Testament and Manga Bible have very different
depictions of the Temptation and The Fall based on the audience they are
written for. In Manga Bible the
audience is obviously children and adults who want a pictorial retelling of the
Bible. The Judeo-Christian myth of Adam and Eve is preserved almost exactly as
it appears in Genesis. Certain stylistic aspects reinforce this. The nudity
that is present is reduced. We see that Adam and Eve are naked, but not in a
way that can be sexualized.
Testament is
obviously written for a secular audience. The story of Alan’s fall is obviously
meant to parallel the story of Adam and Eve, as indicated in the central panel
on page 25. However, in keeping with the general practice of adapting myths to
the concerns of the current era, the apple is replaced with a computer program
that will replicate life. Between the focus on technology as a cause for the
fall of man and the graphic depictions of nudity, sex, and drug use it is clear
that Testament is intended for an
adult, secular, audience.
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