A lot of people have asked me what my history with Christian Comic Books was and is, so I thought I'd start telling the story here on CCAS.I've been wanting to work in comics since I was 12 years old. That's about the same time I found out my cousin Norm Breyfogle worked on the Batman comics. I began to teach myself how to draw and write, wanting to make it big in the industry. Well, God had different plans cause I never made it big in ANY industry, Praise the Lord!My first encounter with Christian Comics came when I met Pete King through e-mail and Instant Message. I wrote several spec scripts for him that were never used, along with several pinups that suffered the same fate. Each story I began to work on I either canceled or he did. I guess maybe I'm the only one who worked with him that he doesn't owe any money to. (JOKE!)I was a huge fan of ARCHANGELS: THE SAGA and still have all 8 issues poly bagged in my closet. I read practically anything I could get my hands on that either had a Christian working on it, or had Christian material published in it. I kept writing and drawing even after Norm gave me a scathing critique that had me in tears.A lot was going on in my life back then as well. I wasn't a Christian, I only playacted the part back then. I was pagan, occultic, through and through. Hal Jones and Jerry Welch had a huge part to do with me starting to realize what I was doing to myself and others. I still remain on very good terms with both of these men to this day. They both planted seeds that the Holy Spirit watered. Others that helped the seeds grow were Ralph Miley (who sent me Proverbs and Parables), George Macas Jr. (whom I will be assissting as he recovers from surgery in April), Hal Jones, Pete King (He wasn't all bad guys, just gets a bum rap half the time.), Kneon Transitt (aka Tom Pratt), Alec Stevens, Bud Rogers, Ben Avery..........Mike Miller.........if I forgot your name, I haven't forgotten the prayer and support you've given me.After I came to know Christ as my personal Lord and Saviour, and was delivered from the Occult, everyone received me with open arms. I began working on books and scripts and drawings but never once finished a project. I'd cancel deals, muck around with funds, and be a general idiot with the way I ran things. I was so immature back then, I shudder to think about it. Yet I kept on wanting to be in COMICS more than anything. It became my idol. Something I put before God.So God removed me from comics after BloodStained Productions, my failed secular publishing house folded. I don't know how long I was in the wilderness. I forget what happened. I only remember that the biggest part of my life in Christ hadn't started yet. I was married to Stephanie, my awesome and supportive wife, we had a son named Judah, yet there was still so much garbage in my life I never really gave it all to God.Until April of 2007. I crashed hard. Attempted suicide and nearly succeeded. Some of you know the whole story, some of you don't. I survived, and gave my ENTIRE life to Christ finally. I entered the ministry. From mid June to late July I was in maryland getting trained. Then I returned home and New Grace Ministries started up thanks to the Lord's leading.Flash forward to this year, God opened the flood gates and provided me everything I need to do Christian Comics as a ministry. I'm working with great people world wide, helping out Kingdom Comics with their anthologies as I'm able to, and will be publishing a few books and graphic novels this year!Well, that's my history in a nutshell. I dunno, maybe it'll help someone out. I just had some time to burn and the Lord put it on my heart to post this.Our ministry's website address is: http://newgrace.wordpress.com
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