{"id":3824,"date":"2013-05-23T11:06:21","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T15:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=3824"},"modified":"2013-05-23T12:38:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T16:38:06","slug":"kingstone-comics-takes-graphic-arts-from-here-to-eternity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2013\/05\/kingstone-comics-takes-graphic-arts-from-here-to-eternity.html","title":{"rendered":"Kingstone Comics takes graphic arts from here to &#8220;Eternity&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Eternity\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lovell-fairchild.com\/_images\/_clients\/cvreternity1mhthumbnail.jpg\" \/>Here\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drawing on faith.<\/strong> With a goal of becoming the world\u2019s largest publisher of Christian-themed graphic novels,\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/kingstonecomics.com\/inspirational\">Kingstone Comics<\/a> will debut\u00a0<em>Eternity<\/em>, the first graphic novel by New York Times best-selling author Randy Alcorn, in June.<\/p>\n<p>Kingstone CEO Art Ayris sees graphic novels as the next great frontier in the rise of faith-based popular culture.\u00a0 \u201cComics are booming as well as Christian themes in entertainment,\u201d he says. \u201cAnywhere you want to look\u2014TV and Internet shows, movies, books . . . <em>The Bible <\/em>as the No. 1 rated cable show,<em> <\/em>or the growing line of faith-based movies. Now \u2013 why not comics?<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Randy Alcorn introducing<em> Eternity <\/em>in his own unique way:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"yui_3_7_2_1_1369319984229_1926\" alt=\"Image 2\" src=\"https:\/\/lovell-fairchild.com\/_newstemplate\/PromoETR2.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Programming Note: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_American_Bible_Challenge\">The American Bible Challenge<\/a> season finale airs tonight (Thursday) at 9:00 PM (ET) on GSN. <\/strong> The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist face off against the Wagner Warriors and the Girls of Grace face off in the big final competition. Each team is playing for their chosen charity with a $100,000\u00a0 donation at stake.<\/p>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today&#8217;s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. Drawing on faith. With a goal of becoming the world\u2019s largest publisher of Christian-themed graphic novels,\u00a0 Kingstone Comics will debut\u00a0Eternity, the first graphic novel by New York Times best-selling author Randy Alcorn, in June. 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