Description
It's not often that Chester Brown
comes out with a new book, but his latest, Mary Wept over the Feet of Jesus, was
released last month from Drawn & Quarterly...giving
the Two Guys with PhDs an occasion to celebrate. And
compounding that celebratory spirit is the fact that the
artist is now appearing on The Comics
Alternative podcast! In this episode, Andy and Derek are
pleased to have Chester as their guest, where they talk with him
about his new book, the research that went into it, and the
reaction he's been getting from readers and critics. Mary
Wept over the Feet of Jesus is a series of
adaptations of Old and New Testament texts as they relate to
prostitution and religious observance. In it, Chester interprets
the stories of Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, Mary of Bethany, and
Mary, mother of Jesus, along with other narratives that surround
Book of Genesis, the Gospel of Matthew, and the Parables of
the Talents and the Prodigal Son. What all of these explorations
have in common, and
