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Graven Images

Author : A. David Lewis
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 0826430260
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Graven Images written by A. David Lewis and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-10-21 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comic books have increasingly become a vehicle for serious social commentary and, specifically, for innovative religious thought. Practitioners of both traditional religions and new religious movements have begun to employ comics as a missionary tool, while humanists and religious progressives use comics' unique fusion of text and image to criticize traditional theologies and to offer alternatives. Addressing the increasing fervor with which the public has come to view comics as an art form and Americans' fraught but passionate relationship with religion, Graven Images explores with real insight the roles of religion in comic books and graphic novels. In essays by scholars and comics creators, Graven Images observes the frequency with which religious material—in devout, educational, satirical, or critical contexts—occurs in both independent and mainstream comics. Contributors identify the unique advantages of the comics medium for religious messages; analyze how comics communicate such messages; place the religious messages contained in comic books in appropriate cultural, social, and historical frameworks; and articulate the significance of the innovative theologies being developed in comics.

The Big Book of Christian Comics

Author : Larry Blake
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781726267847
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (678 download)

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Download or read book The Big Book of Christian Comics written by Larry Blake and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning independent comic artist Larry Blake has worked on many projects over many years, but this big book of comics is close to his heart: a collection of the many Christian-themed stories he has produced, both alone and with other cartoonists and writers. This collection features an entertaining mix of Biblical adaptations, superheroic adventure, science-fiction, lighthearted fables, parody and humor, all drawn with Larry Blake's distinctive style and wit.

Kingstone Bible

Author :
Publisher : Kingstone Comics
ISBN 13 : 9781613281550
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book Kingstone Bible written by and published by Kingstone Comics. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard cover anthology of the Kingstone Bible series. Volume covers Creation through the book of Judges.

Christianity and Comics

Author : Blair Davis
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 1978828233
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (788 download)

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Download or read book Christianity and Comics written by Blair Davis and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bible has inspired Western art and literature for centuries, so it is no surprise that Christian iconography, characters, and stories have also appeared in many comic books. Yet the sheer stylistic range of these comics is stunning. They include books from Christian publishers, as well as underground comix with religious themes and a vast array of DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse titles, from Hellboy to Preacher. Christianity and Comics presents an 80-year history of the various ways that the comics industry has drawn from biblical source material. It explores how some publishers specifically targeted Christian audiences with titles like Catholic Comics, books featuring heroic versions of Oral Roberts and Billy Graham, and special religious-themed editions of Archie. But it also considers how popular mainstream comics like Daredevil, The Sandman, Ghost Rider, and Batman are infused with Christian themes and imagery. Comics scholar Blair Davis pays special attention to how the medium’s unique use of panels, word balloons, captions, and serialized storytelling have provided vehicles for telling familiar biblical tales in new ways. Spanning the Golden Age of comics to the present day, this book charts how comics have both reflected and influenced Americans’ changing attitudes towards religion.

Drawing on Religion

Author : Ken Koltun-Fromm
Publisher : Penn State Press
ISBN 13 : 0271088508
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Drawing on Religion written by Ken Koltun-Fromm and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comics traffic in stereotypes, which can translate into real danger, as was the case when, in 2015, two Muslim gunmen opened fire at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, which had published depictions of Islam and Muhammad perceived by many to be blasphemous. As a response to that tragedy, Ken Koltun-Fromm calls for us to expand our moral imaginations through readings of graphic religious narratives. Utilizing a range of comic books and graphic novels, including R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis Illustrated, Craig Thompson’s Blankets, the Vakil brothers’ 40 Sufi Comics, and Ms. Marvel, Koltun-Fromm argues that representing religion in these formats is an ethical issue. By focusing on the representation of Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Hindu religious traditions, the comics discussed in this book bear witness to the ethical imagination, the possibilities of traversing religious landscapes, and the problematic status of racial, classed, and gendered characterizations of religious persons. Koltun-Fromm explores what religious stereotypes do and how they function in comics in ways that might expand or diminish our imaginative worlds. The pedagogical challenge, he argues, is to linger in that space and see those worlds well, with both ethical sensitivity and moral imagination. Accessibly written and vibrantly illustrated, this book sheds new light on the ways in which comic arts depict religious faith and culture. It will appeal to students and scholars of religion, literature, and comic studies.

I Did It His Way

Author : Johnny Hart
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 141855488X
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (185 download)

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Download or read book I Did It His Way written by Johnny Hart and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2009-05-04 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A side-splitting collection of comic strips from one of the most popular cartoonists in history! Legendary cartoonist, Johnny Hart, created two of the most popular comic strips in history: B.C. and Wizard of Id. When he became a Christian in 1984, Johnny turned his trademark wit and humor to matters of faith. Johnny passed away the day before Easter 2007 while at his drawing board. “This book is a dream that Johnny and I shared,” says his wife, Bobby. “I knew I had to finish our dream.”

The Picture Bible

Author : Iva Hoth
Publisher : David C Cook
ISBN 13 : 9780781430555
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Picture Bible written by Iva Hoth and published by David C Cook. This book was released on 1998 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retells in comic book format stories from the Bible.

Judas

Author : Jeff Loveness
Publisher : Boom! Studios
ISBN 13 : 1641440872
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book Judas written by Jeff Loveness and published by Boom! Studios. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emmy and WGA Award-nominated writer Jeff Loveness (Marvel’s Nova) presents an exploration of the classical biblical character, perfect for fans of Preacher and The Goddamned. Judas Iscariot journeys through life and death, grappling with his place in “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” and how much of his part was preordained. In a religion built on redemption and forgiveness, one man had to sacrifice himself for everyone...and it wasn’t Jesus.

