'Eternity' From Best-Seller Randy Alcorn--The Gospel According to a Graphic Novel
Kingstone Media Builds Bridge to Fastest-Growing Publishing Niche, Graphic Novels Make Huge Impact on Popular Culture
MEDIA ADVISORY, June 24, 2013 /
Christian Newswire/ -- The following is released by Kingstone Media:
WHAT: From Kingstone Media, the leader in faith-based comics and graphic novels, comes best-seller Randy Alcorn's first graphic novel, Eternity, with veteran comic artist Javier Saltares. In Eternity readers enter the vividly depicted world of first-century Jerusalem and Jesus' classic story of the Rich Man and Lazarus.
WHO: Randy Alcorn--New York Times best-selling author of Heaven and the award-winning Safely Home, Randy Alcorn founded Eternal Perspective Ministries. With 7 million books sold, Randy is an important name among Christian authors, and he is excited about the move into graphic novels.
WHEN: June 24, 2013
WHY: BACKGROUND/STORY ANGLES
FASTEST-GROWING NICHE IN PUBLISHING--SOURCE FOR BLOCKBUSTER FILMS
The success of films such as THE AVENGERS ($1.5 billion worldwide), based on a comic, and TV shows like The Walking Dead on AMC (13 million viewers), based on a graphic novel, served as a wakeup call to the power of this market niche. Now, Kingstone Media stakes out the high ground for the faith-market of comics and graphic novels.
A NEW WAY TO REACH YOUNG PEOPLE
Art Ayris, CEO of Kingstone Media, offers this compelling story on why the Christian world needs to know about comics and graphic novels: "A very simple experiment I give to pastors or church leaders: 'You are having a youth event. Lay Bibles on one table and comic books on another--where do you think the kids are heading?'" Talk to Art, a pastor himself, about the future of this niche for the faith community.
· Kingstone--Eternity Press Release
· Kingstone--Eternity Fact Sheet
· Kingstone--Eternity Q&A
· Kingstone--Eternity Art Ayris bio
· Kingstone--Eternity Randy Alcorn bio
· Kingstone--Eternity Synopsis
· Kingstone--Eternity Endorsements
