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Mr Natural - Robert Crumb

Mr. Natural is a classic Crumb comic about the titular character: the wonderful guru Mr. Natural. As having already been familiar with Crumb's work I felt particularly drawn towards his work, and Mr. Natural is no exception. I very much enjoyed reading this along with other Crumb works I was very happy to even get a chance to read these comics, as always Mr. Natural gets up to his antics and is either being a real nuisance or giving sound advice you never truly know what to expect from him. There were definitely some issues with Crumb's work which make it a bit more on the insensitive side, however I believe what Crumb does for the underground comic movement is vitally important  as well as really imbuing a striking confidence in his female characters which I believe certainly helped some women with their body image, considering that is what one of his wives once said. All around Crumb may have been curmudgeonly and crude but as a comic artist he was so important, and truly was a phenomenal and influential artist, who'll be remembered for many years to come.

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