Robert Crumb distanced himself from the film adaptation of his comic character Fritz the Cat.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent sources (CBR, EBSCO, Wikipedia, Den of Geek, Michael Barrier's detailed account) corroborate that Crumb distanced himself from the film, sought credit removal, and killed off the character in protest. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.75 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial (upstreams: Michael Barrier's Funnyworld interviews/reporting, Crumb's own interviews (e.g., Maremaa article), Terry Zwigoff's Crumb documentary) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=attributed eligibility=high (extractor: attributed/medium)]
Sources
- Robert Crumb – Der Schmutzfink (seed:culture_and_philosophy)
- https://www.cbr.com/ralph-bakshi-fritz-the-cat-movie-killed-robert-crumb-comics-character/ (corroboration)
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/literature-and-writing/complete-fritz-cat (corroboration)
- https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/fritz-the-cat-a-look-at-r-crumbs-x-rated-animation-masterpiece/ (corroboration)
- http://www.michaelbarrier.com/Funnyworld/FritzPartTwo/Crumb.htm (corroboration)