The Complete Zap Comix Box Set

This month Fantagraphics is making available for the first time ever The Complete Zap Comix. The 5 volume hardcover limited edition set is $500.00 and the signed edition is $750.00, and are ready for  November 2014 delivery, just in time for Christmas gift giving.



KK-228 Zap Comix Cover No. O Men's T-shirt

There scarcely was an underground comics world before Robert Crumb's classic solo first issue of Zap in 1968. By Zap #2, he had begun assembling a Seven Samurai of the best, the fiercest, and the most stylistically diversified cartoonists to come out of the countercultural kiln. All of them were extremists of one sort or another, from biker-gang member Rodriguez to Christian surfer Griffin, but somehow they produced a decades-long collaboration: a mind-blowing anthology of abstract hallucination, throat-slashing social satire, and shocking sexual excess, that made possible the ongoing wave of alternative cartoonists like Daniel Clowes, Chris Ware, and Charles Burns. The Complete Zap Comix collects every issue of Zap — every cover and every story, and even the Zam mini comic jam among the Zap artists — in a multi-volume, slipcase hardcover set. It will also include the 17th unpublished issue with work by Crumb, Moscoco, Wilson, Rodriguez, Shelton, Mavrides, and Williams. Plus, an introduction by founder R. Crumb and an oral history of Zap by Patrick Rosenkranz, and other exclusive bonus features and items TBA. Zap is the most historically and aesthetically important comics series ever published.

KK-204 Zap Comix "Plugged In" Men's T-shirts

To celebrate the release we are placing our Zap Comix Cover No. 0 Men's t-shirt and our Zap Comix "Plugged In" Men's tees on Sale now through 11-26-14. Enjoy 15% off now exclusively at kotapparel.com.
Zap--The Comic that plugs you in and started it all!!

R. Crumb's Mr. Natural "Get the Right Tool for the Job!"

Mr. Natural "Right Tool for the Job!" T-shirt

Here's a handy hint from Mister Natch: At home or at work....Get The Right Tool For The Job!

Mr. Natural is the creation of Robert Crumb the infamous father of the Underground Comix movement of the 1960's. Mr. Natural first appeared in a 1967 issue of Yarrowstack comics, and went on to many more misadventures at the hand of Crumb.

Fred Natural was a bit of a mystery, as his true origins where never entirely clear. He was thought to have been a hustler from the depression era, who recreated himself as a mystic guru in the 1960's.  He was always ready with plenty of advice for a new generation. Some of it good...some not so much.

This piece of advice is worthy of remembering and embellishment. So pick up one of our Right Tool for the Job t-shirts for your favorite DIY , Do It Yourselfer! On sale now, just in time for holiday gift giving, enjoy 15% off--no coupon code required. Exclusively at Keep On Truckin' Apparel an official licensee of R. Crumb.

Best Selling Keep On Truckin' T-Shirt

KK-251 Keep On Truckin' T-shirt

                                                                  Seasons Greetings!

Our best selling t-shirt, Robert Crumb's Keep on Truckin', features the Do-Dah man, this big footed guy first appeared in Zap Comic No. 1 in 1967. R. Crumb was inspired to create a visual riff of the Blind Boy Fuller song "Truckin' My Blues Away" and the "Do-Dah" man was later referenced in the Grateful Dead song "Truckin" from the 1970's album American Beauty.

The perfect Christmas gift for your favorite "Deadhead" and now on sale, enjoy 15% off all Men's and Women's short and long sleeve tees, exclusively at Keep On Truckin' Apparel www.kotapparel.com
No coupon code required, offer ends 11-9-14.

R. Crumb's Mr. Natural Bicycle Touring T-shirt

Mr. Natural the 1060's guru and mystic madcap was created my renowned underground cartoonist and sublime illustrator Robert Crumb. "Natch" as he is called by his friends is said to be "th' only knower of th' cosmic mysteries alive at this time."

And now available for the first time, the original Mr. Natural bicycle touring tee, built for the long haul, the t-shirt for the conscious cruiser.

The perfect gift for the bicycle enthusiast or R. Crumb fan on your Christmas list, enjoy 15% off all long and short sleeve t-shirts, exclusively at www.kotapparel.com Offer ends 11-9-14

Best Seller SALE--Top 5 R. Crumb T-shirts!

KK-251 Keep On Truckin' T-Shirt

The Season is upon us friends....

Here's your chance to get your holiday shopping done early. These 5 tees top the list in customer appreciation. So don't stress over mailing deadlines and expedited shipping costs. Place your order now and enjoy 15% Off our best selling short and long sleeve tees for Men and Women! Offer ends 11-9-14

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KK-211 Fritz the Cat "Hi Kids"

            Coming in at number 2 on our Top Seller list is that bad boy Fritz the Cat.
                             Available in both Men's and Women's styles.

MN-022 Mr. Natural "Touring"


 The original Mr. Natural touring tee, built for the long haul, the t-shirt for the conscious cruiser.
  Choose from multiple color combinations and sizing S-3X. All on sale now.

MN-022 Mr. Natural "Raising Hope"

    Our Top 5 Sale could never be complete with out that mystic mad cap Mr. Natural.
              Available in both Men's and Women's short and long sleeve tees.

MN-030 Mr. Natural Quest Into the Unknown


Mr. Natural sez "Quest into the Unknown!"

And of course, we shall....

Here's to the start of a happy holiday season to one and all!!




