Sophie Crumb

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Sophie Crumb

Crumb, photographed at the 2004 Alternative Press Expo (APE) in San Francisco.
Born Sophie Violet Crumb
September 27, 1981 (1981-09-27) (age 28)
California
Nationality American
Area(s) Cartoonist
Notable works Belly Button Comix

Sophia Violet Crumb (born September 27, 1981) is an American comics artist. She is the daughter of underground comix artists Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky-Crumb.

Growing up in France, Sophie completed the French equivalent of high school and went on to study acrobatics and clowning at a French circus school. She later became a tattoo artist and earned a living by teaching English as a second language.[1]

[edit] Work

Comics Sophie drew as a child appeared in Weirdo magazine, and she collaborated with her parents on Dirty Laundry Comics. She has also produced two issues of a series titled Belly Button Comix, which is published by Oog & Blik and Fantagraphics Books.[1]

In the movie Ghost World the notebook that main character Enid draws in was produced by Sophie.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c TESSA DeCARLO (February 15, 2004). "Introducing a Cartoonist Named Crumb". The New York Times. 

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