refine her line？ Chute's defence of Kominsky-Crumb's spelling errors are less convincing。 Sure， sometimes Kominsky-Crumb is deliberately spelling incorrectly （often to represent pronunciation）， but more frequently， misspellings seem to be the result of ignorance or carelessness。 One can rationalize Kominsky-Crumb's general lack of attention to spelling， legible lettering， readable page layouts and so on as of a piece with the "craft is the enemy" school of art， that privileges honesty， directness， and individuality of expression over mere "craft，" and indeed a case can be made that such an approach can create powerful art。 Some of the strips here do have a power and immediacy that would probably be blunted by more attention to craft。 Many， however， are just hard to read and not very pleasant to look at。 That latter observation if often the point， of course， as Kominsky-Crumb is laudably frank about addressing subjects such as body politics and exploring the implications--and limitations--of our obsession with beauty as an inherent good。 Her own self-esteem and body issues are overwhelmingly her primary subject， and she is admirably uncompromising about showing herself in an unflattering light。 However， I do think that a bit more craft would not go astray。 I am struck by the fact that the single panel in the entire book drawn by Robert Crumb stands out like a sore thumb， a rose of craft in a weed-patch of art。 Interesting and revealing work， but not in my opinion great comics work。I wish， as well， that original publication information had been included。 While it's not necessary to know where and when this work first appeared， it would be of some use， I think。 。。。more
Six
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It's supposed to be ugly and confrontational。 I know！ It's still hard for me。 It's supposed to be ugly and confrontational。 I know！ It's still hard for me。 。。。more
Lily
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Self-deprecating and cynical the bunch entertains。 Appreciated the biographical and childhood reminisces of the 1960s and so on。
Mateen Mahboubi
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This collection of Kominsky-Crumb's "Bunch" comics fit the mold of late 70s/early 80s alternative comics。 Seemingly auto-biographical， K-C puts a lot on the table and it's definitely a journey following on Bunch's adventures in life。 I'm not sure on the completeness of this collection but my challenge was that it seems to outstay it's welcome towards the end。 It might be my challenge since I borrowed a copy from the library and had to return it。 Maybe if I was able to take my time and read it ov This collection of Kominsky-Crumb's "Bunch" comics fit the mold of late 70s/early 80s alternative comics。 Seemingly auto-biographical， K-C puts a lot on the table and it's definitely a journey following on Bunch's adventures in life。 I'm not sure on the completeness of this collection but my challenge was that it seems to outstay it's welcome towards the end。 It might be my challenge since I borrowed a copy from the library and had to return it。 Maybe if I was able to take my time and read it over a few months， I could have gotten more from it but it became a bit too much for me by the end。 。。。more
Lisa
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I'm glad this edition came out， as I wasn't very familiar with Kominsky-Crumb's work and only sought this out due to D-Q's promotion of the updated edition。 It's fascinating to follow her evolution as an artist and memoirist。 I also enjoyed her drawing style， which seems heavily criticized （and she herself comments on it）， but I found evocative。 I was startled by the photograph of her mother on the back of the book - Kominsky-Crumb really captures her essence in her drawings。 I often devour grap I'm glad this edition came out， as I wasn't very familiar with Kominsky-Crumb's work and only sought this out due to D-Q's promotion of the updated edition。 It's fascinating to follow her evolution as an artist and memoirist。 I also enjoyed her drawing style， which seems heavily criticized （and she herself comments on it）， but I found evocative。 I was startled by the photograph of her mother on the back of the book - Kominsky-Crumb really captures her essence in her drawings。 I often devour graphic novels/comics/x too quickly， but the density of this work forced me to savor it。 。。。more
Rod Brown
