Mr. Natural - Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb's Mr. Natural is one of his most popular characters. In this comic strip he really pushes the political satire by using a lot of profanity and excessive use of uncensored nudity not appropriate for young readers. The really exaggerated and cartoony figures add humor to the overall narrative of the story, which is solid. The old man seems to be very mischievous and adventurous by doing things that others dislike. The woman in this comic are portrayed as animals instead of people based on Mr. Naturals vulgar actions towards the baby. He tends to make fun of the "homeless person." Someone that does not have enough money for clothing. Crumb also makes fun of a beggar by Mr. Natural teasing him. Mr. Natural gives his money to a kid walking by right in front of the beggar. I did not care for this at all. His behavior towards the poor is hard to see because everyone is trying hard to get a job in this economy and I am always seeing people on the side of the street trying to survive. This shows how many people treat beggars and homeless people. Most tend to ignore them because they are perceived as dangerous, even though some can be very nice. The expressions on there faces are very simple, but they get the characters expressions across rather successfully. At the beginning of the comic in the Sunny Side Up story there is a little use of rhyming, which is a unique way to start a comic book, which gets the reader into a good mood. The cross hatching at times tends to be a little overwhelming in certain places and uses a good amount of cross hatching in others. 

I thought this was an interesting comic, but I did not care for the subject matter that much because it made me very unsettling and was very disturbing. I am not a fan of the way artists, tv, magazines, newspapers and any social media depict woman today and even when this comic was being created. I can see why most woman would not think about reading this comic. Woman are people too and are just as equal to men in my eyes. Robert Crumb made me laugh a little in this comic, but it did not really speak to me in a positive way but a creepy and hostile way.