The Book of Mr. Natural
From the book description:
"This collection features over 120 pages of vintage Crumb comics starring the white-bearded, diminutive sage-cum-charlatan, ranging from charming, free-wheeling early '70s stories to the disturbing, controversial '90s stories (as seen in the Crumb movie), including the entire 40-page "Mr. Natural and Devil Girl" epic. Crumb's Mr. Natural is probably the most famous underground character of all (topping even Fritz the Cat and the Freak Brothers), recognizable even to "civilians." Don't miss this opportunity to snatch up this jam-packed collection of comics from one of the all-time masters! 112 pages of black-and-white comics."
Why this is progressive/liberal: R. Crumb's celebration of sex and drugs, and his portrayal of his acid-drenched life in San Francisco in the 1960s makes this the essential record of the hippie era. That Crumb was able to take comics and turn them into a uniquely American art form, makes his work worth reading. If you're not familiar with the work of R. Crumb you're missing out. There are lots of places to start and this volume is one of them.
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