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This book explores the evolution of comics and cartoons within contemporary art, starting from Pop Art's groundbreaking engagement with these mediums. Artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein challenged the boundaries between high and low art by incorporating popular comic motifs into their work. In the 1960s, figures such as Erró, Hervé Télémaque, and Öyvind Fahlström utilized comics to critique societal norms, a practice that continues to resonate today. The 1970s saw American 'comix' tackle taboo subjects like sexuality and violence, highlighting the psychological depth and subversive potential of comics in fine art. Influenced by the punk movement, artists like Mike Kelley and Raymond Pettibon created wall-length drawings that blurred the lines between visual art and literature, employing comic narratives. Contemporary artists from Germany and beyond interrogate political and social realities, exploring identity through the mythological aspects of comics and animations, as well as crafting new virtual identities in video art. Notable artists featured include Yoshitaka Amano, Angela Bulloch, Marcel Dzama, Tim Eitel, and many others, each contributing to the ongoing dialogue between art and the 'trivial' worlds of comics.