Indeed, several of the graphic novels cover the descent of all mankind from Adam and Eve, created in God’s image. This means that all people are precious in God’s sight. Art has recognized this in some very practical ways. One was the acquisition of a local motel through his church, subsequently renamed The Samaritan Inn, which now houses homeless families. Additionally, he was the founding executive director of the Community Medical Care Center in Leesburg. This is a no-cost medical clinic for the poor, now staffed by 50 doctors and numerous volunteer health professionals. It serves over 7,000 people annually. Combating racism with Adam and Eve I read an article in 2009 by a Vatican archaeologist who found all this artwork in the catacombs, and he basically said it's all just a big advertisement trying to get people to repent. And when I would go to Barnes & Noble, I'd see all these kids spread out all over the floor reading graphic novels. So we really felt, with this big problem of biblical literacy, that this would be an effective way to communicate the whole biblical narrative. https://kingstonecomics.com/collections/animated-comics/products/101-questions-1-origin-of-the-races

https://kingstone.co/collections/kingstone-bible-comic-collection/products/kingstone-bible-volume-iihttps://kingstonecomics.com/collections/animated-comics/products/101-questions-11-is-there-such-a-thing-as-absolute-truth Siku himself sees in Jesus a superhero and not the traditional blond Christ, people know from Hollywood movies. [11] He is currently working on a three volume book called The Manga Jesus. The first volume was released in November 2008. [22] See also [ edit ] There are also several examples where contemporary ideas come in. In the Book of Job, Job asks himself, how he could have deserved his faith, when a bomb labeled “Fat Man” hits his house. [16] Siku also includes maps in the Old Testament for example to show the journey of the Exodus. In the New Testament Jesus is tempted by the devil, who promises him the power over the world represented by contemporary New York and parts of other modern cities. The text and quotes in The Manga Bible are from The Holy Bible, Today's New International Version that was first published in 2004. [5] For those people who want to read further in the Bible, the artists have included “Want to know more?” links indicating the references that help to find the passage in the original scripture. [6] Those links are also a good indicator for the reader to know which passages from the original Bible are included in The Manga Bible and which passages were left out. At the end of the book commentaries about key scenes are included. They give away some of the ideas that inspired Siku and Akin to write The Manga Bible, as well as the influences they had during the process. There are also sketches included that show the development of the art process.

Do you think there could be a demand for something like that in Christian circles? I've been studying other comic book versions of the Bible, and as someone who has been writing and reading comics for a long time, they don't tend to be particularly high-quality comics. (See my above desire to make something which is more than a Sunday School teaching aide.) The biblical text used comes from the King James Version of the bible, in its entirety. Every verse, sentence, and word will be included when this project is completed.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-13-what-does-the-bible-say-about-dinosaurs In a graphic novel, the illustrations are there, and the text is there to support that—but you can’t have the same amount of text that you would have in a normal Bible. How did you find ways to simplify, condense, or refine the text to make it work in that format? Art Ayris serves as executive pastor of First Baptist Church, Leesburg, Florida. He is the founder of Kingstone Studios, and executive editor of the Kingstone Bible, the most complete graphic adaptation of the Bible ever made. He is also president of the Comic Bible Society, which distributes sections of Bible and apologetic material as graphic (comic style) novels in more than sixty languages. Art has been married to Kelly for 39 years and has two sons and two grandchildren.

Early in life, Art had a real physical connection to prisoners. At the age of four he was walking behind his father who was using a mower. A metal piece flew out and penetrated Art’s stomach and intestines. Rushed to hospital for emergency surgery, he was losing blood, and there was not enough to save him. A local prison brought prisoners to the hospital to donate their blood so he could live. Our origin is also directly linked to the Gospel, since it was through those first parents that sin and death entered the world (Genesis 3) and has passed on to all of humanity. Only through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, our kinsman-redeemer, can we be saved.The Book of Revelation differs from the rest of the New Testament, because it contains mostly visions and prophesies. [15] Siku represents this by telling the revelation through the dreams of a girl in a hospital in the 21st century. https://kingstonecomics.com/collections/animated-comics/products/101-questions-17-what-does-the-bible-say-about-demons

https://kingstonecomics.com/collections/animated-comics/products/101-questions-18-what-does-the-bible-say-about-the-end-of-the-worldFor decades, Christians have been adapting Bible stories and Christian-themed content for the comic book format. From The Cross and the Switchblade and the In His Steps series in the ‘70s to the Bibleman series and VeggieTales series in the ‘90s, Christian comic books have continued to occupy a consistent, albeit marginal, space in the ecosystem of evangelical consumer content. https://kingstonecomics.com/collections/animated-comics/products/101-questions-8-who-were-the-nephilim