While I agree that one of the purposes of art is to challenge the observer, an awful lot of what passes for art is just awful. I believe that Leinster's Law said that 99% of everything is shit. The problem is that many of the people who believe that anything that gets published is true are the same people who are excessively accepting of art.

If you don't like it or don't understand it, there are two possibilities: Either you are not prepared to understand it or you are being baffled with bullshit.

Crumb is/was an excellent cartoonist. That does not mean that his production is necessarily profound or does not reflect his perverse view of the world. He is/was a very messed up guy.