John Peck, known as The Mad Peck, was a multifaceted cultural voice who passed away at age 82 due to a ruptured aorta. Despite not reaching the fame of contemporaries like Robert Crumb, his contributions as an underground cartoonist and rock critic were significant. His innovative blending of comic strips with music reviews paved the way for new forms of critique. Peck also collaborated on an academic paper about television, reflecting his diverse interests, and earned recognition for his sardonic writing style across various publications.
Mr. Peck was not as well known or acclaimed as underground cartoonists like Robert Crumb or Art Spiegelman. That was perhaps in part because his interests were so broad.
To me, he would be a Top 10 cartoonist, a Top 10 D.J., a Top 10 rock critic, Mr. Kenton said.
His comic-strip music critiques appeared in Fusion, Creem, Rolling Stone and other music publications, and in The Village Voice.
Mr. Peck once called it his crowning achievement.
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