“Considering that barely a word has been changed from the original, the warning on the cover of a new, illustrated version of the Book of Genesis – “Adult Supervision Recommended for Minors” – might seem surprising. Until, that is, one reads the name of the illustrator: R. Crumb.”
Tag: 10.18.09
Genesis As Comic Book? Faithful Or Not, Some Churchmen Object
“‘It is turning the Bible into titillation,’ said Mike Judge, of the Christian Institute, a religious think-tank. ‘It seems wholly inappropriate for what is essentially God’s rescue plan for mankind’.” No, says the Bishop of Croydon: “[R. Crumb] set out to say; ‘this is important, fundamental myth’ and it seems to me he’s done a good job.”
Shepard Fairey Admits Lying About AP’s Obama Image
“[T]he artist whose ‘Hope’ poster of Barack Obama became an iconic emblem of the presidential campaign, has admitted that he lied about which photograph from The Associated Press he used as his source, and that he then covered up evidence to substantiate his lie.”