Eye Witness: A Fictional Tale of Absolute Truth

Eye Witness #1

by Robert James Luedke

This is the first book in the Eye Witness graphic novel series (4 total books).
Amid the violence and chaos of the present day Middle East, remarkably preserved first century documents are discovered by seismic researchers beneath the foundations of present day Jerusalem. None of the experts called in by the Israeli government can decipher this mysterious text, so as a last resort they call in American archeologist, Dr. Terry Harper, known around the world as, "The Bone Man". What Dr. Harper finds through his translation., is a previously undiscovered, eyewitness account of Jesus' final week in Jerusalem. Will it confirm or discount the Gospel accounts of this event that have guided people for thousands of years? Only Dr. Harper has the key to unlocking this mystery & and sharing it may cost him his life! At its core, Eye Witness presents a unique and fully illustrated version of the Passion Story of Jesus, combined with a modern day political thriller. Idea for readers from early teen through young adult.

Genres: Graphic Novels

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Begining in 2002, Robert James Luedke, dedicated his God-gifted writing and illustating talents toward utilizing the format of the graphic novel to reach out those who might not be open to the Word otherwise.

With his award-winning Eye Witness series, Robert's adapting the story behind the birth of the Christian faith with an approach that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. His unique combination of a Biblical adaptation with a modern day action-thriller has drawn the attention of readers, the media and book buyers from coast to coast.

Reviews

[Daniel Fazzina · Rating 4 out of 5]

The whole EYE WITNESS series is very well done, and they get progressively better from volume I to IV. It was really inspiring to see the story of Jesus and the Apostles told in a fresh new way, against the backdrop of a modern day action-adventure/mystery story. Robert Luedke is a great story teller and master craftsman. I had an opportunity to have Robert Luedke as a guest on my radio show, "Divine Intervention" and to hear him tell his story first hand. He was a great interview, and very interesting. You can listen to the interview here:

http://divineintervention.typepad.com...

[May · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some of the bubbles were hard to read as the ink faded into the pink background a little too much. Aside from that, the story is too typical involving a political/biblical conspiracy that doesn't amount too much at the very end.