The New Offering From Crumb

Everybody,
here's a great Vanity Fair interview with comics legend Crumb, speaking about his new feast-for-your-eyes, The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb. I haven't read it yet, but from what has been said, the book is a straight retelling of the first book of the Bible, no funny stuff, albeit with plenty of sex and violence and some comical facial expressions, etc. What inspired Crumb to take on this subject, I'm not entirely sure. Though it does say something about the world we live in that a serious comic presentation of the Bible is striking people as revolutionary. Perhaps that is because no one expects this sort of thing from Crumb, or perhaps it is because satire of anything religious has become the standard of the day. So why Crumb? And why now? The article doesn't illuminate (but check the preview link below and you'll find the answer), but it does shed light on other matters, such as why Crumb chose to portray God in traditional white beard and robes. At any rate, this is a tremendous achievement on the part of the author - what an undertaking! - and I look forward to getting my hands on a copy. Personally, I always thought the book of Revelation was rife with graphic possibilities, but maybe I just like starting at the end of things. No word yet on Crumb versions of Exodus or Leviticus.

Crumb Vanity Fair Interview

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Check Out A 12-page Preview From The New Yorker Here




PS - If he'd really wanted to stir the pot, he could have drawn God as a woman and Adam and Eve as chimpanzees.

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