I've started a webcomic / graphic novel WIP, called Hoshen. I upload a new page every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7pm EST. You can read them on the comic's website under the "COMIC" link.
I plan to self-publish them in 20-page issues and sell them locally and online to anybody interested - however, I am not interested in making a living off of these; my profits from hard copies of Hoshen will go toward printing copies to give away free at events. I suppose you could call it a "non-profit" indie comic. My vision is to have a total of at least 300 copies of the first few issues to give away at Otakon 2010 (a personal favorite venue). I want this comic to be free, with revenue only coming from those who wish to support my vision of getting hard copies to people who might otherwise never read it.
To be honest, I know precious little about the real world of creating comics. I've been a mildly active reader of comic strips and comic books since I was very young, but an avid artist for as long as I can remember. I also came to know Jesus at a very young age, and my art and my faith are inseparable; I desire to glorify God with everything that I do, but I have a special place in my heart for my creative expression. All I know is this: I seek to use Hoshen as a heavily evangelistic tool. I'm tired of people with creative ability not doing anything with it. I want to say something. And what I really want to say is Jesus.
The story is about non-Christian people being confronted with the supernatural, experiencing events similar to the miraculous ministries of the prophets of the Old Testament, while taking cues from the events of the Gospels and Acts. My question is this: how would people respond to bold, personal miracles like what we see in Scripture? Combined with the age-old battle between good and evil, and grappling with the questions that the miraculous things in this world raise, I hope to craft a story that will leave people seeking the truth of what the Bible really says about this "one true God", instead of settling for quick Sunday school answers and watered-down secular philosophy.
So. If you like the sound of this and want to learn more / show your support, you can hit up the Facebook fan page, the blog, or the Twitter to plug in and get news on where this is going. The comic is still pretty new, but once I hit that 20-page mark, trust me, things are really going to take off. If you have any suggestions, ways you'd like to help, would like to share links, whatever it is that good webcomics do that I'm not doing, drop me a line through the social network of your choosing or at arctoon@gmail.com, I'd love to chat with you.
Thanks for reading. Peace be with you.
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