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.
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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! ^_^
From Jesus Translated: Steampunked- The first panel is one of my favorites that I Illustrated in the comic book. All I did was take a space pic off of yahoo images and use photoshop. This scene is after the page where Jesus is thinking about his disciples deserting him. Jesus is on the cross and he suddenly sees God in outer space.
At first, it was just going to be the night sky. but then I thought when someone is in a lot of physical pain, the spiritual man has the tendency to take over more. Like when you fast, you are denying your flesh for the spiritual part of you to be more in control.
So I figured Jesus could suddenly see God in the "second heaven" in outer space. Also it looks cooler than a night sky.
Free pdf download and to purchase the printed version go to weaponpress.com.
Please help 4 CCAS members (Rich Collins, DL Maffett, Dony Armstrong, and Jennifer Lusong), win a CSPA Christian Book Award! Four R&RJiS graphic novels are up for 2015 CSPA awards this year! Please go to the CSPA book award site, vote for our awesome graphic novels, and help our 'family friendly space adventure' win a book award:
http://www.christianpublishers.net/15votes/
Anyone with an e-mail address can vote, friends, family, co-workers, fans, all book lovers!! This is a very different contest than most – there are no judges - the book with the most votes in each category on 31 March 2015 wins! I know you may not think your vote matters, but it does! The margin of victory on the CSPAs is very small, and a handful of votes in a category can make the difference! Thank you!
The climax story in Allegories of the Way Volume 3-THIS BEGINNING. I like this story, because I finally was able to draw in a different style in the series. After 10 years of drawing the same style, I was feeling antsy to draw differently.
Also, I finally told the back story to three of the main angel characters concerning Satan's revolt in heaven. Explain a bit to why they have "issues".
All volumes free to download at weaponpress.com
Life update. Got to see Mia this past weekend before she went off to room with her cousins friend. She is now 3 hours away from me instead of 2. It was really nice to see her again. You kind of forget how amazing it feels to be around someone you love >.>
I was also blessed with no anxiety attacks and God was there for me so I could enjoy my lovely's company. We talked and set a lot of things straight, focusing on God and trying to encourage each other to be healthy with how we deal with our relationship. It was really good.
The downside is I'm back home now and I've had a relapse and I'm a little out of it. I'm a little discouraged about my part-time job and commission hunt...I am having a hard time trusting God to provide I guess. I don't have a job yet and I'm still only taking one class. I'm fighting the thoughts that I'll be left behind or that I'm alone. I feel like I have nothing to offer Mia or God. I want to grow and heal. I have no money as far as marriage would ever be considered, but I know that God has the chapters of my life planned out. If you guys could pray for God's provision, and most of all growth in faith and freedom from fear, guilt, and lies that stop me from seeing God's work. Also I'd like to ask for prayer against an idol I've recently been made aware of in my life..Self-pity and a false sense of humility. I struggle a lot with this and it it very hard to not beat myself up or degrade myself. Plus I want to encourage Mia in her walk with God and in our relationship and not to manipulate her for her sympathy for my selfish perverse pleasure I get out of feeling like someone feels 'sorry' for me.
I'm trying to pray and I'm actually going to see my counselor today so I hope that goes well. Please pray for Mia too as she has to deal with me, and is also looking for a part-time job in her area. She has areas that God wants to liberate her from too.
So yah. wooo life update. Hope you all are doing well and I pray God blesses the lot of you.
<3
Andrew Rowland and I had a nice, lengthy discussion concerning comics and art. We talked about AN ACT OF FAITH, the comic book industry, working in comics, and my teaching about the art of making comics. You can listen to the interview here...
or at YouTube...
Hey Everybody:
I have been gone for a while, sorry about that. I have been busy with work and being a father and a husband. I have also have had many ups and downs in regards to getting published.
A few years ago, I partnered up with a small press and published my graphic novel, "The Improbable Barnsy and a Pocket Full of Teeth", which was not a successful as I had hoped but I continue to try.
Now I am exploring and developing my own publication which I will call IF Comics and I plan to publish one title on a monthly or bi monthly basis which will be called' "Barnsy Ink: Comic-Zine-Thology.
It is still in development which contain short and longer stories that will be Christian, kid and family friendly while still being fun and interesting.
I am going to do print on demand as a small mini comic at about 30 pages black and white interiors and start out on the internet daily and then after a month take it down and offer as a comic to buy.
I want to keep it affordable cause the comic industry is so suffering from over priced books, reboots and too many title. I want to focus just on one for cost and continuity. One universe no reboots.
