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Loaded Bible is a series of one-shot comic books (and a comic book mini-series) written by Tim Seeley, with art by Nate Bellegarde, [1] the first of which, Jesus vs. Vampires, was published in February 2006 by Image Comics.
The comic uses 1970s style artwork and depicts Jesus using Kung Fu. [7] [8] The story begins in 26 C.E. and depicts Jesus meditating to overcome nightmares and visions. [9] The graphic novel was not received well by Christians. [10] Ryan Carey commented in his review that Casey and Marra work well together. [11]
It was released in July 2007 by Galilee Trade. [2] They summarize the narrative of the Bible in a 200-page graphic novel including the Old Testament and the New Testament. With their work, they combine the Western and the Japanese culture to tell the Bible in a new way. The book is especially aimed at readers between the ages of 15 and 25.
The following characters are central to plot lines in the comic and make regular appearances: God is the creator of Heaven and Earth, who after awakening after a blackout to find the horribly-outdated Old Testament is still available for people to read on Earth, goes to release an updated version excising controversial views, while reconnecting with his sons Jesus and Lucy and infrequently ...
Crossan portrays Jesus as a healer and wise man who taught a message of inclusiveness, tolerance, and liberation. In his view, Jesus' strategy "was the combination of free healing and common eating . . . that negated the hierarchical and patronal normalcies of Jewish religion and Roman power . . .
A clone of Jesus Christ is made with DNA from the Shroud of Turin. The young Jesus is raised on an island with his entire life dictated and televised and viewed by nearly the entire world. Faced with these stresses the young Jesus ultimately becomes a rebellious punk rocker. Religious zealots either love or hate the show and politicians begin ...
[2] [3] [4] The story contains flashbacks to Jesus's life as he descends into hell. [5] Throughout the comic book Jesus answers questions with vague responses and an emphasis on storytelling, which leaves his own story open to interpretation. [6] Dahm used brush drawing to illustrate the book and the colors are limited to black, white, and red ...
Frank Huntington Stack (born October 31, 1937, in Houston, Texas) [2] is an American underground cartoonist and fine artist. Working under the name Foolbert Sturgeon to avoid persecution for his work while living in the Bible Belt, Stack published what is considered by many to be the first underground comic, The Adventures of Jesus, in 1964.