Utopian Vision

 

Man From Utopia by Rick Griffin

Griffinology

 

I've always been fascinated by the psychedelic surf art of the great Rick Griffin. Here's some more of his Disney-inspired work:

Mickey Duck

Mickey Mouse Wants You (to die in Vietnam).

I had a photocopy of this Dylan Mouse on my bedroom wall all through high school.

This last image is from a really interesting article about the sixties and the symbolism of Mickey Mouse, a nice addendum to the Shary Flenniken talk at CXC.

 

The psychedelic dog-nose comics of Brian Blomerth