The Action Bible Easter Story

Action Bible

by Doug Mauss (Editor), Sergio Cariello (Illustrator)

You have a new way to share the true story of Easter with your The Action Bible Easter Story. This Bible booklet is easy for kids to understand, as illustrations from Marvel and DC Comics artist Sergio Cariello bring the story of Jesus to life. Parents, see how easily you can teach your children about the miracle of Jesus's life, death, and resurrection using this tool. Churches, The Action Bible Easter Story is the perfect resource for Sunday school teachers and families.Don't forget the most important gift of all this year. Share the true meaning of Easter with The Action Bible Easter Story. --Sergio Cariello was born in Brazil in 1964 and started drawing as soon as could hold a pencil. At the age of five, he already knew that he wanted to be a cartoonist. And so did everyone else--he drew on church bulletins, napkins, and every surface wtihin his reach. He currently resides in Holiday, Florida.Sergio has worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. He attended the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art as well as the Word of Life Bible Institute in upstate New York.In February, 2006, he was contacted by David C. Cook to gauge his interest in a new project; completely re-illustrating Cook's classic Picture Bible. What David C. Cook couldn't know is that Sergio had grown up in Brazil with a Portuguese translation of that very same Picture Bible. He was reading the Picture Bible before he learned to ride a bike! Even though he knew as a kid that he wanted to be a comic artist, he never would have dreamed that he would one day get to work on the Picture Bible itself!

Genres: Christian, Comics, Ebooks, Childrens, Religion, Nonfiction

Kindle Edition

First published February 20, 2014

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summary: The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus in comic book fashion.

Why I Read This: Elevator to Heaven, and it was mentioned by Fr. Mike Schmitz as his first Bible.

Review: I appreciate this book. I won't say that it's my favorite retelling of the Bible, but it's solid and engaging. It would be appropriate for a middle schooler, maybe, but I use the label "teen" lightly. I would have expected more Scriptural quotations (and a better translation) for some parts. Still, I do appreciate that the author includes the Gospel chapters where the particular part of the story that is portrayed is from. Overall, a solid effort.

[Gretchen Garrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Action Bible Easter Story(Action Bible Series)

This book tells the story of Jesus trials. Jesus' story of his trials, death and rising from his death and his ascending in to heaven

[Debra · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't love how this switched perspectives each chapter, I think it's confusing if you're not familiar with the story. My kids are learning about Easter now and they are a little young (6 and 9) for this without more context.

[William Ordas · Rating 5 out of 5]

jesus is My GOD because God gave his only son to save us from sins, the word became flesh

[Jason Leong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book

Easy to read book great for kids to learn and imagine bible stories. Am excited to read it to the kids

[Harold Harkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book

📖 📚 Well written book, will buy from again love these history books, looking forward Reading other history Books. 📖 📚

[Ștefi · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Apparently my son read this on my Kindle and sent it to Goodreads! :)

I'm glad to see he gave it 5 stars. I've only read bits and pieces of it and the full Action Bible, but it is SO cool and very well written.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Bible as graphic novel

This is a wonderful way to bring the stories of the Bible to life for people who may not encounter them or engage with them in print. The reason for only a 3 star review is the novel's theological interpretation of the Last Supper. The author interprets this as only a meal of remembrance for Jesus's followers, ignoring the abundant apostolic witness (and Jesus Himself) that this meal is also--and primarily-- centered in the Living Christ who gives his gracious love and forgiveness through the tangible elements of bread and wine. His very body and blood are given in, with and under the bread and wine shared by believers, uniting them with Him and with each other in the new life Christ continues to bring throughout the world. The creators of this novel are nevertheless to be commended for some very important work in trailblazing this new avenue of telling the old, old story of Jesus in a fresh new way.

[Sheila · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Action Bible Easter Story presents the narrative of Christ’s death and resurrection in the form of a comic book, perfect for parents and children to share before Easter. The visuals are bright and fun, giving exactly what the title promises. And the action hero, Jesus, follows the well-known Biblical path, with genuine action, fine modern dialog, and appropriate pain. Making the Bible relevant to kids can be hard, and this book does it well.

Disclosure: I was lucky enough to find this when it was free.

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really nice graphic novel depicting the Easter story as told from the New Testament. The art is well drawn and action packed. Found this as a free download on www.dccebooks.com and will continue to watch for additional books in this series.

[Jaguar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think I may have read the action bible before or something similar. But I really enjoyed this book. I think this book provided the Easter story in comic form well and kids will really enjoy this book. Recommended and something to read again.

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[F · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately it follows some unbiblical interpretations [Friday crucifixion, Jesus praying to get out of the cross] which are easily corrected by the Bible but for the most part it is a good retelling of the Passion of the Lord.

[Joy Schmidt]

This would be a fun way for children to read the Bible. The author wrote it in today's language and included graphic novel-type illustrations. He took information from various books of the Bible to write it.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice idea!

I thought the book would be longer and more detailed but it was a nice 5 minute short story. I would like to see more of the bible in this form if possible.

[Cristian Marrero · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful quick read broken into small chapters. Good for any child that is being introduced to the life of Jesus. I even recommend it for adults. A quick read. Less than 10 minutes.

[Brian McGee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for children or anybody who likes fun books!

[David Cecil · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Easter story - great read

Easy to read and enjoyable format for people to understand. It's nice to have for your collection and for your kids.

[Rachel Roy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay

Kind of emphasizing Jesus' violence, but overall it was okay. I liked the resurrection part of this book. Keep on writing, Doug!

[Raquel]

Love this!

A retelling of the Easter story with a wonderful illustrations. Great for all ages. Looking forward to reading more of the Action Bible.

[Lily Mills · Rating 5 out of 5]

Encouraging

I chose this rating because I think it is a good book for young people. It really helps to teach the gospel to others and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of little things were left out of the story, but I am sure it would be too much to draw otherwise. Other than that, it was very good.

[Frans Kempe · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short book telling the story about Jesus death and resurrection.

[Joey Roper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great comic book that I read with my son. The illustrations were amazing. Very powerful!