The Action Bible is setting a record for its long run on the Best Sellers List from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).
As of the most recent report, it is currently at the #3 spot.
illustrated by Sergio Cariello, The Action Bible is the top selling product in the area of Christian comics/graphic novels.
You'll be able to see Sergio at the upcoming Alpha Omega Con. For more info, see www.AlphaOmegaCon.com.
'The Posse: Fugitives #1' has arrived! A jailbreak releases Devon Willis and Ulysses Sanchez onto the streets of the Decapolis with meta-human powers; one with vengeance on his mind and the other survival. Read it here!: http://app.beyondtimecomics.com/store/index
I am looking for an artist for my original comic that i intend to submit to Image.
I will pay for your time.
If any are interested friend me then message me.
-Thanks
Sean
Hey, Wandering Stargazer…
By: Pierre “WriterOfEpics” Gilson
At night, he ponders weighty thoughts of himself, friends, family, and strangers all around. A powerful sensation seizes him when he looks up beyond his reach. Strangely, he is not alone, we all are never truly alone.
“Hey, Wandering Stargazer.”
“What?”
“What are you doing?”
“Looking at the sky.”
Black oceanic palettes, spread endlessly. Tiny little light bulbs placed so strategically, never looked so wonderful.
“Hey, Wandering Stargazer?”
“Yeah?”
“Why are you looking at the sky?”
“Because.”
“Oh, because what, Wandering Stargazer?”
“Because I can see.”
“The stars?”
“Yeah. I also see nothing, but I know there’s something.”
His eyes draw in the richness of the galaxy. The closeness of another reality.
“Hey, Wandering Stargazer?”
“What is it?”
“Have you ever left your home?”
“No. I haven’t. I’ve visited places but never stayed for too long.”
“Why?”
“I don’t know. Life gets in the way.”
Flickers of lights, tap in morse code to one another. Where is the moon tonight? Is the old man sleeping?
“Hey, Wandering Stargazer?”
“Yes, what is it?”
“Why do you breathe?”
“That’s a stupid question. I breathe out of my lungs to live.”
“Okay, so, Wandering Stargazer. If living means that you are alive, why would life get in the way if it wants you to live?”
“…it’s complicated.”
“I don’t know, Wandering Stargazer. I just don’t know.”
The wind seems so surreal, Florida humidity draws much focus. His feet are planted on freshly watered grass. His head is above it all, even towering the tallest of skyscrapers.
“Hey, Wandering Stargazer?”
“Yes, yes, what is it now?”
“What are you doing?”
“I’m standing.”
“Why?”
“Because, it’s all a person can do.”
“…hey, Wandering Stargazer?”
“Yeah..”
“Would you like to truly wander and see wonders?”
“…”
“I’ll take that as a yes. Don’t be afraid, Wonderful Adventurer. A new journey is only another chapter in your story.”
Spectrums, deserts, cities, villages, animals, fantasy, continents, planets. He sees them all, life didn’t keep them from him. He kept them distant, all on his own, until The Almighty sent him a message. He is invigorated by the infinite possibilities of life, the treasures that will be shown.
LA’s streets flourished on Thursday night. Cars parked in red zones and meters buzzed for their maids to handle business. Jessie escorted his gorgeous colleague, Rachel inside a popular establishment. Vault’s Nightlife Club, entranced them with exotic displays of lighting and heavy bass.
“Whoa, can someone turn the lights down!?” Jessie asked one of the passing waitresses.
“Oh! Why yes we can Mr. Anderson. I’m so sorry. We forgo- “
“It doesn’t matter, just do it.” He replied.
The lights lost their rainbow coloring and went into a less distracting tone. Jessie’s oxfords clacked on the marbled floor as he walked to his special table.
“This is what you’ve been exited for? A table?” Rachel asked while he pulled her chair out for her to sit down.
“Well, yeah. I’ve deserved these seats for years. Nobody works as hard as we do.”
The club’s music drew in more people. Everyone waved at familiar faces and fingers pointed at Jessie and Rachel’s table.
Jessie waved a waitress over, “Can we get a few drinks please and thank you.”
“What would you like sir?” the waitress asked
“You can give Rachel two Manhattans and I’ll take a Martinez.”
Rachel’s eyes widened, “You’re driving?”
“You deserve to get a little loose. You’ve done some amazing things for me and the agency.” Jessie shoed the waitress off with their order. His eyes fell onto two foreign women on the dance floor.
“I’m going to look for some potential clients while we wait for our drinks” he softly declared.
“No, you don’t. Leave those girls to their dreams. Keep business, strictly business Jessie” Rachel cut both eyes at him like shards.
A light chuckle caused him to remove his wool suit jacket and lay it on his chair.
