Cartoon Art Museum

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  • Address
    655 Mission St, Soma
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  • Phone
    415 227 8666
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Montgomery St
bus: 6, 7, 14, 21, 31, 71, F, J, K, L, M, N

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Lonely Planet review

Comics fans need no introduction to the permanent collection here - please, like you need a wall tag to spot John Romita's truly amazing Spiderman cover drawings, or Edward Gorey's sketches for Gashlycrumb Tinies , starting with 'A is for Amy who fell down the stairs/B is for Basil assaulted by bears…'?

Founded on a grant from Bay Area cartoon legend Charles M Schultz of Peanuts fame, this bold museum isn't afraid of the dark, racy, or political, including R Crumb drawings from the '70s and a recent show featuring painfully funny cartoon satires of the US from Middle Eastern newspapers. Lectures and openings are rare opportunities to mingle with comic legends, Pixar studio heads and obsessively knowledgeable collectors.