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Sexy Mermaid Jonah

19 Aug

I fully encourage you to read Sexy Mermaid Jonah and other biblical coloring book disasters posted on pitch.com.

Alan Scherstuhl writes:

As a former Sunday school boy, your Crap Archivist can assure you that the raw and horrifying stories of the Old Testament — say, Abraham prepping his son-gutting knife — are best introduced to children via the medium of felt on flannel board.

Coloring books are easier, though. But unlike felt, which is cheerfully abstract, the thickly inked pages of a coloring book demand detail that is often beyond the capabilities of the artists.

That means that during the story of Joseph five year-olds might get distracted with questions like, “Where’s that other camel’s head?”

Steampunk Primate Coloring Book

4 Jul

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View the coloring book here and the artist Chet Phillips’ Etsy (full of great prints) here.