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June 29, 2010 Keep On Truckin' Apparel announces R. Crumb T-Shirts available in stores August

KOT Apparel's fine line of R. Crumb t-shirts has been picked up by Diamond Comic Distribution and will be available in stores in August. Three hand selected designs, Keep On Truckin' Guys, Zap Comix Cover No. 2 and Mr. Natural Struttin' from KOT's vast library of Robert Crumb images will be featured. To be followed by new introductions each month through the holiday season.

Keep On Truckin', the moniker of a generation.

Choosing this t-shirt for the retail launch was easy as it continues to be KOT's best seller on the website. Also called the Do-Dah men, this big footed gang first appeared in Zap Comix No.1 in 1967. They were inspired by a visual riff of the Blind Boy Fuller song "Truckin' My Blues Away" and later referenced in the Grateful Dead song "Truckin" from the 1970's album American Beauty.

Zap Comix Cover No. 2

The 1968 cover by Robert Crumb promises to reveal gags, jokes, and kozmix trooths. Sounds like fun! And as a first edition print of this classic comic can now be thousands of dollars, you can wear the cover for only $19.95.

Mr. Natural Struttin'

Easily R. Crumb's most famous character is Mr. Natural. That gowned and breaded guru, that madcap mystic, who can pontificate upon a variety of subjects with great authority. Billed to be "th' only knower of th' cosmic mysteries alive at this time." If he doesn't know it—he'll make it up. What launch of Crumb's work could be complete without this saucy sage?

The artist Robert Crumb is often referred to as the "father" of the underground comix movement and the "grandfather" of the alternative movement. His career was birthed with Zap Comix in 1967, the "Summer of Love" in San Francisco, and he has been bent over his sketchbooks creating ever since. Topping the Best Sellers list with his recent release of The Book of Genesis has brought him to the fore front of pop culture yet again. His images appeal across generational lines to all free thinkers.

About Keep On Truckin' Apparel

Launched by a small group of fans KOT Apparel secured licensing in 2009, and works in collaboration with Crumb's team. KOT is currently featuring over 100 designs on the website and plans to continue to build the collection over time. T-Shirts are available in conventional and organic cotton. And the customer is a part of the design process with the ability to choose from a large selection of themes and colors. So get your Art On!

Keep On Truckin' Apparel, LLC

Denise Stephens

Operations Manager

P.O. Box 1150

Carlton, OR 97111

(503)852-7534

denise@kotapparel.com

http://www.kotapparel.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Keep On Truckin'

The famous Keep On Truckin' big footed gang first appeared in Robert Crumb's Zap Comix No.1 issued in 1968, it was a single page comic. Also known as the Do Dah Men, they were inspired by a visual riff of the Blind Boy Fuller song "Truckin' My Blues Away" and later referenced in the Grateful Dead song "Truckin" from the 1970's album American Beauty.
They went on to inspire a generation to keep on keepin' on!

Snapped this shot of Mr. Natural pontificating upon the
bar at the Goose Hollow Inn while waiting for his reuben sandwich.
The Goose Hollow Inn was established in 1967 by former Mayor of Portland, Bud Clark. Bud is also known for being the model for the poster "Expose yourself to Art"
Mr. Natural made several new converts and had them rubbing his belly, ordering him another round and calling him "Natch". I had to drag him out.....

Drawing God: R. Crumb and the Bible as Comics
Sunday, June 13, 2 p.m.
Douglas Wolk, the author of Reading Comics, will discuss R. Crumb's artistic evolution from radical underground cartoonist to godfather of the art-comics world. He'll also explore the history of Bible adaptations in comics form.
Portland Art Museum

Portland Art Museum
R. Crumb and Master Drawing exhibitions open June 12

The-Bible-Illuminated-R-Crumbs-Book-of-Genesis
June 12-September 19, 2010
Comic book artist R. Crumb has spent the last five years adapting the first book of the Old Testament to a comic book format. The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis presents the results of Crumb's work on this ambitious project. The exhibition features all 207 individual black-and-white drawings incorporating every word from all 50 chapters of Genesis. Illustrated in his signature bawdy style, Crumb's version of these familiar stories--from the Garden of Eden to Noah's Ark--puts an entirely new twist on the Bible.

Big Planet Comics is now carrying KOT Apparels fine line of R. Crumb T-Shirts, you'll find Fritz the Cat, Mr. Natural, Head Comix, Zap Comix, Stoned Agin', Keep On Truckin' Guys, and XYZ ---the last work in comics. Cosmic!