Tuesday, October 20, 2009

R. Crumb's Awesome, Affecting Take On 'Genesis'


NPR has a favorable review of one of Cleveland's most famous writers 'R.Crumb', read the article here.

"But, to my surprise, The Book of Genesis Illustrated is straight-faced. The illustrator writes in the introduction that he has "faithfully reproduced every word of the original text," and the result is 224 pages of meticulous drawings that situate Genesis in a distinct culture and place.
It's a cartoonist's equivalent of the Sistine Chapel, and it's awesome. Crumb has done a real artist's turn here — he's challenged himself and defied all expectation"

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