Robert Crumb

Origins

Robert Crumb is an American cartoonist, known for his distinctive underground comix style that emerged in the 1960s and gained fame in the counterculture movement. His work is characterized by intricate pen and ink drawings with exaggerated and caricatured figures, often depicting satirical and controversial themes. Crumb's detailed crosshatching and his ability to capture expressions and emotions through his drawings became his signature style and made him famous as the leading figure of the underground comic movement during the 1960s and 1970s.