Daniel Clowes

It all started when I was a kid, reading Cracked magazine. Occasionally, there was a comic called the Uggly Family within it's pages. Now, all the internet seems to have on the subject of that family is bad merchandising, like coffee mugs and underwear.

A while later, Eightball Comics were printed. They had some bizarre and hilarious comics within, including all of the graphic novels he's since released, like Ghost World and Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron.

Then I had a series of compilations of instrumental "strip" music from the 50's and 60's. He did the cover for volume 4.

A song from one of those comps:

And here's his crap for sale now:

http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=204&Itemid=62&vmcchk=1&Itemid=62

Also from that publisher is Basil Wolverton. One of my faves as well.