I am still considering a few ideas. I will release the logos for both as soon as I can.
God bless and sorry I have been gone so long.
Kurt G. Lewis
Greetings guys! It's Jon, from GraphicallyChristian.com, posting to ask for help with a contest I've submitted to over at Webtoons.com. I've started a webcomic over there called "Oliver Pitt and the Sentient Salad Bar", which has the chance to be featured regularly on the site. The contest also has a grand prize of $30,000. If I win, it would help a lot with my student loans, and maybe even jumpstart a career in comics full-time. The contest officially ends today, but if all of you could rate my comic a "10", and possibly even favorite and share some of the comics, (part of the judging criteria seems to be socially-based,) that might work to get the judges' attention.
The comic can be found at this link: http://bit.ly/1zCQ5UP
Thanks in advance for any help, and thanks for providing encouragement for my art and walk with the Lord.
Dan Lee and Brien Sparling, this is for you.
This was the interim art project I was mentioning. The title was just a working title, but I really couldn't think of a better one. I just did the 4 pages of the original idea, didn't want to get bogged down in back story and such. Deliver the sizzle as it were. I also took a crack at dialog, mainly just to get a feel for putting in word bubbles and framing. i wrote the dialog, and I want to state for the record I never set out to be a writer and have no formal training in writing outside elementary school grammar.
Hello everyone! Just wanted to try at this and give you all a life update and try to not be isolated in difficult times.
I joined Christian Comic Arts Society last semester because my girlfriend Mia was a member and she recommended it. Since then a lot has happened and I haven't been on much but now I have found the time.
I am taking a semester off from college and in response to advice from my pastor I have decided to get some much needed counseling (in fact the church i am going to is funding me praise God). I have been struggling with depression and it has effected my relationship with Mia, my family, and my friends. Mia and I have gone through some really tough times with family dynamics (on both her's and my side) and we are trying to do what God wants us to do…slowly and patiently he has given us each step.
These steps have been hard. For instance when Mia mentioned to her dad that she intended to take this semester off for counseling and an attempt to refocus on God and her spiritual health, he basically disowned her and took her car, car insurance, and almost took her phone (all because she wanted to try and live in the charlotte area to get counseling and try to do an internship). For a time she was staying at my house with my mom and 2 brothers but even my mom couldn't house her for long.
So now Mia is back home, under the same roof as her father, she intends to room with her cousin's friend soon and try to get a job. She still doesn't have a car currently and no insurance. God is leading us in different directions for now but it is very hard. I understand that he wants to work on us individually. I also see him trying to break codependent relationship Mia and I have developed in response to these hard and confusing times.
Because of my depression and dependence on Mia, I had planned counseling, jobs, and even a possible game art internship around the idea that I would be with her. God has different plans for us it seems and now Mia is going to be 3 hours away and I suddenly have had everything that I had planned for and hoped for pulled out from under my feet.
I have a seasonal job that ends this week, so I'll be left searching for another job. The internship fell out and I can't get a hold of the guy I'm suppose to contact (assuming he is having some problems too). I am still taking counseling but now Mia isn't able to take it so it feels weird. I also still am not really taking classes. I tried to sign up for at least a single class but again because of my depression I can barely do the assignments without being exhausted.
All of this said. I would appreciate prayer for both Mia and I, in our individual walks with God and for healing and peace for our now distant relationship. I will admit that I'm very lonely and having he gone hurts a lot. I've had to fight some bad thoughts but I trust God (more than I ever have) to take this separation and turn us into healthy people again.
Another reason I'm on this sight is to humbly mention that I am open for commission! I am new at marketing myself but I am excited to try and draw for people and try to make money this way while I job search. So if anyone is interested in my style and wants to commission me please message me on this site or email me at .
I do character designs, creature or alien designs, short comics, prints, and logos. Also if you want check out my prices please check out my tumblr
http://ultra-ooblaa.tumblr.com/
and go to the REQUEST A COMMISSION tab.
If you feel the urge, please take a look at my stuff and see if it interests you. Either way God bless you all and I'll be praying for his amazing love, grace, and mercies on all his people c:
Allegories of the Way Volume 3-This is a little preview to the first story in the Volume 3(a continuation from the last story in volume 2).
The intro was an idea from a separate story I had planned. I always wondered since angels are eternal, how long would one of their battles last? How "bloody" or horrific would the battle be? Volume 3 is a free download at weaponpress.com .
