I checked out some "exclusive clips" of robert crumb's genesis on boingboing.net recently. I have to say it looks like an absolutely gorgeous tome, definitely high up on my christmas list.

The Illustrated Book of Genesis looks awesome!

Did you know that there is a graphic novel coming out (this xmas i think) of the complete Bible? I really want to get it, if only for curiosity value...

really? who's it by?

Billion, I had it on my wishlist before it was published! Barnes & Noble also had a signed, numbered and limited edition (now gone) for $300.00. Couldn't afford that one. I really wish Crumb would do Exodus, but considering Genesis took him 5 years, that probably won't happen. It's definitely worth reading and having.

JC, it is awesome. I read it in one sitting the evening it arrived. I didn't know about a graphic version. Any more info on that one? I know there's a Manga version floating around out there somewhere.

hehe, definitely. I know you have strong views on judeo-christian values caine, and you probably know some of mine, but I have to admit I pick up the bible from time to time, read a few passages, and do appreciate them as great works of fiction.

Oh, the bible has distinct value. I studied it in depth for over 5 years, and have read many different translations. (Actual translations, not the awful mess which is the King James version, although I read that one too.)

I know a great many people who ended up on the road to atheism because they read the bible - actually read it.

It's very interesting to see how earlier myths (barely re-worked) are incorporated, along with varying social mores of the time. The Bronze age view of how things worked is often interesting too.