Comments on: Mecha Manga Bible Heroes

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:50:24 +0000

This is a wonderful concept!!!! How can I become involved?

By: Mecha Manga Bible Heroes Returns » Comics Worth Reading

Mecha Manga Bible Heroes Returns » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:04:20 +0000

[...] Mecha Manga Bible Heroes? It was announced in February of this year as using the excitement of robots to tell Bible stories [...]

By: Middle Raged Punk » Blog Archive » Who actually buys this crap?

Middle Raged Punk » Blog Archive » Who actually buys this crap? — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:18:18 +0000

[...] not to worry if you’re not religious and just want to read the cool robot stories. “The series is designed to appeal to anyone, whether religious or not,” said Managing Editor [...]

By: Paul Castiglia

Paul Castiglia — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:23:05 +0000

Noted about updating our pages – we’re on it! :)

Kids read manga-styled Sonic and Sabrina comics from Archie in the 32-page format – we expect our core audience to be a crossover sampling of that readership.

Paul

By: Johanna

Johanna — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:30:15 +0000

Hi, Paul. Thanks for stopping by with more information. If the knock-kneed robot has been upgraded, don’t worry about my site — update your sample pages. :)

Do more kids read flimsy 32-pagers than manga collections these days? I guess the shorter, cheaper edition may be an easier impulse sale to parents.

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Faust and a stack of Bibles

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Faust and a stack of Bibles — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:52:41 +0000

[...] Bible Study: Dallas Middaugh finds plenty of flaws in this article on The Manga Bible, including the claim that it is the first ever manga version of the Bible. But it’s fairly certain that Johanna Draper Carlson has discovered the first mecha manga Bible. [...]

By: Paul Castiglia

Paul Castiglia — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:32:05 +0000

NOTE: My above quote should read “Paperback collections in standard Manga format may follow later.”

By: Paul Castiglia

Paul Castiglia — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:30:39 +0000

Ed Sizemore wrote:

“This has all the hallmarks of a train wreck about to happen.”

We expect and understand such reactions. Whether we succeed or fail is ultimately up to God’s providence.

We know that neither our content nor our distributor is the norm for direct market comic shops, and that puts us firmly in the “underdog” category.

In a week when the NY Giants can beat an undefeated team to win the Super Bowl, and an Arkansas governor whose presidential campaign was declared dead can make significant gains on Super Tuesday, we’re willing to don the garb of a shepherd boy and see what God has in store for us. :)

Paul Castiglia
JMG COMICS
Managing Editor

By: Paul Castiglia

Paul Castiglia — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:49:44 +0000

Hi Johanna – actually that knock-kneed robot was dismantled – the page you show has been totally redone. I can send you the new page to replace it with if you like. :)

As for the format, we wrestled with that question, but since we’re trying to reach kids first, we decided to go with a traditional Archie format (no surprise given my background). Paperback collections in standard formate may follow later.

Thank you for featuring us,

Paul Castiglia
JMG COMICS
Managing Editor

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:14:46 +0000

Lord, save us from our good intentions.

This has all the hallmarks of a train wreck about to happen. I checked out the sample pages online and think it looks more Archies than manga. In fact, David eeriely reminds me of Jughead. Nonetheless, I’ll read through the first issue to see what they’re trying to do.

Plus, the cover is a nice homage to Frazetta. (Again, not a manga artist)