 

The Three Faces of R. Crumb T-shirts On Sale Now!!

Just in time for Halloween we have added some spooky new t-shirts to our collection. On Sale Now through 10-31-14, The Many Faces of Robert Crumb!

Enjoy 15% off each of these three cool new designs available in Men's short and long sleeve t-shirt styles.  

 

No Coupon Code Required exclusively at Keep On Truckin' Apparel.

Who's Afraid of Robert Crumb?

                                     Look into My Eyes, Don't be Afraid, it will be all treats and no tricks with our
                                                            with our ultra cotton Men's T-shirts on sale now.

My True Inner Self

                                    The man inside the man, My True Inner Self t-shirts available in both shorts
                                                                           long and sleeve styles. 

The Guy Inside My Head

                                        Detailed illustration of the little guy that lives inside Crumb's brain--there
                                                    really is a lot going on here! Get the t-shirt on sale now!




                             Happy Halloween from all us here at Keep On Truckin' Apparel!!

Free T-shirts!!

KK-257 VW Bus Road Trip
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We are so excited about our New Road Trip T-shirt Design that we just gotta' give some away. And it's simple to enter, just Join Us on our Keep On Truckin' Apparel Facebook page and SHARE the post regarding Free Tees.

You will then be entered to win one of three Men's Road Trip tees in color--Navy. Then tune back into the Facebook page next Wednesday afternoon, 10-15-14 where we will announce the three Winners.

It's so easy...what are ya' wantin' for??

And don't forget to check out our website at www.kotapparel.com , where you will find over 150 cool t-shirt designs, available in a multitude of T-Shirt Styles, Colors and Sizes.

Keep On Truckin'

New T-shirt Design

Presenting----Our Classic Road Trip T-Shirt.

You don't have to own a VW Bus to appreciate this iconic symbol of freedom and the open road.

This amazing image by underground comix icon Robert Crumb was original conceived for the 1985 book cover of Ed McClanahan's "Famous People I Have Known". The book is a seriocomic autobiography in the form of a gallery of portraits...of the great and the small... encountered while wandering the fridges of the academic and literary worlds. McClanahan takes you on a guided tour of the roadhouse of the West and South until he is brought down by a severe case of the honky-tonk blues.

                 

KK-257 VW Bus Road Trip
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Now available exclusively at Keep On Truckin' Apparel in Men's Short and Long Sleeve t-shirt styles as well as Women's Relaxed Tees you can get your Road Trip Tee made up in any one of a large selection of colors and sizes. And to introduce this cool new design they are all on Sale now through October 19th, 2014. Enjoy 15% off at Check Out, no Coupon Code Required!

So get your Road Trip tee ordered today---And while on your trip, please don't forget to make a stop for a cold one at the Dew Drop Inn.

Keep On Truckin' Apparel exclusive design.
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Happy Birthday Robert Crumb!

                                          Happy Birthday to R. Crumb, born August 30th, 1943.

To celebrate the day we at Keep On Truckin' Apparel have created a One Day Only Store-wide Sale, enjoy 15% off all our Men's and Women's Tees.

You can choose from our Crumb Classics Collection which features some of your favorites characters like Fritz the Cat, Smelly Cat, and Dirty Dog or select from some of our infamous comic book covers--like the first Zap Comix Cover crafted by Robert Crumb.

One of Robert's most enduring characters Mr. Natural warrants a Collection of his own, and it's all on sale from his "Quest into the Unknown" t-shirt to his "Brilliant Idea" tee, get them today with 15% off. No coupon codes required.

And for you Blues lovers check out our Heroes of the Blues Collection, which features the early pioneers of the Blues like Son House, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Willie McTell, Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Blake, Memphis Minnie and Cannon's Jug Stompers, 36 heroes in all, on Sale today only!

And finally peruse our new and ever expanding Record Collection, centered around the famous Cheap Thrills album cover done for Janis Joplin and her Big Brother and The Holding Company Band mates back in 1968.

And stop by our Keep On Truckin' Apparel Facebook page to wish the old master a Happy Birthday!

Cheap Thrills Album Cover T-shirts

Cheap Thrills Cover by R. Crumb, 1968

In celebration of the birthdays of both Janis Joplin, and her Big Brother and The Holding Company band mate drummer Dave Getz this week, all of our Cheap Thrills Album Cover t-shirts and hooded sweatshirts for Men and Women are on sale.

This amazing album cover drawn by Robert Crumb in 1968 went on to become one of the Top 100 Albums Covers of all time according to Rolling Stone Magazine. Columbia Records had proposed a different cover which the band was not thrilled with, enter R. Crumb underground cartoonist and fellow Haight- Ashbury counter-culture resident to the rescue. Originally planned for the back cover the band loved it so much they made it the front of the album.

Each cell of the album cover depicts a different song from the album, which is packed with classics like Ball and Chain, Summer Time, Cry Baby, I Need A Man to Love, Piece of my Heart and Combination of the Two. Cheap Thrills is considered some of the finest work of Janis Joplin's all too brief career. Many of these hits are being re-born on the New York stage in the new production "A Night with Janis Joplin".

Enjoy 15% off now through the end of the month, 1-31-14, no coupon code required. Men's short and long sleeve t-shirts, Women's relaxed cotton and fitted tees and our cozy hoodies are all on sale now!

Buy with confidence Keep On Truckin' Apparel is an official licensee of Big Brother and The Holding Company.