The Comic Book Bible

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The story line is set up with many traditional images from the Bible. Siku shows the reader how the relationship between God and the people changed over the course of the Old Testament, so that he would no longer talk to his chosen people directly. After the Exodus, the Book of Judges plays a prominent role. The Book of Ruth is drawn in a different style and is mostly told as a love story. The stories of Samson and David are developed in more detail. The Old Testament ends with Prophets such as Daniel and leads over to the New Testament. In 2010, PMS Productions branded Comic Bible Books and released the first of a four volume series: “Celebrity Comics Babble – A Romp Through a Red Carpet of Interviews” ( ISBN 9780982928202). This volume contains over thirty celebrity interviews compiled from The Comic Bible Magazine. https://kingstonecomics.com/collections/animated-comics/products/101-questions-19-how-did-all-the-animals-fit-in-the-ark Somebody who’s never read the Bible before can take the Kingstone Bible, and they can take away a good understanding of the Bible’s major stories, narratives, and doctrines: the character of God, the history of Israel, how it points to Christ in the future, how God feels about sin, and how he responds to disobedience. So yes, it can be that gateway to biblical literacy. https://kingstonecomics.com/collections/animated-comics/products/101-questions-21-is-gambling-a-sin

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Kingstone Media CEO Art Ayris, who served as editor for the project, sat down for a conversation with Jelani Greenidge to reflect on the significance of this accomplishment, the mission that motivated it, and the challenges that came with translating sacred Scripture into graphic form. The Manga Bible is a summary of the Bible, which implies that many parts are left out, altered a bit, or only partially used. The text and the drawings are based on the original scripture, but they also use free interpretation. [13] Even though many of the important stories from the Bible are included, there are also some that would be expected, but are left out. For example, the building of the Tower of Babel and the whole Book of Esther are missing, In the Old and the New Testament only about half of the books are used as a source for The Manga Bible. Many of the books that are left out would give only little to the development of the narrative, such as the Leviticus or books from the second part of the Old Testament, such as Micah or Habakkuk. This is mostly due to the style of manga, where the use of epic stories and action play an important role. [11] Thus, The Manga Bible focuses on books that provide action and it also shows the violence and sexuality that is portrayed in the Bible. In the Book of Joshua the bloody fall of the Israelites’ enemies is shown. The weakness of different characters is illustrated with the examples of the moral downfall of David with Bathshebe or when Samson is deceived to give away the secret of his power. The Comic Bible magazine also takes an active role in supporting the comedy industry through media sponsorship of comedy events and productions worldwide. The book also makes use of irony or jokes, for example, when Adam sees the tree of good and evil in the Garden of Eden and his response is “Cool!” [17] Noah later loses count of the animals heading to the ark, when he is up to 11,344, so he has to start all over again. [18] Reception [ edit ]

Often when I read, I find myself wondering things like, “I wonder how Joseph felt when he found out he was going to be a father-figure to The Christ?” Or “What would it have been like to be on there when Peter walked on water?” I try to imagine the faces and scenes as they might have been. The reactions of the people and the crowds. What people around may have been doing. My mind often imagines them in a simplified way and I decided I would create those into a comic. https://kingstonecomics.com/collections/animated-comics/products/101-questions-16-how-do-we-know-god-exists

What are some of the lessons you've learned as a pastor that have served you well as a creative director for Kingstone? MacWilliam, Mark (ed.). Japanese Visual Culture: Exploration in the World of Manga and Amime. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7656-1601-2 https://kingstonecomics.com/collections/animated-comics/products/101-questions-18-what-does-the-bible-say-about-the-end-of-the-world