CHRISTIAN COMIC ARTS SOCIETY :: A NETWORK OF CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FOR COMICS FANS, PROS, AND AMATEURS

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We have some exciting news! CCAS has moved to a new and improved version of our platform. Not only is it more powerful and better organized, it is completely responsive (looks great on all devices).

ATTN: MEMBERS WHO JOINED AFTER AUGUST 22, 2019
The only issue we are experiencing with this move:
Members who joined after August 22, 2019 WILL NEED TO RE-ENTER THEIR PROFILE QUESTION, ANSWERS. Please accept our sincere apologies for this inconvenience.

ALL MEMBERS:
We have added a new Profile Question: "Which Category best describes you?"

Categories: Amateur Artist, Professional Artist, Amateur Writer, Professional Writer, Independent Self-Publisher, Traditional Publisher, and Fan.

Please edit your Profile, and select your chosen category. By choosing the category that best describes you, will enable you to add content to the appropriate new modules:
1. Artists: Add photos to the new Arts & Prints Photo Module.
2. Writers: Add your bio information to the new Writers List Module.
3. Publishers: Add your bio information to the new Publishers List Module.
4. Publishers & Writers: Add books to the new Comic Books & Graphic Novels Module.

CLICK HERE to Edit Profile Questions.

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Birthday:

August 20


Website:

https://www.swartzentruber.com


Location:

Male


Area(s) of Interest or Expertise:

Sequential Art / Graphic Novel


My Testimony: (We encourage members to share briefly about how their faith in Christ has impacted their lives.)

From the book Sermons: The Graphic Novel Bio: The Making of a Sermon I attended Rosedale Bible College and Grace College and Seminary, but most of my academic background is in visual art. Such training was as diverse as animation major at the Joe Kubert School to a Master of Fine Arts degree from Vermont College of Norwich University. Specific events have informed the creation of Sermons, so this bio will flush out that side of my vitae. After my confession of faith at a young age I explored visual liturgy. Do remember chalk drawings performed in front of the church? Sketches for Sunday bulletins led to a contract as an illustrator, for Christian Light Publications, while in secondary school. Later I did illustration work for Christian musical groups, the most recognizable being Bride’s “Silence is Madness”. I explored the critical nature of artistic practice giving a talk at Notre Dame’s Center for Ethics and Culture, and Indiana Wesleyan University’s Midwest Scholars Conference. But that focus faded away in favor of apologetics and philosophy. In addition to private research I attended live debates with William Lane Craig vs Bishop John Shelby Spong, and the famed atheist Christopher Hitchens vs Dinesh D’Souza. Other than a stint as a youth pastor most of my leadership was in art education. But, in 2015 I started the Theological Think Tank in my home. I live in a historic Chautauqua site and the former center for the evangelical Bible Conference Movement. In Winona Lake, Indiana there is still a plethora of theology experts. Respected scholars and authors such as Brent Sandy, Andrew Knapp, Herb Bateman, Skip Forbes, John Addison Teevan, Scott Barger, etc would talk on book they published or a topic. Some meetings TTT would discuss a preselected topic. My wife, Christy, was also a major stimulus on my world view. Her devotion to personal Bible study, the Bible Study Fellowship program, and her faith commitment was a tremendous resource. After being contingent faculty at Indiana University Fort Wayne, I slid over to Grace College. Before and while teaching the Visual Storytelling course much of my reading, and apologetics activity began to organically manifest into the sequential artwork for Sermons. My goal was to give readers from any worldview something to consider. Some narratives deliberately leave one suspended. Blessings to you, Don M. Swartzentruber, MFA


Dream Job: (If you could have your dream job in the comics industry, what would it be?)

Maybe a weekly comicstrip. Focus on issues of faith.


Favorite Comic Creators:

Gary Larson, Peter Blegvad (The Book of Leviathan. I enjoyed my teacher's work; Jose Delbo, Mike Chen, Joe Kubert, etc.