The Comics Journal Library Vol. 9: Zap - The Interviews

By: Patrick Rosenkranz

The definitive Comics Journal interviews with the cartoonists behind Zap Comix, featuring: Supreme 1960s counterculture/underground artist Robert Crumb on how acid unleashed a flood of Zap characters from his unconscious; Marxist brawler Spain Rodriguez on how he made the transition from the Road Vultures biker gang to the exclusive Zap cartoonists' club; Yale alumnus Victor Moscoso and Christian surfer Rick Griffin on how their poster-art psychedelia formed the backdrop of the 1960s San Francisco music scene; Savage Id-choreographer S. Clay Wilson on how his dreams insist on being drawn; Painter and Juxtapoz-founder Robert Williams on how Zap #4 led to 150 news-dealer arrests; Fabulous, Furry, Freaky Gilbert Shelton on the importance of research; Church of the Subgenius founder Paul Mavrides on getting a contact high during the notorious Zap jam sessions; and much more. In these career-spanning interviews, the Zap contributors open up about how they came to create a seminal, living work of art.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606997882
• ISBN13: 9781606997888
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.0" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher