A Graphic Cosmogony
Alex Spiro, Paul GravettThe Biblical creation myth proposes that God created the world in seven days, or six plus one day off to chill out, so in that spirit the two-dozen cartoonist-shamans corralled into this compendium were given just seven pages to devise their own version of how we all got here. . . . Entire world faiths have been built on equally unlikely accounts. Perhaps if enough readers of this volume start believing in certain stories, they might cause a spate of new religions to spring up based upon them. Pull up a rock and gather round the flickering fire—the universe is about to be born again.” — From the introduction by freelance journalist, curator, and lecturer Paul Gravett
| status | Copy #1 (4404): in |
|---|---|
| genre | Spirituality » Mythology |
| publisher | Nobrow |
| publish date | March 27, 2012 |
| popularity | checked out 6 time(s) |
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While I was not familiar with any of the artists in this collection, I found many of the stories really entertaining. The tone of the selections span a pretty wide array of intents, ranging from seemingly direct reinterpretations of classic creation myths to cartoon joke strips. My favorite pieces in this collection however are those which attempt to create their own original creation stories and capture the resounding archetypical force that is embedded at the heart of the most memorable of myths.