As I prepare to draw Episode 4 of my webcomic, (called Oliver Pitt, for the uninitiated,) my brain is still on Christmas vacation. Specifically, I’m remembering with fondness how much I enjoyed the Y: The Last Man hardcover collection my sister gave me. And now, as the visions of sugarplums fade from my dreams, and remember the chapters from Marvel: The Untold Story I used to endure the 3 hour commute home, earlier today. The contrast between Brian K. Vaughn’s dystopian fantasy and the reality of Marvel Comics’s rocky history is startling.
I realize one is just entertainment, while the other is, well, “that’s life”. But, since 2002 (when Spider-man came out,) and I first learned the story of Stan Lee joining Marvel at 15, and revolutionizing comics as we know it, I pictured a glamorous ending of “and Marvel lives happily ever after”. It wouldn’t be long until I learned how many artists resented Stan: for not respecting their creative rights, for not giving them due credit, and for towing the company line; (Marvel was, after all, owned by Stan’s uncle, Martin Goodman.)
But why should this haunt me, a humble web cartoonist? Don’t I have control over my destiny?
Well, no, I don’t. No one does. Even in a world of Kickstarter success stories and accessible web marketing tools, I walk in the shadow of the comic legends before me: like Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, and, as the comic below commemorates, Brian K. Vaughn. The writer of great comics, like Saga, Pride of Baghdad, and Y: The Last Man, also seems to taunt me. Like Ebenezer’s last ghost, he points at his resume in stony silence, like its my gravestone.
So I’ll never be Brian K. Vaughn. And, you know what? That’s okay! It’s time to embrace my inner child, lull him into a false sense of security, and gently snap his neck. My comics don’t need to reference the halcyon days of Marvel’s golden age, nor do they need to deconstruct race, gender, and politics in every panel. These aren’t ghosts to fear, because the more I consume, the more I learn what works and how to take things to the next level. Kinda like Pacman.
Speaking of cute little circular characters, I hope you can check out my talking olive comic, in its current home at Webtoons.com. Its currently in a webcomics contest, and, if enough of you rate my comic a “10”, I could win $30,000 and get the comic featured as a bi-weekly series on their site. For an amateur such as myself, that would be quite a blessing.
And, as a bonus, it wouldn’t be the last time you see “Y: The Last Yam”!
My wife and I been busy for some time so the recording of shows have been less. But here is the latest show about The Blessing of God and more.http://www.prolifick.com/thegodscene
Now I do feel God is leading me to be more consistent in recording shows and sharing the gospel so a "LITE" version is in the works. Mainly shorter shows. Some of the shows coming up are titled God is Human, Worry-A Demonic Emotion and Why is God Evil?(LITE)
Hi, guys.
I have started a comic series on church history and I just finished the first volume——Jesus.
The Rest:
Volume Two: Apostles
Volume Three: Church Fathers
Volume Four: Middle Ages
Volume Five: Reformation
Volume Six: Modern Times
However, the original version is Chinese. I'm trying to do some translation along side each picture.
But, my English is not good, so I DO NEED YOUR HELP with my English expression (especially context, it's painful to find a lot of meaning lost during translation)
It's kinda long (80 pages), so I divided Volume One with 7 parts and will post it separately.
Part One: What is church?
Part Two: Timeline
Part Three: A dream of messiah
Part Four: Amazing Jesus
Part Five: Illusion and Disillusion
Part Six: Not and ending?
Part Seven: It is really you?!
Part One： What is church
Front cover:
Church history in Comic
Volume One: Jesus
For Him, because he is the reason for all
(One jesus back is a Chinese idiom, loosely translated as):I understand, it's hard to be a human(Let me know if there is anything similar in English)
Story teller(it's a popular job in ancient China btw):
Hi, guys. I'm Archer the story teller. Today I will tell you a super-long story of church history. But I have to ask a question first:What is church?
Piggy： I'm Chance(his Chinese name is wangcai, means prosperity and wealth), Archer's agent/pet.
subtitle: What is church?
There are two parallel scenes.
A Sunday morning in New York City
Grandma: Billy, would you come to church with me?
Billy:Only if you'd buy me a big ice-cream.
Grandma: Here we are.
Billy: You haven't bought me any ice-cream yet.
Author： The same Sunday morning, a Chinese farmer's house
Grandma: Little Tiger(kid's name), come to the church with Grandma, OK?
Kid: Only if you buy me a candid haw(popular Chinese snack)
(Chinese grandma and little boy went to the local church which was adapted from a disused plant building)
Billy: You call this a church?
