{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#415 Crumb's Confounding &quot;Genesis&quot;","description":" FLASHBACK! Perhaps one of the most puzzling comics releases in years was&amp;nbsp;The Book of Genesis, Illustrated by R. Crumb. While it\u2019s a virtuoso art performance, the exact purpose of the book was puzzling to Crumb fans (\u201cIt\u2019s not a parody?!\u201d) and religious readers (\u201cThis comic is not for kids?!\u201d) alike. Both groups have been taken aback by how straight Crumb plays it \u2014 neither parodying nor bowdlerizing the work. That\u2019s not to say that nothing in it is Crumb\u2019s own interpretation. Tim and John discuss the issues raised \u2014 both by Crumb and by his audience.&amp;nbsp;(Originally published August 18, 2014.) Brought to you by:    Face the Music ELO podcast Our supporters on Patreon    ","author_name":"Deconstructing Comics","author_url":"http:\/\/deconstructingcomics.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41518810\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202569945"}