Waiting for Food Number 2: More Restaurant Placemat Drawings Review

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(More customer reviews)Crumb has been a driving influence in comics since the 1970s, at least, and continues to shape the visual world. This collection presents a few moments of that intense and creative mind at play - not idle, since Crumb seems productive no matter what he's doing, but letting his thoughts work themselves out on restaurant napkins around France.
Of course, the French bistro scene gives him plenty of material to work with, a permanently changing collage of all that humankind has to offer. Some of his sketches stay close to the real world, others drift back to historical styles, and yet others wander away into erotic and odd world where, for example, a fireplug can morph into a lush, womanly torso. I can't call this book a must-have, but it's an interesting and insightful look into this off-beat mind and its creative process.
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Everyone knows the temptation of doodling on a restaurant tablecloth — but no one performs this deed as masterfully as R. Crumb. In this second collection of often irreverent and always mesmerizing placemat drawings, Crumb depicts fellow diners, Americana, French culture, and flights of fancy, offering a glimpse into the mind of an inspired artist and savvy social critic. 120 black-and-white illustrations are featured.

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