Overview

The Christmas nativity story has been told and retold probably more than any other story in existence! However, many presentations are unbiblical and contain traditional misconceptions. This graphic novel (for all ages) intertwines the relevant, unedited gospel verses into a chronological narrative set in it's original ethnic and historical context. Presented with a matte laminated cover and high-quality, full-color, gloss paper interiors, it could be stocked alongside graphic novels or other NIV Bibles.

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9781914299117

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"""One might argue that W4W is actually a more authentic presentation of the Bible than our bare printed texts, which invite us to fill a visual vacuum by supplying pictures in our own imagination of people and events. We tend to do this as if they happened in our own time and place, or else in a generic ""Bible world"" where nothing really changes culturally from Abraham to Paul. W4W instead brings the reader very authentically back into the specific cultural world in which each story originated, through careful archaeological research. For example, as Pillario demonstrates on this page, the Samson story depicts the specific pottery, clothing, footwear, headgear, etc. of that story's place and time. Other material the artist has sent me shows how he has authentically reproduced the armor of the Philistines in this period, right down to documented colors, instead of dressing them like Roman soldiers, as other illustrated Bibles have done. He even follows the shift from four-spoked wagon wheels to six-spoked wheels when that occurs historically!"" Christopher R. Smith (Bible Scholar) ""The graphic novel is unabridged. Every word of the text is captured and presented in the comic panel format. There are no additions, subtractions, or commentary provided. The Word for Word Bible Comic is untamed because many of the stories in the Bible contain adult themes. Murder, revenge, and adultery are all topics that fill its pages. When one is confronted with these in a visual format, the stories become that much more memorable. Let's face it Samson wiping out a thousand warriors with a jaw bone is going to be grizzly. That is why the book is rated for readers that are 15 and above."" Review from Dead Heroes don't Save. ""With so many young people leaving the church in their late teens this work aims to bridge the gulf between kids' Bible stories and the actual text of the Bible. In addition, it will be in-depth enough to act as a visual Study Bible for mature Christians and exciting enough to reach comic readers who would never enter a church."""

One might argue that W4W is actually a more authentic presentation of the Bible than our bare printed texts, which invite us to fill a visual vacuum by supplying pictures in our own imagination of people and events. We tend to do this as if they happened in our own time and place, or else in a generic Bible world where nothing really changes culturally from Abraham to Paul. W4W instead brings the reader very authentically back into the specific cultural world in which each story originated, through careful archaeological research. For example, as Pillario demonstrates on this page, the Samson story depicts the specific pottery, clothing, footwear, headgear, etc. of that story's place and time. Other material the artist has sent me shows how he has authentically reproduced the armor of the Philistines in this period, right down to documented colors, instead of dressing them like Roman soldiers, as other illustrated Bibles have done. He even follows the shift from four-spoked wagon wheels to six-spoked wheels when that occurs historically! Christopher R. Smith (Bible Scholar) The graphic novel is unabridged. Every word of the text is captured and presented in the comic panel format. There are no additions, subtractions, or commentary provided. The Word for Word Bible Comic is untamed because many of the stories in the Bible contain adult themes. Murder, revenge, and adultery are all topics that fill its pages. When one is confronted with these in a visual format, the stories become that much more memorable. Let's face it Samson wiping out a thousand warriors with a jaw bone is going to be grizzly. That is why the book is rated for readers that are 15 and above. Review from Dead Heroes don't Save. With so many young people leaving the church in their late teens this work aims to bridge the gulf between kids' Bible stories and the actual text of the Bible. In addition, it will be in-depth enough to act as a visual Study Bible for mature Christians and exciting enough to reach comic readers who would never enter a church.

Author Information

Simon Amadeus Pillario: Based in Bristol, England, Simon Amadeus Pillario has a degree in graphic design and has been professionally illustrating comics since 2002 and has a love of Dark Horse and Image comics, especially B.P.R.D. and anything by Mike Mignola. He became a committed Christian at the age of 23 and after reading the Bible as a young adult was struck by how much of the exciting intrigue, drama and challenging elements are dropped from dramatizations and visualizations of the bible stories. Passionate about the full Word of God and unsatisfied with the cut-down, child-friendly Christian comics available he was inspired to create this product for adults and mature teenagers.Leslie Simonin-Wilmer: AKA Sindos. Graphic Designer by day, Comic Book Colorist by night, probably found drawing lions on all surfaces. Based in Mexico.Ryan Esch: Ryan is a graphic designer and illustrator from Michigan living in Japan who has been making comics since 2012. He loves storytelling, anime, manga and practices both digital and traditional art.

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