Now comes an illustrated graphic novel version of revelation designed to give the. Though i am far from an expert, i find this graphic novel an insightful take on the worldrenowned work. Mar 29, 2007 revelation the graphic novel of prophetic visions, and the riders of doom. Zondervan is jumping into the new world of comic books with a dramatic splash. The idea was conceived of by the adaptor and art director, matt dorff, a. This past weekend, for the first, time, i was actually able to sit down and read the book of revelation, as translated by mark arey and philemon sevastiades, and illustrated by chris koelle. Complete kingstone bible, 12 books in three hardcover volumes. The apocalyptic book of revelation graphic novel illustrated by chris koelle, published by zondervan. I find revelation to be the hardest book of the bible to read but also to be quite thrilling with all its symbolism and meaning. The story recounts in gritty detail the experiences of a brilliantly gifted navy surgeon, suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, who is sent to afghanistan on a topsecret mission. Due to the ambiguity of the book of revelation, many have tried to interpret it over the centuries. The son of man art print by revelation revelation look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him. Jun 10, 20 now comes the book of revelation, a graphic novel adaptation of johns apocalypse executed at the highest artistic level.
Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic ageist future society in which both population and the consumption of resources are maintained in equilibrium by requiring the death of everyone reaching the age of 21. Revelation the graphic novel of prophetic visions, and the riders of doom. More than two years of development went into the lavish, movielike, fullcolor graphic novel based on the final book in the christian bible. Richard bauckham professor of new testament studies and bishop wardlaw professor university of st. Its meaning is positive, not fearful or terrifying to those who serve god. The illustrations are stunning, although they do have a very dark and twisted overall feel. Its 575 panels of stunning art include every word of st. Sevastiades, chris koelle, chris diamantopoulos at. Revelation graphic novel a new media approach to johns. Hands down, the best of the lot so far is zondervans the book of revelation, listed as a graphic novel and published in 2012. Andrews author of the theology of the book of revelation. Kingdom come by alex ross, plotter and artist, and writer mark waid, appeared first as a comic book miniseries of four issues in 1996. Heres some backstory in 2009 i was commissioned to illustrate a page graphic novel written by l.
It contains all 404 verses from a translation done by two greek orthodox priests. Julius kane, embark on a worldwide search for the book of ra, but the house of life and the gods of chaos are determined to stop them. This name indicates the meaning of revelation it uncovers matters that had been hidden and discloses events that would happen long after it was written. Philemon sevastiades containing all 404 verses of this scriptural masterpiece, adapted by matt dorff. It is the first book in the martyrs of revelation graphic novel tetralogy and the beginning of the franchise. The book of revelation graphic novels for the classroom. Between the graphic novel, the individual smaller comic books and the coloring books, over 400,000 books have been. We will be launching a graphic novel series in october, titled the. The book of revelation every i publishing, 2012 is quite amazing. Teen angst has a body count in i am not okay with this. The book of revelation was written to seven churches as both encouragement and challenge.
I have read it from the beginning to the end and what i imagined in my mind is exactly what was put forth in this graphic novel, what a great depiction of the text it was. Sinister themed comicgraphic novel containing the book of. Now comes a graphic novel version of this amazing book, including. One such artist is chris koelle, in this graphic novel adaptation of the book of revelation, hes had a go at illustrating the whole thing. The book of revelation graphic novel on wacom gallery. A scientific and devotional commentary on the prophetic book of the end of times the urantia book. The greek name of the bible book of revelation, apoka. The book of revelation has challenged, inspired, and astonished readers for nearly 2000. You can check out the book of revelation this is not the comic im looking for though, despite the overlap in topic by matt dorff and chris koelle to get a feeling of the style of the comic im searching. The book of revelation graphic novel chris koelle art. Jun 07, 20 the climactic battle between good and evil the final book of the bible has challenged, inspired, and astonished readers for nearly 2000 years. The first thing that hits the reader about this graphic novel is that the language is updated to current english. Charts on the book of revelation is a useful supplement to.
