Posted on 10/19/2009 12:30:40 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
It's a pretty safe bet that whatever book you pictured in your feverish little brain when you heard the phrase "Robert Crumb adapts Genesis" will never match, or perhaps even compare to, the actual product. When surrounded by as much anticipation and hype as this book has been, (virtually every blogger on the block has declared this the de facto "book of the year," or at least the "book they're most looking forward to") there is bound to be some disappointment.
That's especially true if what you were expecting was anything more than the all-too-literal, note-for note interpretation that Crumb has ultimately produced (indeed, except for a phrase here and there, he seems to have left the sacred text intact). If you were hoping to see some sort of sly, satirical take on the Bible, sorry, but that's not here. If you were expecting googly eyes and big feet, go elsewhere. There is the occasional bit of flop sweat, but otherwise, Crumb keeps his cartoony vibe in check. There's not so much as an ounce of irony to be found.
That even extends to depicting the level of sex and brutal violence that these stories are so well known for. Surprisingly, for the guy who created the incestuous "Joe Blow," he stays well within an R rating, avoiding any explicit, full-on depictions of genitalia or coitus. He's not afraid to show naked bodies entwined or swords splitting heads, but he refuses to become too explicit.
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Looks good — I’d buy it. I’m a fan. (Crumb and I have some points in common.) I love the way his Eve looks suspiciously like his famous Devil Girl character — the bestial Jewess with soul-piercing eyes. The Serpent is also a hoot.
Never heard of him but like what I am seeing.
Yes, I know it's not a translation. Some will even find it to be sin. I think it's wonderful.
what?
Eve looks like Michele 0bama. ;)
Hard to believe the creator of The Checkered Demon and Captain P_ssgums and the Pervert Pirates is illustrating Genesis. I guess the Lord does work in mysterious ways.
Wow! I so want a copy!
So, is God the ultimate Mr. Natural?
; )
This is a classic Crumb frame from his work in the late '60s:
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