Artists ‘Siku’ illustrates the greatest story ever told – Manga style. Manga is the Japanese word for comics. It is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for all comic books and graphic novels that were originally published in Japan. However, Manga is often considered an artistic and storytelling style that can also encompass non-Japanese works. In Japan, comics are highly popular with males and females of all ages and walks of life. The amount of money spent on Manga each year numbers in the billions.
The Manga Bible aims to pass on the biblical message to the 15-25 age group and has already sold 30,000 copies in Britain, becoming the best-selling manga novel in the country. It attempts to illustrate the whole Bible, from Genesis and the Old Testament to the Book of Revelation and the New Testament, in 200 pages. The novel is meant to be a starting guide for new readers of the Bible. Every few pages, a small tab refers readers to the biblical verses that the scenes cover. The book’s author is a man named Siku, who is of Nigerian descent, was born in London and spent half of his 42 years in Nigeria. As is clear from his work, his art was influenced by the kung fu and samurai films of the 1960s and ’70s. During his career, Siku has prepared drawings for numerous comic books and computer games, but he said he always wanted to illustrate the Bible in comic book form.
For more info on Siku and see a gallery of some of his works, check him out on his site at www.themangabible.com
Fri, Aug 7, 2009
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