R. Crumb has a distinct satirical style of illustration, and is credited as the founder of underground comics; he is now taking on the Bible. Not only is this really cool, but I thought it pertained to some of the projects in class. He has basically taken the book of Genesis and illustrated it, neither veering from the story nor adding any commentary. He spent four years studying ancient translations and creating illustrations.
It ties in with KJ's project because of the bible, obviously, but it seems to take on a new translation because it forces his visual on the reader instead of them imagining it for themselves. It also reminded me of our discussion about Caitlyn's childrens book because Crumb is laying out the violence, sex, and victimization that goes on in the bible visually, which normally may not come across fully when only read. He provides a humanistic supplement to a story already told millions of times before.
Check out the article about it on NPR
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