The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb R. Crumb
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So just what is he doing illustrating a book of the Bible, The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb” ($24.95, 224 pages, W.W. As a result, I'm more than a little familiar with Genesis. Crumb, as evidenced by the title, “The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. For approximately a month after its release, the underground comics legend Robert Crumb's painstakingly drawn adaptation of the book of Genesis was unavailable due to unexpectedly high demand. What I think is that in an age of visual learners, some of this material in Crumb's book is user friendly for church and synagogue folk, though one has to pick and choose and be discerning. Crumb's "The Book of Genesis Illustrated"? When I'm not reading and reviewing books here, I'm reading and reviewing the Bible over at my other blog, Carpe Scriptura. The text is original, but the illustrations – all 1200 or so – are strictly R. Some of us appreciate Crumb as a trend setter and yes, he did break through the wall of censorship that went up after the Congressional comic book hearings in the '50s. And why are we giving it the coveted “recommended” review?