See more ideas about robert crumb, robert crumb art, underground comix. Crumb discusses his process of illustrating and satirizing the book of. Im a4 buch genesis carlsen verlag, hamburg 2009 the book of genesis illustrated. Crumbs adaptation of the first book of the old testament, the book of genesis. Best adaptation from another work, best graphic album, best writerartist. The book of genesis 2009 is a comic book illustrated by american cartoonist robert crumb that purports to be a faithful, literal illustration of the book of genesis. But then nothing robert crumb has done has been obvious. The biblical book first struck crumb as something to satirize, and his. Crumb, the legendary countercultural artist of the 60s. Crumb s book of genesis, the culmination of 5 years of painstaking work, is a tapestry of masterly detail and storytelling which celebrates the astonishing diversity of the one of our greatest artistic geniuses. Crumb has put the entire text of the best known book of the bible into a graphic work.
Crumb s adaptation of the first book of the old testament, the book of genesis. The second strangest thing is the it contains every word of the original text. Crumb has spent the last five years on this incredibly ambitious endeavor. Nominated for three 2010 will eisner comic industry awards. From creation to the death of joseph, here are all 50 chapters of the book of genesis, revealingly. In this rare look inside robert crumbs studio in the south of france, r. Robert crumb explores the bibles dark side in comic book genesis. Crumb portrays him in the splash page that begins his muchanticipated adaptation of genesis in comicbook form as crumb sees his own.
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