There is a relationship between cartooning and people like MirĂ³ and Picasso which may not be understood by the cartoonist, but it definitely is related even in the early Disney.
Roy Lichtenstein (b. 1923), U.S. Pop artist. Also published in John Coplan, Lichtenstein (1972). Quoted in Lawrence Alloway, "Talking with Roy Lichtenstein," ch. 3, Lichtenstein (1983).