The third and final volume in the "Will Eisner Instructional Series" -- following the essential classic Comics and Seqential Art and its sequel, Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative Expressive Anatomy was nearly complete before Eisner's death and offers plenty of tips and guidance in this crucial area that lies right at the heart of cartooning.
This is a 440 page hardcover book that covers the entirety of Crumb's life and work. It's packed with hundreds of Crumb comics, illustrations and never before published photos and comes with a full-length CD of Crumb's music. The book is organized around a new, lengthy reminiscence by Crumb of his entire life. While Crumb has covered much of this territory in previous accounts, there are fresh details and new insights revealed here that will provide readers not only with a greater understanding of Crumb's psyche and development, but also of how and why he grew to become one of the most significant artistic voices of his generation.