A crowdfunded doc on Rick Griffin, pop surrealist comics and psychedelic art legend

Digging this film Kickstarter, and by the looks of the amount they've raised so far, others do too: “Griffin,” a feature-length documentary exploring "the art, life and eccentric spark of one of the world’s least known and most influential 20th Century surrealists," Rick Griffin. "Over the time-warped span of the 1960's, [the] one-time teen cartoonist created defining icons for three pillars of west coast counterculture: surfing, psychedelic rock and underground comix." Check it out. Related, this amazing comic retelling of Griffin's life by Simon Rouse (PDF Link). Dig this previous BB post on the artist's legacy. (Kickstarter, thanks DC!)

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http://twitter.com/katherinesmith Katherine Smith

This sounds awesome. But I can’t help but see Sam Rockwell ala Zaphod Beeblebrox when I look at that guy’s picture. :-)
big ryan

im a huge rick griffin fan, id love to see this happen for sure, i wonder if the documentary will cover any aspects of his faith
http://www.facebook.com/people/Col-McGillveray/100001601736627 Col McGillveray

Loved the Simon Rouse? comic but can’t seem to find much info. (no snark please)