Spanning the most formative era of his life, from the painful years of adolescence to the fame and fortune of early adulthood, this collection of personal correspondences with two near-lifelong friends sheds light on the artistic development, bitter struggle and ultimate triumph of the world's greatest living cartoonist. Crumb writes about many key events in his life; the dissolution of his first marriage, the pain of being separated from his first child, the troubles with Inland Revenue and his obsession with comics, music and women.