Charles Crumb was the eldest brother in the Crumb family, a family of notable but troubled artists that included R. Crumb and Maxon Crumb. R. Crumb has written extensively about his miserable childhood, claiming that Charles bullied Robert and Maxon to create endless comic books all through their teen years, something which annoyed Robert at that time but which he now credits with developing his artistic skills. While Maxon and Robert Crumb eventually moved away, Charles Crumb ended up a recluse living at home with his mother. He eventually committed suicide. Maxon went on to be a street person and struggling artist who has achieved a cult following, while R. Crumb became the most famous figure of the underground comix movement. Robert Crumb (born August 30, 1943 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an artist and illustrator who signs his work R. Crumb. Crumb was a founder of the underground comics movement, and is often regarded as the most prominant figure in that movement. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... A homeless person in Paris. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mr. ...

In the 1994 documentary Crumb, Charles Crumb openly admits that as a child he had a troubling, violent impulses and actually considered killing Robert in his sleep. He also discusses his crippling, lifelong obsession with the Disney film version of Treasure Island and his sexual fixation with the film's then-underage star, Bobby Driscoll. In Crumb Family Comics, published after Charles Crumb's death, some of his letters are printed in which he writes that his sexual attraction to underage boys played a large part in why he became a shut-in. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The word crumb is used in several ways: a small particle of food or other material the inner part of bread, which is softer than the crust the film Crumb the artist R. Crumb the composer George Crumb a slang word for someone who is hateful, contemptible or untrustworthy Crumbs... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Treasure Island is a 1950 Disney film based on Robert Louis Stevensons novel Treasure Island. ... Bobby Driscoll as Tommy Woodry in the film noir, The Window (1949) Robert Cletus Driscoll (May 3, 1937 - March 30, 1968 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa), known as Bobby Driscoll, was a successful American child actor. ... A shut-in (river) is a river thats naturally confined within a deep, narrow channel. ...

Charles Crumb had a profound effect on R. Crumb's life and work, and R. Crumb has done many stories chronicling their youthful experiences. On several occasions he has returned to characters created by the brothers in their childhood, such as Brombo the Panda and Fuzzy the Bunny, although these new stories are much darker than the original stories were. While R. Crumb generally speaks fondly of Charles, Maxon's comments about their late brother are typically much more harsh.

As a sidenote, Marty Pahls, an unsuccessful writer who was a lifelong friend of Charles and Robert Crumb, also eventually became a shut-in and committed suicide.

Charles Crumb's art has never been as popular as Robert's, although it, like Maxon Crumb's work, has a following among fans of outsider art. Adolf Wölflis Irren-Anstalt Band-Hain, 1910 The term Outsider Art was coined by art critic Roger Cardinal in 1972 as an English synonym for Art Brut (which literally translates as Raw Art or Rough Art), a label created by French artist Jean Dubuffet to describe art created...

References

• Crumb Family Comics
• The Complete Crumb Comics
• Crumb
• Your Vigor for Life Appalls Me: Robert Crumb Letters 1958-1977