Funnies Day

It seems that graphic artists of the 19th century could produce material as sick as anything that oozed from the pens of R Crumb (e.g. Nuts Boy) or S. Clay Wilson (e.g. Captain Pissgums and His Pevert Pirates). As exhibit A, we shall consider the work of Wilhelm Busch. Wikipaedia tells us his dates were 1832-1908. He was a German painter and poet who is known for his satirical picture stories. After studying first mechanical engineering and later art, he turned to drawing. If he had lived another 20 years, All Quiet on the Western Front may have been a graphic novel. Consider "The Virtuoso" of the 1860s (click image for full size)

Sick.