"In the spring of 1962, an 18-year-old Robert Crumb was beaned in the forehead by a solid glass ashtray. His mother, Bea, had hurled it at his father, Chuck, who ducked. Robert was bloodied and dazed, ...

It started as a photocopied giveaway and ended up on every kid's lunchbox.

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Underground comic book artist Robert ...

Multiple contributors attend a release party at Fantagraphics in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood in 2015 for the latest issue of Intruder Comics. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Froh) A panel of local ...

Jay Lynch, an artist, writer and satirist who was a central figure in the underground comics revolution of the 1960s and ’70s, died March 5 at his home in Candor, New York. He was 72. His cousin ...