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CALLING ALL ARTISTS & WRITERS!

Greetings, artists and writers! My name is Jonathan Matos, and I’m one half of Graphically Christian Comics.

For a few years now, my partner-in-crime Matt Snipes and I have been working hard at bringing our creative visions to life: making a statement while also being creative. Our statement? That our great God wants to be worshipped with good art. Our creative medium? For now: magazines.

Our first issue, “Call to Action”, was a combination of comics, short stories, poetry, and single page art. It is being received fairly well, but we as look to use Patreon to fund our initiative, we believe our fans need more for their money.

This is where you come in. Our goal is to create enough material for two separate magazines every season. This fall, our theme is “doubt and encouragement”. Create a webcomic, graphic short story, or start a full comic series with us, and after reviewing it, based on its spiritual and artistic merit, we may include it in our anthology: Gauntlet Comics!

Or perhaps you’ve been writing Christian poetry, short stories, essays, or you use photography and digital illustration to express yourself spiritually. Whether you’re in the valley or on the mountain spiritually, your writing could be just what we need for Gauntlet Magazine, Issue 2!

To submit, simply send your comics or graphic narratives to: contact @ jonmatos.com, with “GAUNTLET COMICS SUBMISSION” in the subject line.

If you’re send in you’re writing or one-shot graphic piece, send that over to: jdmatos @ graphiclychristian.com, with “GAUNTLET MAGAZINE SUBMISSION” in the subject line.

Our first priority is to make this initiative a self-sustaining project. We assure you that, while we cannot offer salaried positions or royalties, we are not profiting from your work. All the proceeds from the site or magazine sales are going right back into the costs of running the company. Once our profits begin to exceed our outreach budget, any potential benefits will go right to our contributing artists and writers.

In addition to your submissions, we ask for your thoughts and prayers as we attempt to make Graphically Christian Comics a bastion for worshipping through creativity!

- Sincerely,

Jon Matos

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Fan Art Needed!

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With the new Captain Sun adventure almost here, I’d love to include a section of “FAN ART” to make the book that much better. And I’d love your help! No matter how young or how ‘young at heart’ you are..and you’ll have a chance to win an autographed copy of the new book, as well as having your drawing included in the new book! I’ve reserved a number of spaces for both children and adult winners, so don’t delay. Learn more at www.itscaptainsun.com/fan-art

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AN ACT OF FAITH: "Shinobi"...

AN ACT OF FAITH #9 should be out in about two months. This issue is part-two of "The Ark" storyline.

As I'm formatting issue #9 for iVerse Media, I'm drawing issue #10... which begins the "Shinobi" storyline. "Shinobi" features our heroes dealing with pesky ninja, failed samurai, and an ugly-looking monster demon. And we learn more about the history of Ninja Spider...

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Check out a noteworthy WebComic

    My son introduced me to a great web comic: Stand still. Stay Silent.  by Minna Sundberg . The humor is quirky and charming, the theme is definitely new to me: Post-apocalypse epic journey from a Scandinavian point of view. The human values are insightful; but the art is what's really, really awesome. Wow.

     Minna's productivity is equally amazing: 6 to 8 frames per page, one page a day, five days a week.  Perhaps her choice of equipment might be a factor: "My "old" digital drawings are all done in Photoshop CS4, since mid-2013 I've migrated over to Manga Stdio 5, and nowadays I use a Wacom Cintiq 12WX tablet when I draw (before 2012 I used a Wacom Intuos 3, the kind of tablet that doesn't have a built in monitor.) Oh, and when I'm away from home I do my drawing on my Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro 700T, which is like a portable Cintiq. (I highly recommend it, by the way )", or the fact that she's been cranking out regular webcomics for the last three(?) years.

Google up  Stand Still. Stay Silent. and check out how the weather draws you in and holds you to the plot. Minna is brilliant in her use of negative space to create shape and feel for objects and scenery.  Check it out.

   

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Black Jesus or Lack Jesus

I received an email recently from my pastor. Someone had forwarded him a link to a degenerate new television show planned by the Adult Swim network. The title of the TV show is Black Jesus.

The trailer is an serious assault against the body of Christ. More importantly, it attempts to pervert the dignity of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Messiah.

Black Jesus or Lack Jesus

The creator of Black Jesus is listed as Aaron McGruder. He gained national fame through his cartoon 'The Boondocks'. I became aware of The Boondocks about ten years ago. It held some relevance as a commentary on politics and race. Although I didn't agree with everything McGruder was saying through the comic, there was enough thought-provoking content to make it a worthwhile read. Ten-plus years later, it appears that McGruder has forgotten how to think. It also appears that his success has him smelling himself. What smells good to him would send many a reasonable soul into a gagging episode. His portrayal of a Black Jesus lacks any resemblance of the real Jesus.

Dumbing Down

McGruder has obviously had plenty of help in dumbing down. The Adult Swim network, which produces Black Jesus, can more accurately be called, 'Porn Swim Animation' network. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that Adult Swim is engaged in building a bridge between the youth and the porn industry. Nevertheless, McGruder will one day stand alone before Jesus to answer for his involvement with this show. We must pray that he wake up and receive forgiveness before that day.