“I don’t remember you being so jealous back at FIT. I guess your boy is every woman’s dream.”
The waitress arrived with their drinks.
“Thanks, you can go now.” Jessie ordered the club’s employee.
The waitress’s eyes stared at him with aggravation.
“I’m so sorry,” Rachel interrupted. “Can you please leave us for a moment. You see, he hasn’t gotten any sleep and you know how cranky we women can get with no sleep.”
“No problem. Let me know if “YOU” need anything.”
Rachel reached over and clenched Jessie’s hand before he said anything rash. After, the waitress walked away Jessie’s mood became sour.
“Who the heck does she think she is anyway? An ugly girl like her should be happy to be in my presence.” His cufflinks began to scratch the table with his continuous fidgeting. He took his hand and brushed his hair to one side, a strand was out of place. He looked at Rachel and noticed that her dress kept coming up to her butt.
“Those dresses only press the stereotype that models can’t keep their clothes on”.
She shot him another crude gaze.
“Its not my fault midis don’t give room for my thick thighs to move. If you had hips you would understand.”
Jessie took a sip of his drink, “What I don’t understand is how you could let her talk to me like that and not say anything, Rach”.
The guests within the club overheard Jessie’s voice. One of the bouncers prepared to walk to the table but a man wearing a nicely fitted suit gave him a gesture to leave him be.
“What do you mean, let her talk to you like that? You were the one being a prick” Rachel replied. She tugged on her dress, trying to keep it from rubbing against her olive thighs. A few swings of her first drink gave her a little “confidence” to not care entirely about it.
Jessie drew closer to the circular table. “What you aren’t getting is that I don’t think you appreciate everything that I do for you. I’m the one who got you the interview with complex! I’m the one who spent time getting you the headshots for Vanity! I’m the one who got you the deal with Victoria’s Secret’s executives to put you on the cover of next month’s issue!”
Rachel’s eyes rolled to the back of her head. She brushed brunet bangs from out of her face as she fixed herself while sitting.
“What is wrong with you? You’ve changed over the past months. The women you’ve been sleeping with have screwed your brain cells out of your head. You were never this shallow or inconsiderate of my feelings, Jessie. And here you are, taking credit for someone else’s hard work.”
Jessie titled his head and asked, “What?”, while admiring her forever reaching hair that seemed to go on for days on end.
“Everything we have is because of Rachel Delilah Flowers, Professional Runway & Centerfold Model. I put my body and life on the line for everyone at the agency, especially you. We’ve been together since we were five years old, Jessie. Five years old, Jessie!! Doesn’t that hold any purpose?”
Jessie felt the eyes of everyone in Vault on them. He began to lose comfort on his throne.
He urgently removed himself from his chair and grabbed his jacket, throwing it across his right shoulder.
Rachel’s tears caused her light makeup to run. “You aren’t going to say anything? Anything at all?”
Jessie couldn’t hold in his anger any longer. “What do you want me to say!? I need you? Well I don’t! I can find another client anywhere in Beverly Hills, Baldwin Hills, Oceanside, or even South Central. I run this!” Jessie’s hands flared up as he finished his speech. Behind him, delivering glasses of drinks with fire dancing above them, was the waitress he treated unfairly. She received an order of 2 Blue Blazer Cocktails. Jessie mistakenly knocked one on Rachel’s dress.
“AAAAHHH!!” Rachel’s screams were heard throughout the club.
Jessie quickly sprung to her aid. Beating the mild flame into submission.
“I’m so sorry Rachel. I’m so sorry.”
Just finished Creature Tech (Top Shelf productions 2005) by Doug TenNapel. Wow, so creative! The art is fantastic ink-brush cartooning. Incredibly skillful story takes bizarre twists and turns without every losing my heart or brain. I live close enough to California's central valley to vouch for the authentic valley touches and characters. The theological details (Arthropod heaven for a beloved Mantis bodyguard) are extra-scriptural but the heart of this book is gospel rooted. Good stuff!
Doug TenNapel has his own website at www.tennapel.com, and most all of his books are carried by Amazon, or in public libraries. I additionally recommend Ghostopolis as another TenNapel creation that's emotionally and creative fable for kids of all ages.
To CCAS comic creators and storytellers, I definitely recommend an afternoon with TenNapel book (public library is free) as a brain-stretcher and creativity sparker. Awesome talent shooting off in wild directions.
The things we carry-
Loaded down, feel the weight,
All this with me I take
Wince under the load of this carry on
I take it with me anywhere, everywhere n beyond
Unload
So much cargo n the packing list only gets longer
Reload
More n more overwhelming, how could this all be me?
Explode
No suitcase can stay closed forever
Open it up, see all that's inside
Ups n downs the memories reside
On a ride called life, anchored to my name
Joy pride sorrow guilt hope n shame
See where I come from, what I've done.
