Not Your Mama’s Book of Genesis, Unless You’re Mama is Down. October 16th, 2009

For months I’ve been checking in at Secret Headquarters, to see if the new Crumb book, “The Bible Illuminated: R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis,” was out yet. They would politely tell me, “Not quite yet man,” and I’d walk back across the street, feeling as big as a tit mouse to make some more vegan club sandwiches, I work at Flore, for those who don’t know. And then Monday happened and I like burning bush in the distance lay this glorious tome.Not to big, not to small, high quality paper but of a functional page turning gauge and finish. To my surprise I’ve been only reading a few chapters a day. No real reason, other than I got shit to do ya’ll. Here are a few pages I’ve scanned of the classic tales I’ve logged. I’m savoring every page.

Would you like to hear the man himself talk speak? Is Thursday, the Twenty-Eighth, of October good for you? It ain’t cheap but this guy really like us or our country, so take what you can get.

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