Working from both the King James Bible and Robert Alter's translation, Robert Crumb has rewritten and reinterpreted the Book of Genesis from his own unique perspective as one of the world's most famous comic artists.

Robert Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis Joplin, a fellow Haight Ashbury denizen, asked him to provide a cover for her album Cheap Thrills. It was an invitation the budding artist couldn't resist, especially since he had been fascinated with record covers-particularly for the legendary jazz, country, and old-time blues music of the 1920s and 1930s-since he was a teen. This early collaboration proved so successful that Crumb went on to draw hundreds of record covers for both new artists and largely forgotten masters. So remarkable were Crumb's artistic interpretations...

In this account of the joys and challenges of a legendary marriage, this celebrated cartooning couple recall their success at shocking America with 'Weirdo' magazine, the life-altering birth of their precocious daughter Sophie, and their astonishing move to the safe haven of France.