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The Book of Mr. Natural

by Robert Crumb · 1995

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The stories of R. Crumb's most popular character, the white-bearded sage-cure-charlatan, Mr. Natural, are collected into one place with this volume. Covering his earlier, more whimsical appearances from the early '70s through his more controversial strips from the '90s (as seen in the Crumb documentary), it's all here.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
artartMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 112 pages
Form
graphic novelsgraphic novelsMore like thisLess of this

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