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Kominsky-Crumb's ugly art and perverse confessional writing style are not without their charm in this large collection of strips produced over decades， and I enjoyed the first 50 pages more than I expected as I read through them at a leisurely pace。 But the book was coming due at the library and I decided to power through the next 150 pages in a day， and at that pace the short strips start to take on a whiny and repetitive drone。 I allowed myself to slow down for one of the last and longest stor Kominsky-Crumb's ugly art and perverse confessional writing style are not without their charm in this large collection of strips produced over decades， and I enjoyed the first 50 pages more than I expected as I read through them at a leisurely pace。 But the book was coming due at the library and I decided to power through the next 150 pages in a day， and at that pace the short strips start to take on a whiny and repetitive drone。 I allowed myself to slow down for one of the last and longest stories in the collection， which benefited from having an actual structure as the author revisited the homes she has had throughout her life。Kominsky-Crumb will never be one of my favorite creators， but this book is worth a look for its artistic and historical value。 。。。more
Peter Tillman
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Well， I was expecting to like this a lot more than I did。 The author （henceforth AKC） has led an "interesting" life， and her book amounts to an autobiography in comix。 And AKC is certainly fearless in sharing （or oversharing） the salacious details of her hippie youth。 But。 I had a really hard time following the overlapping dialog-balloons in her cartoons （which appear to be reduced in size）， and a fair bit of it seemed pretty dull。 And -- there were only FOUR PAGES of color art in the book！ So， Well， I was expecting to like this a lot more than I did。 The author （henceforth AKC） has led an "interesting" life， and her book amounts to an autobiography in comix。 And AKC is certainly fearless in sharing （or oversharing） the salacious details of her hippie youth。 But。 I had a really hard time following the overlapping dialog-balloons in her cartoons （which appear to be reduced in size）， and a fair bit of it seemed pretty dull。 And -- there were only FOUR PAGES of color art in the book！ So， the book pretty much missed for me。 2 stars， which I will stretch to 2。4 for nostalgia。 And because she lived in Tucson for awhile， my old home town， and has some cool drawings of saguaro cactus。Oh， and "The Bunch" is her nickname。NY Times Illustrated profile。 Nice examples of her art， cherry-picked from the book。 https://www。nytimes。com/2018/05/14/bo。。。Sample: In New York， she swiped through the pictures on her iPhone。。。。 to something completely different but， also， unsurprising。 Photo after photo of anonymous women shot from behind， all with noticeably large backsides， all in miniskirts or short shorts。 Ms。 Kominsky-Crumb kept swiping through them as if the shift from the domestic made total sense， explaining that these were from a recent trip to Miami to visit her mother。 They were， of course， intended for Mr。 Crumb。“I’m enabling his big butt fixation，” she said， a smile spreading across her face as she admired the pictures。 “Well I don’t have a big butt anymore so I have to offer him something。”Wikipedia has a more linear biography， sadly with no art: https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/Aline_K。。。 。。。more
Robert
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Dec 2012: reread in honor of the great Aline Kominsky-Crumb。 It's a wonderful book。 The last story， “Dream House，” is especially powerful， the last long-form comic she drew。 RIP Aline， and thank you for everything， all the inspiration you've given me over the years。The original 1990 edition of this book （from Fantagraphics） was an important influence for me where my own comics were concerned， so I was excited to be assigned a long-form review of this wonderful updated & expanded edition for The Dec 2012: reread in honor of the great Aline Kominsky-Crumb。 It's a wonderful book。 The last story， “Dream House，” is especially powerful， the last long-form comic she drew。 RIP Aline， and thank you for everything， all the inspiration you've given me over the years。The original 1990 edition of this book （from Fantagraphics） was an important influence for me where my own comics were concerned， so I was excited to be assigned a long-form review of this wonderful updated & expanded edition for The Comics Journal: http://www。tcj。com/reviews/love-that-。。。 。。。more
Erik
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So many of these underground comix are the same: cartoonist has little self confidence and does drugs and has lots of awkward， unwanted sex to make up for it。 And almost any others have art that isn’t totally amateurish。
Shoshanna
