Ed Roth vs. Von Dutch: Kustom Kulture’s Two Kings
Ed "Big Daddy" Roth and Von Dutch (Kenneth Howard) were the two poles of Kustom Kulture: Roth was the monster-making airbrush showman who invented Rat Fink, while Von Dutch was the reclusive master pinstriper whose hand-lettering and flying-eyeball art defined West Coast cool. One built a cartoon empire; the other…