Big Ass Comics No 2 1971 Rip Off Press Underground Comix Crumb

Description

Big Ass Comics sits squarely in the heart of the underground comix movement—raw, confrontational, and intentionally offensive. Featuring work associated with Robert Crumb and the broader San Francisco scene, this issue reflects the anything-goes ethos of early ’70s counterculture publishing. These books weren’t meant to last—they were printed cheaply, sold quickly, and often discarded—which is exactly why surviving copies carry weight today.

Underground comix like this pushed against every boundary: taste, politics, sexuality, and form. Rip Off Press was one of the central players in distributing this material, and titles like Big Ass Comics remain among the more extreme examples of the era’s artistic freedom. Condition is always a factor with these—most copies didn’t survive clean—and even worn examples continue to attract serious collectors of counterculture print.

A gritty, honest survivor from the underground comix era—and priced accordingly.