Christian Comic Books
How can we teach the bible to children? I can imagine that it is somewhat difficult. After all, there are a lot of things that you still have to explain to a child. But then, there is a fun and easy way to introduce religious teaching to a child. One of the best ways is to introduce the Christian comic books. Introduce a thick text book to a child and they will look at you with those quizzical eyes. However, give them a book with a combination of text and pictures. They will look back at you with that big smile.
This means that children can most likely relate to comics more than they can relate to those think text books. The picture amazes them. It awakes their imagination. They begin to grasp the meaning of the Christian comic books as soon as their imagination takes them to the world of the book that they are reading.
Any reader will not associate Christian comic books in religion. Or, at least at first read you will not be able to integrate the two. A Christian comic book pertains more on the simple cycle of a Christians’ life. This is something that most do not see. This is because of the notion that somehow associates the context of the word Christian to the characters you read in the bible. It is complex to imagine a Christian image living in the midst of a different era. This era could by a mystical world, a science fiction or simply the era pertaining to the real world. This is where a Christian comic book is able to fit in.
There are a lot of fascinating Christian Comic Books. They exist even way back 1960s up until this year. One of the recent famous examples of the book is the Manga Messiah. It has won recognition for the Christian Comic Books. Manga Messiah had already accomplished 14 books pertaining to the stories of the classical version of the New Testament. The artist responsible for Manga Messiah is Kozumi Shinozawa. She is a Japanese lady, who moved to the United States and had become a convert in June, 2004. Manga Messiah is circulating in France and in the United States.
Kidz of the King was published in 1994 by King Comics and KOTK Publishing. It consists of 24 full pages contained in three books. The story is based on ten kid angels who disguised them selves as super heroes. The story reflects virtues and teachings of the church. It also presents the concept that God’s Holy Spirit is worldwide. It covers all races and all human being. Each story depicts how the ten superheroes defeat evil. The ten characters live for the glory of the king.
Archangels, the Saga. It originated in USA. The story began in 1995. It consists of 28 pages. It is co-created by Patrick Scott. John Ledger and Andy Orjuela. It becomes successful and had sold 12,231. The story is about two groups that contradict each other until the end of time. One group represents good and the other group represents evil. Their battle ground is the spiritual world where each group competes for the soul of a human being.
New Pilgrim’s Progress was published in 1995. It was released by China Alliance Press with 190 pages. The artist responsible for New Pilgrim’s Progress is Choy Chin-Ming and Leung Mei-see. It is a story of Jonas’ struggle against evil. The highlight of the story surfaces with the clash of supernatural characters. The examples of such supernatural forces are the spiritual beings and extra ordinary being.
Pakkins Land Series as published on 1996. It consists of 32 pages written by Gary and Rhoda Shipman. Pakkins’ Land is the story of a boy who is trapped in a mystical world where animals talks. It is full of adventure and mystery. Children will definitely love this one.
Christian Comic Book is entertaining, amazing and fascinating. It can leave you in awe. More than that, it teaches as the values we must follow to lead a straight path in this journey we called life.