The Epic Bible

Author : Kingstone Media Group, Inc.
Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1414396678
Total Pages : 840 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)

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Book Synopsis The Epic Bible by : Kingstone Media Group, Inc.

Download or read book The Epic Bible written by Kingstone Media Group, Inc. and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2020 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Unabridged version previously published in 2016 in three volumes as The Kingstone Bible by Kingstone Comics."

State of the Arts

Author : Gene Edward Veith
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 9780891076087
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book State of the Arts written by Gene Edward Veith and published by Crossway. This book was released on 1991 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art permeates our culture, yet many have lost all criteria for making aesthetic judgments. This resource chronicles biblical foundations of art as well as the role of Christians in the artistic arena.

Art and the Bible

Author : Francis A. Schaeffer
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830874445
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Art and the Bible written by Francis A. Schaeffer and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The lordship of Christ should include an interest in the arts," writes Francis Schaeffer. "A Christian should use these arts to the glory of God, not just as tracts, mind you, but as things of beauty to the praise of God." Many Christians, wary of creating graven images, have steered clear of artistic creativity. But the Bible offers a robust affirmation of the arts. The human impulse to create reflects our being created in the image of a creator God. Art and the Bible has been a foundational work for generations of Christians in the arts. In this book's classic essays, Francis Schaeffer first examines the scriptural record of the use of various art forms, and then establishes a Christian perspective on art. With clarity and vigor, Schaeffer explains why "the Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars."

Second Coming

Author : Mark Russell
Publisher : AHOY Comics
ISBN 13 : 9780998044279
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book Second Coming written by Mark Russell and published by AHOY Comics. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this acclaimed, controversial graphic novel, God commands Earth’s mightiest super-hero, Sunstar, to accept Jesus as his roommate and teach him how to use power more forcefully. Jesus, shocked at the way humans have twisted his message over two millennia, vows to straighten them out. The book everyone’s talking about, by award-winning writer Mark Russell (Snagglepuss, The Flintstones) and artist Richard Pace (Pitt, New Warriors)! God commands Earth’s mightiest super-hero, Sunstar, to accept Jesus as his roommate and teach him how to use power more forcefully. Jesus, shocked at the way humans have twisted his message over two millennia, vows to straighten them out.

American Theology, Superhero Comics, and Cinema

Author : Anthony Mills
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135014361
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book American Theology, Superhero Comics, and Cinema written by Anthony Mills and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stan Lee, who was the head writer of Marvel Comics in the early 1960s, co-created such popular heroes as Spider-Man, Hulk, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, and Daredevil. This book traces the ways in which American theologians and comic books of the era were not only both saying things about what it means to be human, but, starting with Lee they were largely saying the same things. Author Anthony R. Mills argues that the shift away from individualistic ideas of human personhood and toward relational conceptions occurring within both American theology and American superhero comics and films does not occur simply on the ontological level, but is also inherent to epistemology and ethics, reflecting the comprehensive nature of human life in terms of being, knowing, and acting. This book explores the idea of the "American monomyth" that pervades American hero stories and examines its philosophical and theological origins and specific manifestations in early American superhero comics. Surveying the anthropologies of six American theologians who argue against many of the monomyth’s assumptions, principally the staunch individualism taken to be the model of humanity, and who offer relationality as a more realistic and ethical alternative, this book offers a detailed argument for the intimate historical relationship between the now disparate fields of comic book/superhero film creation, on the one hand, and Christian theology, on the other, in the United States. An understanding of the early connections between theology and American conceptions of heroism helps to further make sense of their contemporary parallels, wherein superhero stories and theology are not strictly separate phenomena but have shared origins and concerns.

Megillat Esther

Author : J.T. Waldman
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
ISBN 13 : 0827610084
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Megillat Esther written by J.T. Waldman and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Megillat Esther is commonly referred to as the Book of Esther: but there is nothing common about JT Waldman's interpretation of this Biblical story. In what may be the world's first religious, scholarly comic book, Waldman tells the epic tale of exile and redemption in graphic form. When Esther, a Jewish woman, is made Queen of Persia she must keep her identity hidden, all the while maneuvering to save her people from annihilation. This is a story familiar to many Jews who have heard it recounted every year on the holiday of Purim. But readers of all backgrounds will be entranced by what artist Waldman depicts in his interpretation of the text. At once traditional and groundbreaking Megillat Esther will challenge secular assumptions about the Bible. Each page of Megillat Esther is a visual tour de force and features the Hebrew text with original English translation, as well as opulent drawings depicting the story of the Persian Queen. Traditional interpretations of the story are woven throughout the panels. Megillat Esther presents the reader with a topsy-turvey world in which fortunes reverse and nothing is what it seems. This vibrant, edgy retelling of a classic Biblical tale is sure to amaze and intrigue scholars and laypeople of all religions and comic book lovers alike.

Comic Book Christianity

Author : Robert Payne (Jr.)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781721148233
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book Comic Book Christianity written by Robert Payne (Jr.) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-17 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents the Bible as the "the ultimate hero story" (prologue), drawing Biblical lessons from well-known comic book figures to inspire readers to follow that example.

Batman and Captain America

Author : John Byrne
Publisher : Dc Comics
ISBN 13 : 9781563892912
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (929 download)

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Download or read book Batman and Captain America written by John Byrne and published by Dc Comics. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: /John Byrne As World War II rages on, Batman and Captain America, along with their teenaged sidekicks Robin and Bucky, must become allies to combat the villainy of their greatest foes, the Joker and the Red Skull. This fun, fast paced tale is co-published with Marvel Comics and is drawn in a style reminiscent of the 1940s Golden Age of

The Comic Book Bible

Author : Toni Matas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781607107880
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book The Comic Book Bible written by Toni Matas and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts in graphic novel format stories from the Old and New Testaments, from the Creation to the Ascension of Jesus.