WHERE THE ACTION IS

Abstract

In this chapter, Julian Lawrence adopts an “a/r/tographical methodology” to research and create an 8-10 page comics essay that investigates the ways R. Crumb challenges scholars in an age of political correctness. This visual essay combines autobiographical, theoretical, and methodological reflections on Crumb’s influence on a young artist, Crumb’s engagement with gender and sexuality, and the multifaceted ways to approach Crumb’s comics.