Why Swim With the Sharks When You Can Walk on Water with Jesus.

I saw a pastor on television, having just been shown the Black Jesus trailer, say, "We have got to use our craft to tell our stories." He went on to say, "...our creative media coming against their creative media, our truth coming against their absence of truth." While I appreciate his comments, it sounded as though we were not yet competing. Christian cartoonists, animators and other visual artists have been creating Christ-centered content for eons. One of our biggest challenges is not the ability or passion to create for Christ, but the support from our community. By support, I'm talking about financial backing, distribution and that attention from the body of believers. Here's a short list of sites where you can see some bright minds and anointed hands repping Christ.3448613957?profile=original

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AN ACT OF FAITH: The comic strip?

Last Fall, for a couple of weeks, I was trying to have AN ACT OF FAITH become a syndicated comic strip. I pitched the strip to King Features Syndicate.

I received a very quick and very friendly response from King Features Syndicate: "The work is terrific, and I can imagine that the comic books are very well received by those who read them. That said, I don't think we would have the sort of success you would hope for in syndication. It's incredibly difficult to launch new strips at all, but comics with a continuity component are nearly impossible to introduce to syndication. Some continuity-based comics still perform well in this market, but their success is built from a time when action/adventure story strips were more commonplace. Our PHANTOM comic strip is one of the best examples of this."

Anyway, I felt like sharing. The following comic strip samples came from artwork that had appeared in AN ACT OF FAITH #5...

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New science fiction universe, Glossary of Terms

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Glossary of Terms

Abba El

The name of GOD the Father

     

Adho Yaw

An element which allows contact between this realm and other realms

 

Adonay

The LORD is my banner

 

Adonissi

If the LORD wills

 

Alacron

Home planet of House Skallakron, sister planet of Mantacletos

 

Alethia

A unique test given to the sisters of the Order of Marium Kahnet

 

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Preview AN ACT OF FAITH #9...

The angel Artemin returns in AN ACT OF FAITH #9. This issue is the second half of the two-part "The Ark" storyline. In AN ACT OF FAITH #9, Professor Jack takes Nemish-Man, Crusader Girl, and Kid-Cockroach to look for Noah's Ark. Issue #9 should go on sale in a couple of months.

Here's some preview pages:

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129.jpgApologist Dr. Ravi Zacharias will soon debut his first graphic novel, The Lamb and the Fuhrer, at the International Christian Retail Show held at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Based on his popular Great Conversations series, this graphic novel is the first in an expected series that covers imaginative conversations between Jesus Christ and historical world thought leaders.

Zacharias has often underscored the importance of the arts in seeking to reach "a generation that listens with its eyes and thinks with its feelings."

"We are living in times when apologetics is indispensable," says Dr. Zacharias, "but at the same time, we will need a Christian apologetic that is not merely heard, but is also seen." 

The project is coming through Kingstone Comics Publisher Art Ayris who stated, "This series, by an effective and renowned apologist, is perfectly suited for a global market. Interestingly, we have already had the highest pre-sell to date with this title."

 Central Florida based Kingstone Comics is the largest publisher of Christian comic books and Biblical worldview graphic novels worldwide, and is currently in 95 countries.

Kingstone will soon also be hitting the streets with The Remaining, based on the Affirm Films / SONY Pictures Entertainment motion picture of the same name, releasing in theaters September 5. Kingstone Comics is currently releasing the 12-volume Kingstone Bible, the most complete graphic adaptation of the Bible ever published.  

For more about Kingstone, see http://www.kingstonemedia.com

           

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Big Announcement: Erik Pineda of http://www.christian-comic-books.com/ is reviewing Christian comics, games and movies (or “cogamo” as he laconically calls them) on Youtube and asked me to write and record a theme song for his new videos! The result was "The Ballad of the Paper Man", which you can listen to at the intros to Erik's new video series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn0-s3n09iU ! You can also listen or purchase the song on Bandcamp, CDBaby, iTunes etc. Go check out Erik's videos and his website, which has some cool articles, interviews and a forum.

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Spectrum by Bryan Mero

So I've finally finished my next ebook. It's called 'Spectrum' and it's about a group of college students who accidentally discover how to look into the spiritual dimension...and don't realize who or what is looking back...

This is the story that inspired our Spirit Knight comic book series.

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 Christian artists tend to be a bit isolated.  We want to be creative and be working on projects,  but our fellow non artist Christians don't share our enthusiasm,  don't understand our dorkiness or our love of pop culture.  Some even find it bordering on sinful.  On the other hand,  the artistic community tends to be very secular and humanistic.  They don't understand why we want avoid "sin".  They don't want to talk about Jesus because they think you're trying to convert them,  and you can't really talk about the things you're going through,  because they wont understand.  My idea is to start a Meetup for Christian artists to meet each other,  talk,  share ideas,  get a little work done,  maybe even start collaborations.  Is this an idea with any merit?  Any advice on how to go about it?  Please give me your thoughts and opinions!

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