Dirty Laundry Comics

A raw, autobiographical series from the underground comix heyday, Dirty Laundry Comics pairs R. Crumb and Aline Kominsky for a brutally honest look at their own relationship, art, and domestic life. Published by Last Gasp beginning in 1977, its two issues are a landmark of confessional cartooning, blending Crumb’s meticulous linework with Kominsky’s unflinching, expressionistic style. It matters as a pioneering work of collaborative, no-holds-barred autobiography, capturing the messy, unglamorous reality behind the counterculture’s public face.