Crumb

The R. Crumb frame above did a nice job of capturing a
turning point in recent political/pop culture history.

Renegade artist R. Crumb, creator of the ultimate underground comic book nameplate, Zap Comix, was quite influential in the late-'60s. He was copied by many who did quite well, but Crumb eschewed the life of a celebrity and, alas, he didn't always make smart business decisions.

Delightfully eccentric Crumb invented cartoon characters Fritz the Cat and Mr. Natural and remained in the periphery of the public eye through the '70s, in some part due to being a member of the Cheap Suit Serenaders, a semi-popular Old Timey style band that played in the San Francisco area occasionally and put out a few albums.

Since then Crumb has lived in France for some years with his wife and daughter, popped up as the subject of an award-winning documentary film, "Crumb" (1994), was a character in "American Splendor" (2003), and he's never stopped drawing.

Visit the unofficial Crumb Museum for a unusual way to kill some time.