Crumb, R.

Using very adult imagery and language, the Crumbs sound off in sometimes hilarious excess about themselves, each other, sex, art, fame, France vs. America, and everything else. His detailed draftsmanship is complemented by her simpler and more self-mocking approach. For fans of candid confessionals with gravitas. [For more from Aline Crumb, read Martha Cornog's Q&A with her at ow.ly/g36tF.—Ed.]

Important for Crumb fans, anyone interested in underground comics, and, to a lesser extent, graphic design students. An affordable novelty title that general readers might find amusing or nostalgic, but the core audience will be loyal Crumb followers.

Portraits of the artist as a young woman from ages three to 28, interspersed with sketches and drawings of parents, friends, surroundings, and stories...