Called by Name

The Chosen #1

by Dallas Jenkins, Ryan Swanson, Tyler Thompson

The Volume 1 contains original graphic novel depictions from the television show, The Chosen, through the eyes of world-class artists.
 
Illustrated scenes of Jesus turning water into wine, His meeting with the Samaritan woman at the well, His healing of a paralyzed man, and more, will both excite and draw readers closer to Him.
 
From catacomb paintings to stained glass windows, Christians have always used art to not only tell but show the gospel story. To that end, The Chosen uses television. But by working with new and talented artists, Season 1 has been adapted into a fully illustrated graphic novel, including scenes
 
• Mary Magdalene being called from darkness into light
• Simon and Andrew and the miraculous catch of fish
• The paralyzed man who was lowered through the roof—and then healed
• Nicodemus and his secret meeting with Jesus under cover of night
 
Based on the groundbreaking TV show, graphic novel lovers of all ages will be moved and drawn closer to the Hero of the story as they visually experience these age-old truths in a distinctive way.
 

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

200 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 7, 2023

Reviews

[Art the Turtle of Amazing Girth · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.57

Lovely deep dive into the coming of Jesus and the choosing of his apostles

Great artwork

[Alex Corey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely adored this! The Chosen is one of my favorite shows and seeing it get the graphic novel treatment was truly a wonderful surprise. Obviously it wasn’t every episode beat for beat. Some scenes they had to alter to fit it within the structure of the book. To me it was like they took Season 1 and made changes as if they were structuring it into a single feature film. That all being said, this adaptation was truly great. The dialogue still hits and the artwork was honestly really terrific. I’d love to see the whole show get this treatment because truly it’s another wonderful way to experience Christ’s beauty in another medium. Dallas and company made that possible with how well crafted the show was and it truly translates well in graphic novel literature.

[The Bookish Panda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The illustrations are beautiful!
It's pretty close to the show, some scenes had to be shortened.

One little thing that bugged me, in the show Matthew's mother's name is Elisheva, but for some reason, they changed her name to Isabel in the comic. I looked up origins, and Isabel is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Elizabeth that can be traced back to Elisheva, but why didnt they keep her Hebrew name in the comic? Why change it? 🤷‍♀️

[Awjtf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Almost like season 1 of the series! Great graphic novel!

[Caleb Pettit · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book just like the show it is based off of. Also it has good illustrations on each page.