See my contents my life my history see it all
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My hopes n dreams my failures n nightmares deep dark
secrets n starry eyed day dreams
If I show this to you what will you think?
If I show you this will you leave me to sink?
Will this drive you away if I put it on display?
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For this I carry because it is me
My name myself my history
Do you want to know me? Unlock the Handel, tell me what you see
Unload and see all my baggage, the things I carry
So excited that 1500(!) kids in Folsom, CA went home last week with copies of "Rescue Me!". It was great to partner with Lakeside Church in this effort. Skits and the book introduced them to Captain Sun, all in the service of introducing them to Jesus, the Hero of Heroes! https://vimeo.com/130783607
I'm going to have a creator table at the MSP ComicCON next week, if you're attending, please stop by and say hello!
This has to be the 20th time I've done this same setup of green lanterns: Kilowog in the background, Hal Jordan on the right, John Stewart on the left, I originally had Katma Nui in the center holding the lantern battery, but found out she was more a warner bros creation for the Justice league cartoon, so I opted for Soranik Natu in the center. Recently started using the blue leads for the setup/template phase, but my old dell scanner doesn't interface so well with my HP laptop, so the blue still shows up. I did try to ink this one in, but it only looked really really bad. Hope you guys enjoy.
Part of my ignorance is willful: I don’t Facebook in large part to safeguard what little free time I’ve got. But an hour of undesignated time plus recent post of a 2011 interview, fired my curiosity up to snoop around the web a little; What other sites are out there archiving Christian comics??
Many of the sites below involve CCAS members or are linked to CCAS, but are mentioned here so sporadically that possibly a new artist here may be ignorant of their existence; and so I am posting this.
Please add to this list if there are other Christian Comic discussion sites I’ve omitted!
CCAS on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/christiancomicarts
COMIX35 http://www.comix35.org/comix35_home.html and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/COMIX35.CCI
CCI Christian Comics International http://www.christiancomicsinternational.org/cci_faq.html#anchor-faq-top2011
Christian Comic Books, facebook site http://www.christian-comic-books.com/ founded by Erik Pineda in December of 2013
Graphically Christian! by Jon Matos http://graphiclychristian.com/ features quality Comic interviews, as does Rsquared Comicz by Justin Martin is at http://www.rsquaredcomicz.com/
Archive On Pinterest! https://www.pinterest.com/rsquaredcomicz/christian-comics-webcomics-graphic-novels/
Many other Christian Comic sites are on the net that feature the artist’s own work but also have a linked blog with a lot of quality thought. Mel Todd’s Weaponpress comes immediatly to mind: http://weaponpress.com/AUP43completed.html
I've been working on a comic series pitch- all ages, for girls. It's not a Christian themed story, but it's meant to be a fun and light-hearted read. You can read a 6 page short story online now. Let me know what you think!
1.The LP GN 1st chapter is almost done. Walter been putting the work in and it is going along smoothly. You will see it later this year. I will post some of the pages from it later this week.
2. The LP artbook is on sale now @ indyplanet http://www.indyplanet.com/front/product/119187/
Please buy it and support!
3. LP#11 is underway. Check it out. http://lp.thecomicseries.com
Meanwhile if you want to be in the know with Team LP, like our FB page http://www.facebook.com/lpthemanga ;
Hi I'm new to the CCAS and would like to get some feedback. Here's a drawing I finished in about two days. Let me know what you guys think. I have a story in mind but looking for a good writer so I can spend my time drawing...
http://tinypic.com/r/ajuozk/8
If you have any suggestions or can help me write, please email at sangermanger@gmail.com
It looks like I won't make it to Phoenix comicon this year. This will break the streak at 8 years. Money is tight, I'm flying out the next day to see my niece for the first time. This sucks, I really wish I could make it work. I will miss being there this year. Maybe this will give me extra time to come back stronger the next year, might even have a table there, God willing.
Why is worrying so dangerous and demonic?
http://www.prolifick.com/thegodscene
From Jesus Translated: Steampunked...Can someone say TETSUOOO!!! Or KANEDAAAA!!!!! For you Akira fans.
When I was thinking how could I show the physical effects of sin being taken on by Jesus, the picture of Tetsuo and other anime body distortions came to mind.
I don't know if other media depicting Jesus on the cross had ever explored how all sin + flesh would appear, but I thought it would be another way for people to maybe understand and appreciate what Jesus had done for us.
Check out the comic for free at weaponpress.com
After much hard work I'm finally debuting my graphic novel on Blurb.com! I am so excited to be sharing this with everyone, as this is a personal project I've been dreaming about for a long while. It is thrilling to see it come to fruition! Click on the image below and please purchase and share with friends! ^_^
