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The Dirty Pictures That Revolutionized Art

The Dirty Pictures That Revolutionized Art

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Starting in the 1960s, a maverick band of young cartoonists like Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Trina Robbins, and Gilbert Shelton starting churning out comic books the likes of which had never seen before. These “undergound” works definitely weren’t aimed at kids and they didn’t follow the exploits of costumed do-gooders or anodyne high schoolers like […]

Zap Comix Were Never for Kids

Zap Comix Were Never for Kids

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In 1969, in an atmosphere of simmering animus toward youth culture, an undercover agent from the New York Police Department’s Public Morals Squad visited two bookstores to buy copies of Zap No. 4. This minor bit of commerce had violent repercussions. “This bearded guy pushed the door open aggressively and said ‘OK, this place is closed down!’” […]