The Last Convert of John Harper

by Art A. Ayris, Gabriel Andrade (Illustrator)

During the sinking of the Titanic Baptist Pastor John Harper demonstrated selflessness and love for others until the very end.

Genres: Biography

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Clay Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good comic book about a godly man. Learned much on the final pages. Got this comic book through inter-library loan from the Rapid City Library.

[Elijah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful read.

[Cathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a moving story about a London pastor who gets invited to preach at Moody in Chicago. He travels on the Titanic to travel to America on its infamous maiden voyage. While drifting in the ocean he preaches to those facing peril. The art was really good as well.

[Christopher Wehner]

Excellent piece of history

I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to know about the story of the Titanic.
A story about a passenger on the Titanic.

[Dann · Rating 1 out of 5]

Inspired by true events, The Last Convert of John Harper is a poorly written graphic novel from Kingstone Comics. The story follows the life of Baptist pastor John Harper; his birth, ministry, and death on the RMS Titanic during its sinking. But the storytelling is incoherent, rushing through his life without developing any of the characters; even Harper, who it’s supposedly about, is only given a few clichéd lines of dialog from sermons. In fact, the comic seems to be far more interested in proselytizing then telling a compelling story. To wit, the book’s depiction of the Titanic disaster is questionable at best; as it’s full of misleading information. And the artwork is rather lackluster, with fairly generic character designs. The Last Convert of John Harper is a travesty of a comic that turns a heroic story into insipid tripe.