Little Tiger: Big deal! My grandma bought me a candied haw.
Author: Actually, church is not about building, but about a man called Jesus. He is also called "Christ". Church is ALL THE PEOPLE THAT BELONGS TO HIM.
Comment (inside cloud box):What does it mean by "BELONG TO HIM"? It's a good question. I'll explain it later.
The concept of church was first brought forward by Jesus himself. One day, he asked this disciples a hard question.
Jesus: Who do you say I am? OK, now, quickfire round.
Disciple A: Such a hard question...
Disciple B: Some says Elijah and others say Jeremy...
Dsciple C:IQ over due(It's a Chinese idiom, hard to translate)
Author: At this moment, a disciple named Peter got the right answer.
Peter: YOU ARE CHRIST, SON OF ETERNAL GOD.
Jesus: You got it. Congratulations.
Author: Then, Jesus told him...
Jesus: You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church.
Peter: My honor.
Disciple A:Too bad. This bro has beat us.
Disciple B: We envy him. (hard to translate, lost a lot of subtext)
Author: Roman Catholic perceives it this way
Pope: "Peter" means "rock", so church was built on Peter. And church of Rome is the successor of Peter, so we are the head of Christendom.
Commenting (cloud box): Catholic is one of the three traditions of Christianity. Pope is the bishop of Church of Rome (Some Chinese audience need explanation on this concept)
Author: But protestants have different perspective...
Pastor: PETRE means movable little stone, but the rock upon which Jesus want to build his church is "PETRA". It means huge unmovable rock which is different from "little stone Peter". It's different, OK?
In fact, by "rock" Jesus meant Peter's declaration.
Author: They think Peter's declaration is the foundation of the church.
Big words: This is also our declaration.
Words at the bottom: "You are Christ, son of the living God."
Comment: This comic prefers this perspective on church.
End of Part One
OK. I'll post the rest later. Please feel free to tell me your opinion on my translation....and drawing, of course.
AN ACT OF FAITH #10 kicks off a new story titled "Shinobi." This storyline focuses on the Scarred Fist Ninja Clan.
I suppose the idea of dying is scary to some folks. The themes of "Shinobi" focus on death, idolatry, and seeking eternal life without the one who actually came to give us eternal life. Many turn to things like dead religion (and other things) in hopes of salvation. They turn away from the Messiah, and by doing so, they to turn to things that can¹t save anyone.
This is what "Shinobi" is all about.. plus, it's chocked full of clobbering between our heroes and a bunch of ninja.
AN ACT OF FAITH #10 should go on sale in the beginning of 2015.
Here's a preview page from AN ACT OF FAITH #10 where the are the villains of the story are introduced...
http://albert.nickerson.tripod.com/page19.jpg
John 1:12 (New International Version): Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God-
John 10:10 (New International Version): "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."
John 10:27-30 (New International Version): 27 "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow Me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father¹s hand. 30 I and the Father are one."
John 6:35-36 (New International Version): Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in Me will never be thirsty. 36 But as I told you, you have seen Me and still you do not believe."
Still looking for a kids' gift that combines fun and faith? itscaptainsun.com
Finished my interim art project, only problem is I don't have the A4 scanner was planning on having at this point, I loathe the thought of going back to my old computer and scanning each page a 1/2 at a time and having that ugly black line through the center of it. And my old computer is just that, old. Might not even be able to handle composting and touching up 4 pages of artwork. I seem to be in the stage of life where I just get stuck. Blech.
A few months ago I quite literally stumble upon this site and since then my perspective on art and how to do it has changed, for the better. I was, honestly, heading toward a low point, creatively. I have gained a lot of artistic direction and wisdom from this man's podcasts and I haven't even listened to half of them yet. He is a concept artist (former Visual development artist at Disney) and he focuses more so on digital creation, but a lot of his advice is applicable to all creatives. He also does in-depth interviews and co-ops with other artists in the info sharing. Also, signing up for his e-mail newsletter -which I think is sent out 2x a month- he shares other things not mentioned in his podcats (or nothing I've yet to hear heavily repeated).
http://chrisoatley.com/category/podcasts/
Oh and if you're looking for some artistic encouragement I'd start with the following Art Casts (they are some of my favs, too!):
the very first ArtCast, #11, 28, 48, 55, 60, 65
And the Paper Wings podcats (PWP) are heavy in comic book focus.
Grace & Peace!
iVerse Media sells and distributes AN ACT OF FAITH. Now, iVerse has updated its ComicPLUS App...
