Anyone's who's read through the book of Genesis, from The Beginning to its portentous end in Egypt, knows that it's pretty darn graphic -- horny gods mate with human women, men try to rape angels, there's fratricide and the near murder of a boy by his father (commanded by God, no less), a daughter-in-law rights wrongs by seducing her errant father-in-law, and brothers massacre an entire town of freshly circumcised adults. And that's just some of what goes on. Well, now R. Crumb has rendered the story as a bona fide graphic novel. Here's a sample. I'd love to hear what you think!
A Graphic Genesis
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Not worth my time as soon as Crumb referred to Genesis as "old myths". It's unfortunate that someone may have interesting ideas & unique perspectives to share, but they fall on "deaf" eyes when they're written so full of closed-minded bias. Pity.
He does seem dismissive of people who take the texts seriously. Pity, indeed. But "myth" needn't connote "silly old fairy tale." Rather, in some cases, myths tell deeper truths than straightforward facts ever could. I wish I could remember who it was that said something like (sheesh! -- maybe you or someone out there can get this right): "a myth is a true story."
"He does seem dismissive..."
Seem? Later in the same paragraph he calls people like me "really crazy" (not just "borderline crazy" or "possibly crazy", but "really crazy"). So yes, though you give a politically noble definition of "myth", the author/illustrator you referenced made it clear that he equates "crazy", "silly", & "Genesis", while simultaneously insulting millions of decent, rational people.