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The Manga Bible: From Genesis to Revelation
by
Siku
The creation of the earth
The rise and fall of God’s chosen people
The mysterious stranger who brought about a new world order
And the ultimate showdown between the forces of good and evil
This is the greatest story ever told . . . as you’ve never seen it before.
Containing both Old and New Testaments, this is the first ever English manga of the most important book of all time....more
The rise and fall of God’s chosen people
The mysterious stranger who brought about a new world order
And the ultimate showdown between the forces of good and evil
This is the greatest story ever told . . . as you’ve never seen it before.
Containing both Old and New Testaments, this is the first ever English manga of the most important book of all time....more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
January 15th 2008
by Galilee Trade
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Wow, they actually managed to make the Bible entertaining... it's a miracle! Ha! Seriously though, I was pleasantly surprised. The drawing style was a little rougher than I'm used to, but still very pretty. I like how the story was laid out, especially having Genesis as a story being told by Moses to the children, that was a very creative idea. The anachronistic dialogue and characterizations was a fun twist, and a lot of it was actually really funny - I literally laughed out loud at a few sp...more
I'll start this off by saying that I have never read the bible. I do know the stories from the bible, but that is because of my mom. She read the bible and studied it for years. However, I myself, have never read the bible.
I saw this at the library and decided to give it a try. There were all the stories from the bible I remember being told to me by my mom. This manga described things in pretty good detail and there was lots of text, which is different from other manga.
I...more
I saw this at the library and decided to give it a try. There were all the stories from the bible I remember being told to me by my mom. This manga described things in pretty good detail and there was lots of text, which is different from other manga.
I...more
The Manga Bible was a quick read, of course. It covers selected sections of both the Old and New Testaments. It is truely amazing how much violence is in the Bible and how well it lends itself to the manga format. The book basically follows what the Bible says but does it in a more down to earth way. It was refreshing to read the stories without the stilted words that are in most Bibles. The art work brought the stories more to life.
This is definitely a different way to look at the classic book that almost everybody knows. Whether you are a believer or not, odds are you have read the Bible or are familiar with the major stories in it. The author and artist for this manga have come together to create what I consider an interesting interpretation. Actually, when you look at the Bible, a lot of the stories can lend themselves to the manga style treatment. The book does feature small notes with specific Bible verses for people ...more
Do the manga artistic conventions of big eyes, sharp chins and skinny torsos add a great deal to "the greatest story ever told"? Nah. But watching a Japanese author slowly make sense out of a vast and confusing western religious text, developing his own reading and theology in the process, is fascinating.
Mangabibeln är underhållande och tillräckligt komprimerad för att det snabbt ska gå att få sig ett grepp om Bibeln och vara roligt under tiden. Det högtravande bibelspråket är borta (en attityd som Bibelns översättare inte skulle dö av att ta efter) och skaparna har kryddat dialogen med en humor som garanterat inte går att spåra till Bibeln.
Det här är ett bra sätt att berätta världens mest kända sagobok på ett nytt sätt. Hela vår kultur bygger på det som står i den så vi vinner på att åtminstone...more
Det här är ett bra sätt att berätta världens mest kända sagobok på ett nytt sätt. Hela vår kultur bygger på det som står i den så vi vinner på att åtminstone...more
The Manga Bible by Siku is an ambitious project that could have been a perfect 5/5, but it has several shortcomings. Overall the book provides a great experience for Christian and non-Christians.
The book is too text driven since it attempts to give a general outline of the entire Bible (usually 2000 pages) in 200 . The only way to overcome this would be to make it longer. Also some of the text is printed too close to the binding, making it extremely frustrating to read at times.
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The book is too text driven since it attempts to give a general outline of the entire Bible (usually 2000 pages) in 200 . The only way to overcome this would be to make it longer. Also some of the text is printed too close to the binding, making it extremely frustrating to read at times.
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Not very good. The authors have made little use of manga as a medium. This book is far too text heavy, giving only the basics of each story (Job is covered in a single page!). Although the idea of a manga adaptation of the bible is interesting, it would be better handled across multiple volumes with a decompressed style of storytelling allowing for each story to be told in-depth instead of the heavily abridged versions found here.
Never read manga before. This one is pretty good. I only got confused by the flow a few times. Sometimes you read all the way across the page, sometimes you read down a column...
I thought the authors did a pretty good job. It is abridged, but they picked a pretty strong narrative.
I thought the authors did a pretty good job. It is abridged, but they picked a pretty strong narrative.
Not a fan of the art form but when I heard of the Manga Bible I was intrigued. Granted, it is more like an abridged children's illustrated Bible but I think Siku (the author) does a great job of bring a taste of the scriptures to a readership that might otherwise not even touch the Bible. One of the coolest things about it are the little tabs that say "want to know more? Check out such and such book with chapter and verse" I wouldn't use it for deep study but it is certainly will done ...more
Disclaimer: I got this from a friend as a gag gift. [return][return]The art is fine, in that gritty, sketchy way. Storyline is the bible simplified, but as boring.
I love it. Me encantó. Muy buen recurso para regalar a aquellos que nunca han leÃdo la Biblia.
Reminded me a bit of the Picture Bible I read all the time as a kid, but this condensed version skipped over some of my favorite stories.
A graphic retelling of some of the stories from the Bible--interesting.
It was interesting to see how the author visualized the Bible. I found the language kind of funny at times, as there was a mix of more traditional terms with modern slang. Not quite the ahistorical language of the Message Bible, but close at times.
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I haven't gone back in a Bible yet to check for accuracy, but this Manga Bible definitely focuses on the gruesome...there's plenty of it in the Old Testament. Interesting.
It's so cool to SEE the story of Jesus and the early church put into manga form. This book has style! I think the artist got everything just right.
Malbadeen
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ex-catholice, manga reading atheist wanna-be's
for the correct pronunciation of Manga please listen (and weep) to:
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...
Aaron Carlberg
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This is the best of all the Manga Bibles out there in my opinion.
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