Philemon sevastiades containing all 404 verses of this scriptural masterpiece. The book of revelation is arguably one of the strangest books in the bible. Matt dorff adapted the english translation of the book of revelation into a graphic novel script. Book of revelation art director matt dorff says that this is just the first in a new line of graphic novels from zondervan. Now comes the book of revelation, a graphic novel adaptation of johns apocalypse executed at the highest artistic level. The book of revelation graphic novel a real eye opener. An apocalyptic letter, it relies on visions, symbols, and old testament references to reveal the ultimate fulfillment of gods promise given to abraham in genesis. The final book of the bible has challenged, inspired, and astonished readers for nearly 2000 years. In this exciting second installment of the three book series, carter and sadie, offspring of the brilliant egyptologist dr. The apocalyptic book of revelation is a symbolic glimpse. This places zondervan on the cutting edge of creating and marketing comic books most famously promoted these days by dc comics. Chris koelle, the book of revelation graphic novel book.
Its graphic visions and peculiar symbolism have made it one of the most popular books in the canon, influencing generations of artists, writers, and filmmakers who have been captivated by its powerful imagery. The graphic novel relates the growth of the church as the holy spirit empowers the followers of christ to spread his message across the globe. The bonechilling graphic novel that inspired the major motion picture starring ross lynch as jeffrey dahmer. Pestilence, floods, war, social upheaval, drugrelated cri. Unlike many similar bible comics, the book of revelation, features no textual commentary, but only visual commentary. Most graphic novels are fiction, nonfiction, and anthologized works, and commonly perfect bound to distinguish themselves from shorter periodicalstyle. Johns revelatory vision of the end of time, its terrors and promised joys. The entire text of revelation fills this book, and the reader is given images to illustrate the events of the book. Revelation graphic novel a new media approach to johns visions. Chris koelle, the book of revelation graphic novel jesus, the harvester at the end of this system. The protagonist of the novel is a male ballet dancer living in amsterdam with his french girlfriend brigitte.
National bestseller 20 alayalsa alex award 2014 revelation award at angouleme 2015 alayalsa alex award excellence in narrative nonfiction named a best of 2012 by time, the village voice, a. There has been so much written about it, so many interpretations and commentaries printed, that the book of revelation is probably the most analyzed book in all of scripture. While i may not personally get excited by graphic novels, i know that there is an audience out there. Complete kingstone bible, 12 books in three hardcover. The book of revelation is designed to give the text a visual resonance and physical vividness that makes it more real than ever before. This is the entire book of revelation in the form of a graphic novel. Acts, part 2 revelation z graphic novels manga bible by young shin lee, brett burner, et al. A graphic novel is story or collection of comics content, often handdrawn and presented in a visually stunning comicstrip format, published as a selfcontained book. They do not even begin to compare, except that the nameless main character of this novel undergoes many selfrevelations throughout this incredibly odd story. Why did you decide to make a graphic novel adaptation of the book of revelation. The book of revelation a graphic novel christian comic. Hell takes readers into a hardtobelieve but real journey into what the bible clearly teaches about hell. What bible passage message do you think is particularly conveyed well with its illustration in the kingstone bible. Now comes an illustrated graphic novel version of this amazing book, including all.
Chris koelle, the book of revelation graphic novel. The book of revelation is a 192page fully illustrated graphic novel version of the climactic final book of the bible as told through the eyes of the apostle john. Now comes an illustrated graphic novel version of this amazing book, including all 404 verses of this scriptural masterpiece. Who came up with the idea of doing revelation as a graphic novel. One day he is drugged and abducted in an alley by three hooded women. The action is frequently captioned by quotes from the book of revelation sometimes slightly altered from the king james version, and it. The book of revelation often called the book of revelations, revelation to john, apocalypse of john, the revelation from jesus christ from its opening words, the apocalypse, the revelation, or simply revelation is the final book of the new testament, and consequently is also the final book. The book of revelation has challenged, inspired, and astonished readers for nearly 2000 years.
