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© 2008
Links to Materials Cited by Page in the Book

The following references are from Understanding Evangelical Media: The Changing Face of Christian Communication. Thomas J. Carmody authored the chapter on evangelical comics. The chapter also contains articles by John Lawing, Stephanie Davis, and Dennis Hengeveld.

Christian Comics International (p. 186)

Word of Life Press Ministries (p. 187)

The United Bible Societies (p. 187)

Graphic Novels of the Left Behind series (p. 189)

Eye Witness Comics, (p. 189)
Head Press Publishing

I Was an Eighth Grade Ninja  (p. 189)
Z Graphic Novels

Doug TenNapel
(p. 189)

"Johnny Hart" (p. 191)
Wikipedia Entry

"Charles M. Schulz" (p. 191)
Wikipedia Entry


(p. 191)

Doug Marlette
(p. 191)

Reverend Fun (p. 192)

"Poor Man’s Bible" (p. 193)
Wikipedia Entry

The Religious Affiliation of Comic Book Characters (p. 196)
Adherents

Batman Crucified: Religion and Modern Superhero Comic Books (p. 196)
World Association for Christian Communication

Dust Press (p. 196)

Links to Additional Online Perspectives

These links include a wide range of academic, religious, and secular views of evangelical media, from satirical criticism to enthusiastic application.

Commentary & Criticism

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John Lawing

"Don't Mess with My Genre—A Fan of Comic Books Wants to Clean House"
Books & Culture

Christian-Created Comics

"Author Gives Bible a Twist of Manga"

NPR—Faith Matters

Holy Superheroes! Exploring Faith & Spirituality in Comic Books, rev. ed.
by Greg Garrett (Westminster John Knox, 2008)

Secularization: The Trend from the Comics
John Heeren and Donald B. Lindsey. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion 8 (1997): 193–211

The Gospel According to Superheroes: Religion and Popular Culture
B. J. Oropeza, ed. (Peter Lang, 2005)

News Reports

"Comic Books Spread the Word"
CBS News

Producers & Publications

Covenant Games: Comic Books

Community Comics

Christian Knight Comics (full title pdfs available)

The Judge of God, Son of Samson, vol. 1
Interview with cocreator Gary Martin


John Lawing

Satire

Christian Comic Books
Purgatorio blog

Evangelical Christian Comics
Resources for readers of Understanding Evangelical Media:
The Changing Face of Christian Communication


Quentin J. Schultze and Robert H. Woods Jr., Editors (InterVarsity, July 2008)