Underground Comix

There is nothing wrong with wholesome comics, but underground comix came at the perfect time, during the counter-culture movement. I can totally see why these comics were so popular among this group of people. The comics are a bit shocking, and sort of challenge society's norms at the time. In terms of the broad point of underground comix, they certainly in my opinion reached their goal. They were able to create dynamic and rich characters for the 'superhero' characters, as well as depicting a reality that was lacking in the comics of this time. I read Whiteman by Robert Crumb, and even today, in this generation, we have been so desensitized but it was still shocking to read. I think if you are to become more familiar with Robert Crumb and his work, it might not take you as such a surprise. I had no idea what kind of work he did. Whiteman started out rather "boring" and "normal". This was sort of surprising to me because I knew he was a part of the underground comix, obviously, and was not really getting a sense why. That is until those panels came up. Oh you know the ones. It was rather interesting  because I am sure this was a direct and conscious choice that Robert Crumb made to start the comic as a normal-getting-to-know-your-family type of comic, and then completely transforms in to a more edgy and daring comic, right before your eyes. This is sort of the perfect example of the underground comix. Even though some of them directly correlate to the counter-culture movement, some of them are there to just challenge what people saw in the medium.