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 Manga Bible by Siku Holy Graphic Novel! Following the surprising success of a preview version last year, Doubleday has created a sensation with its daring makeover of the most important book ever published – the Bible in graphic novel format. The Manga Bible features the art of acclaimed comic book artist Siku, whose work has graced the pages of Marvel and 2000AD. The updated language and breakneck pace take readers through the thousands of years of history in the style typical of manga literature, from the use of flashback at the start (Moses as storyteller to the children of Israel, with the desert as backdrop) to the confrontation of Christ and Satan (set in Gotham itself, New York City). It was only a matter of time – and I’m surprised this epic work of wars and calamities, super heroic figures, doomed lovers, and bearded prophets hasn’t been manga-fied much sooner. No less than Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is a fan.
 The figures are drawn in willowy, lanky forms that blow like the wind across the page, giving visual form to the breathtaking pace of the story. The look of the book crackles hip and cool from the cover- illustrated with hot reds and oranges showing warrior types that are posed in such a way they could just as easily be samurai as Biblical figures- to the interior, where whole pages of frames are cut like shots from an old sword and sandal epic movie made in Cinerama.
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