Now comes a graphic novel version of this amazing book, including all 404 verses of this scriptural masterpiece. Chris koelle in graphic novel format, presents all 404 verses of the book of revelation, culminating in the battle between god and satan. To graphic novel fans i say open it for mind blowing visuals and let the poetry sweep you away. Features almost 600 illustrations by chris koelle, based on a translation from fr. Custom graphic novels custom graphic novel printing. Egg is a 2009 biological fiction written by mark loader and travis mazereeuw, illustrated by canadian artist todd mccullough and produced by visionsfound. He also oversaw the design and illustration process for the 16 months of production. Nov 07, 2016 we also provide timelines in each graphic novel as well as some additional commentary. This graphic novel adaptation of the book of revelation is terrifying, beautiful, provoking, and poignant. Next came the shading and bubbles and text entry and proofing. Jan 14, 2017 chris koelle, the book of revelation graphic novel.
No adaptation that i know has captured the scope, the terror, or the glory of the apocalypse more completely than the book of revelation, a graphic novel adapted by matt dorff and illustrated by chris koelle. While many associate the word apocalypse with great disaster, the book of revelation begins and ends by saying that those who read, understand, and apply its message would be happy for doing so. The novel was unusual for its detailed descriptions of a non statutory female on male rape. Now you can actually see the visions just as they are described in the prophetic biblical book of revelation, with artwork created by christian artist pat marvenko smith revelation illustrated is an inspired series of paintings that take you through the whole scripture message in revelation.
Nov 30, 2017 teen angst has a body count in i am not okay with this sydney, the teenage protagonist of charles forsmans new graphic novel, has all the usual problems of her age, plus one. Chris koelle, the book of revelation graphic novel the presence of his power art print by revelation the presence of his power art print see more. We also provide timelines in each graphic novel as well as some additional commentary. The thought of reading a graphic novel version appealed to me. Macarthur explains the book of revelation the revelation record. Oct 29, 2012 the book of revelation i have read the last chapter of the bible several times, a few of those times was late at night unto the early morning. Some call it the horrible doctrine, some discard the thought of eternal separation as preposterous but jesus christ himself vividly taught there was a different dimension and a location called hell, reserved for the unregenerate who decide not to trust in the great salvation he offered. The book was published in 2000 by bloomsbury publishing and has 264 pages. It was soon published in a single volume format as a graphic novel. It is not a word for word translation, but has been translated from ancient greek by fr. Now comes an illustrated graphic novel version of revelation designed to give the text a visual resonance and physical vividness that makes it. The prophet zarathustra and the christ revelation why jesus is probably not coming back soon. Sep 07, 2011 the big decision to create a graphic novel adaptation of the book of revelation was a very thoughtout, muchdiscussed collaborative one.
Though i am far from an expert, i find this graphic novel an insightful take on. The climactic battle between good and evil the final book of the bible has challenged, inspired, and astonished readers for nearly 2000 years. The long awaited origin saga of antonio valor aka b check out brotherman graphic novel. Now and then, ill pick up a graphic novel to see what its like, to see if ive found one i could love. No adaptation that i know has captured the scope, the terror, or the glory of the apocalypse more completely than the book of revelation, a graphic novel. The nook book ebook of the the book of revelation by mark arey, philemon d. In 2009 i was commissioned to illustrate a page graphic novel written by l. Apr 17, 20 book of revelation art director matt dorff says that this is just the first in a new line of graphic novels from zondervan. The book of genesis and the book of revelation themselves are worth the price of the volumes. The book of revelation may be the most analyzed text in all of scripture. Those were exactly my feelings on the novel by rupert thomson, entitled the book of revelation, not to be confused with the other book, the book of revelations.
A revelation for humanity the book with fourteen seals. It is illustrated by chris koelle, who is an awardwinning illustrator. The book of revelation is a novel by uk author rupert thomson. These charts will be invaluable to anyone studying the book of revelation in detail. But often if given the choice between the original and the adapted graphic novel, i choose the original. The book of revelation, illustrated by chris koelle.
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