Would it be ok and would I still get closer to Christ if I read the Comic Book version of the Bible? The Comic Book Bible Series gives a good overview of the messages in the Bible, while keeping an exciting and easy-to-read approach. Brazilian artist Sergio Cariello is the main artist for this series and is a veteran in the comic book industry, working for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Our Voyage Blog is devoted to “testing everything” and finding God in popular entertainment, focusing on comics, fantasy and sci-fi.

Using examples from both secular and religious comic Bibles, and comic Bibles aimed at children and older audiences, Zanne Domoney-Lyttle now fully considers contemporary remediations of biblical narratives to the same degree. Clever, comic-style illustrations bring Bible stories to life with humor, snappy dialog, and spiritual truths. While I myself am not a fan of comic books in general, I think Good and Evil could be a helpful and enjoyable tool to have in the home, especially if it's used as a tool that continually brings your children back to the Bible. The mission of /r/Comic_Crits is to provide holistic feedback to comic creators based on the understanding that a comic is not just 'writing plus art', but rather a unique combination of both, bound together with elements of graphic design, layout, timing, 'cinematography,' and more. But the text of the comic is simple enough that he can understand most of it, and what he doesn't, I can easily explain.Learn how the Comic Bible Society is serving those behind bars in their journey to renewal by way of the gospel. Right here in the small town of Vero Beach, FL there’s a state boys’ prison which houses 500 inmates, ages 14-18 years. By presenting a focused analysis on women in the Bible, wider issues concerning popular-cultural retellings of the Bible in general begin to surface, including matters concerning reception history, the space between art and literature inhabited by biblical comics, and issues of translation and interpretations within contemporary remediations. It is explained as, “A word-for-word comic presentation of the Bible, using a bold contemporary style and historical accuracy to bring out the impact and excitement within the Scriptures to a more mature audience (12+ or 15+ age advisory). Now that the English version is done in brilliant color, the message needs to be spread throughout the world.

Michael and Debi Pearl are the visionaries behind this illustrated graphic novel Bible storybook and Michael is the author. Similar in concept to the Word for Word Bible Comic, the Catholic Comic Book Bible published by Tan Books (St. My son REALLY needs visuals to help him understand as simply listening to stories is very hard for him, so I was really grateful to find this book. This comic uses the New International Version (NIV) translation of the Bible and includes every word of the Bible. Many people worked on the illustrations so the separate stories may vary in the picture stiles a little.Between the graphic novel, the individual smaller comic books and the coloring books, over 400,000 books have been printed. It is a tale of two widows trying to survive in ancient Israel and has a nuanced prophetic subtext all too often lost in children's picture books.

The unabridged story is illustrated in a bold contemporary style but remains as faithful to the Old Testament scripture as possible. This Colourful, illustrated collection of Bible stories puts a whole new spin on the most important book of all time. The Story: God's holy nation stands at the very brink of the promised land, but before them lies a seemingly insurmountable task. This graphic novel presents every word, chapter and verse, from the biblical Book of Ruth within its historical, cultural and geographical context. I'd hoped the text woud be easy read but I don't think thoses who struggle to read will persevere with it.This 2,000 plus page graphic novel series was illustrated by a team of over 40 artists with Marvel and DC Comics backgrounds and is an accurate description and telling of the Bible.