The top 10 comics in art

From Matt Groening's pre-Simpson's strip to Michelangelo's ceiling and Hogarth's social commentary, artists have been reinventing the cartoon for centuries

The top 10 artworks of the 20th century
The top 10 monsters in art
The 10 weirdest artworks ever

Robert Crumb creates a graphic (and funny) self-portrait of age and celebrity in this intimate adult comic. The art of Crumb is fiercely honest and riskily confessional. Spurning the superheroes and violence of American mass market comics, he has forged a genuinely grown-up approach in which sexuality is openly explored. Yet what makes him a powerful artist is his ability to draw with accuracy and beauty.

Continue reading...