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Really good compilation of Aline Kominsky-Crumb's comics。 She admits her drawing style is crude， but she draws how she wants and it's very expressive。 Shows so much of what's inside of her thoughts！ Lots of stories about growing up and how she lives now。 Almost all autobiographical。 Makes me want to know even more about her。 Makes me want to know her in person。 Also， makes me wanna know more about the Wimmin's Comix / Twisted Sisters split and that eras comics by women！ Really good compilation of Aline Kominsky-Crumb's comics。 She admits her drawing style is crude， but she draws how she wants and it's very expressive。 Shows so much of what's inside of her thoughts！ Lots of stories about growing up and how she lives now。 Almost all autobiographical。 Makes me want to know even more about her。 Makes me want to know her in person。 Also， makes me wanna know more about the Wimmin's Comix / Twisted Sisters split and that eras comics by women！ 。。。more
Johanna
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visually dense， hectic immersion deep into one woman's universe。 fortunately she's a funny， brilliant， profane and deeply goofy woman。 visually dense， hectic immersion deep into one woman's universe。 fortunately she's a funny， brilliant， profane and deeply goofy woman。 。。。more
Erin Biegel
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This woman is pretty crazy， and yes I do love her。 Falling once again in the autobiographical category， this book follows Aline as she goes through her life from early childhood to present day。 She's very funny， despite a lot of tragedy and sadness along the way。 You get to see what shapes her personality， and lots of cool 60s interludes and weirdness to boot。 This woman is pretty crazy， and yes I do love her。 Falling once again in the autobiographical category， this book follows Aline as she goes through her life from early childhood to present day。 She's very funny， despite a lot of tragedy and sadness along the way。 You get to see what shapes her personality， and lots of cool 60s interludes and weirdness to boot。 。。。more
MariNaomi
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Aline Kominsky-Crumb deals with some pretty heavy subjects （existential crises， death， her dad raping her mom--OMG） but it never felt heavy-handed。 But it was hardly whimsical either。 I couldn't decide whether I loved or hated her artistic style （I'm veering towards love）， but the copy editor in me was put off by the often deliberate misspellings peppered throughout the dialog （I know， it was a sign of the times）。 By the time I put down the book， I was smitten。 Aline Kominsky-Crumb deals with some pretty heavy subjects （existential crises， death， her dad raping her mom--OMG） but it never felt heavy-handed。 But it was hardly whimsical either。 I couldn't decide whether I loved or hated her artistic style （I'm veering towards love）， but the copy editor in me was put off by the often deliberate misspellings peppered throughout the dialog （I know， it was a sign of the times）。 By the time I put down the book， I was smitten。 。。。more
Dawn
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A great sample of autobiographic comix。
Jennifer
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I loved the art and the stories。 Kominsky-Crumb bares her soul in all its splendor and with all its warts。 Her drawings are grossly out of proportion and extremely expressive。 It is interesting too that the sex she does depict is awkward， painful， and unwanted， a nice change from idealized romanticism and strikes closer to truth for many women。 I hope to run across some of her other work。
Robert
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One of my favorite cartoon books ever。 Totally sold me on the idea that comics could use explicitly autobiographical content to explore any important theme in life: love，hate， art， family ties， marriage， the pull of freedom vs。 the comforts of nesting， motherhood， etc。 All that and lots more is in here。 I also find Kominsky-Crumb's work uproariously funny （check out "Ze Bunch du Paree Turns 40"）， oddly touching， and quite brave。 And yes， I like her drawing too - sheer technical skill does not a One of my favorite cartoon books ever。 Totally sold me on the idea that comics could use explicitly autobiographical content to explore any important theme in life: love，hate， art， family ties， marriage， the pull of freedom vs。 the comforts of nesting， motherhood， etc。 All that and lots more is in here。 I also find Kominsky-Crumb's work uproariously funny （check out "Ze Bunch du Paree Turns 40"）， oddly touching， and quite brave。 And yes， I like her drawing too - sheer technical skill does not a great artist make （and that's quoting her famed hubby there）; in a particularly Form Follows Function way， the Kominsky-Crumb's art simply works。 。。。more
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