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R. Crumb's America

by Robert Crumb · 1994

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Collecting his political drawings and another series of thematic anthologies from the Grand Master of modern comix. From the right-on 60s and 70s to the bitterness and disillusion of the 80s and ending with the futility of fighting the all powerful system, Crumba covers a variety of political attitudes while retaining his anti-Establishment opinions.

Genre
humor
Setting
1990s
Audience
adult
Length
short · 64 pages
Form
graphic novels

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