Atheists & Agnostics

ChazInAz

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7. Excellent book.

Sat Jan 3, 2015, 01:16 PM

Jan 2015

I especially enjoyed his rendition of the story of Joseph in Egypt. He had the Egyptians spouting off with hieroglyphs in their speech balloons. Though my knowledge of the written language of that land is rather rudimentary, they actually seemed to be pretty close renditions of the verses from the Old Testament.
A few times, Crumb went to some trouble to explain some untranslatable puns, which I thought was impressive.

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should be treated with the respect it deserves. AlbertCat Jan 2015 #1

Kids' versions of Bible stories enacted.... AlbertCat Jan 2015 #2

Hmm, if there was no death before Adam & Eve's fall, mr blur Jan 2015 #3

Don't be so silly. Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #4

Sorry, I wasn't thinking - which, oddly enough, mr blur Jan 2015 #8

Crumb was quite a character. deucemagnet Jan 2015 #5

Highly recommended profile bvf Jan 2015 #10

"was'? he is still very much alive. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #11

After consulting IMDB.com, I stand corrected. deucemagnet Jan 2015 #12

His older brother Charles Cartoonist Jan 2015 #13

That's very interesting. Thanks for this weekly series. Rainforestgoddess Jan 2015 #6

Excellent book. ChazInAz Jan 2015 #7

R. Crumb has always been a favorite of mine. bvf Jan 2015 #9

Love Crumb edhopper Jan 2015 #14