This **six-book boxed set** is the first collection of Robert Crumb sketches to be printed from the original art since the hard-bound, slipcased, seven volume series issued by the German publisher Zweitausendeins between 1981 and 1997\\. Unlike the Zweitausendeins edition, which included every doodle ever made by the preeminent underground artist, **our best-of edition has been personally edited by the notoriously fastidious artist** to include only what he considers his finest work, **including hundreds of late period drawings not published in previous sketchbook collections**. Robert Crumb requested that the books representing the second half of his career be published first due to fan demand for new Crumb material (Volumes 7-12 cover the period 1982-2011, and the forthcoming Volumes 1-6 will cover the period 1964-1981).

In the last 20 years Crumb's artistic output has slowed considerably, making new works more rare and highly prized. **This collection of over 600 unseen drawings created between 1982 and 2011 makes this a must-have collectible for every Crumb fan.**

* The slipcased set is made with loving attention to detail in a size and format selected by the artist.
* Each book in the boxed set contains 224 pages, for a total of 1,344 pages of prime Crumb.
* The set includes a hand-written introduction by Robert Crumb.
* Each set of this 1,000-copy limited edition also includes **a signed color art print of the Crumb original **_**The Little Guy That Lives Inside My Brain.**_