Alec Stevens here. Calvary Comics is the name of my publishing imprint. A dear friend and sibling in Christ once expressed concern, with the utmost confidentiality and gentleness, that the name could be misconstrued as irreverent. "There is nothing comical about Calvary," this friend stated. I quite agree.
The term comics can be a misnomer if the narrative art, be it in strip or magazine/book format, is not humorous in nature. My friend Bruce Bezaire has coined the term narragraphics for his sequential artwork. Calvary Narragraphics just doesn't have the same ring (or alliteration) to it! So Calvary Comics it stays.
I believe that, once viewed, the website http://www.calvarycomics.com would quickly clear up any (mis)apprehensions about the name. Jesus Christ, the Messiah of the Jews and a Light unto the Gentiles, is my Lord and Saviour, and I love Him with all my heart, and desire to glorify His name with my work.
The (present) reality is that I cannot produce monthly or even bi-monthly material through the Calvary Comics imprint (due to time and finances primarily). Yearly looks like about the truth of the matter. But the good news is that I'm not alone out there---there are others producing quality, Christ-honoring material that is truly edifying. They're not always front and center, or commercially touted through major publishing houses necessarily, but one particularly good source for finding such material is the Christian Comics International website at http://www.christiancomicsinternational.org, hosted by Nate Butler of COMIX35.
Here endeth the blog (my first ever!).
In the love of Christ our soon and coming King,
Alec
Comments
Thanks for that Blog that is full of good thoughts and ideas. I have run into people (usually in their 60s and 70s) that think all comic books or strips should be comical or humorous. Actually most newspaper strips fall into that catagory (though the humor depends on the reader's preferences. Anyway thanks for your thoughts.
God bless,
Don