Here\u2019s today’s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n
From Big Hollywood<\/a>: A year ago graphic novel artist Billy Tucci unveiled \u201cBilly Tucci\u2019s \u2018A Child is Born<\/a>\u2019\u201d to critical acclaim. Tucci, a U.S. Army veteran, is an award-winning illustrator known more for Sgt. Rock, capes and cowls than inspirational Christian art.<\/em>..Now Tucci is seeking to ramp up printing to a hardcover version, trying to make that leap from comic book to bookshelf in a manner that will appeal to parents and grandparents who would enjoying sharing the story of Jesus\u2019 birth with children in a format that with which children can immediately identify.<\/em> Tucci has launched a Kickstarter<\/a> effort to raise the needed seed money to make a large enough hardcover print run to attract major retailers, several of whom have indicated they will carry the book.
\n<\/em>Comment:<\/strong> I wish Billy luck with this.<\/em> I interviewed him when his original comic came<\/a> out and he struck me as a sincere guy who wants to do something positive with the talent God has blessed him with.\u00a0
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