In short, Holy Heroes of the Bible compares popular comic-book superheroes to various heroes of the Bible, drawing inspirational life-lessons from their stories.
• Surprising connections between comic-book superheroes and God’s Word
• Inspiring examples of godly heroes in the Bible
• Dynamic comic-style artwork of Bible heroes by comics veteran Justin Holman
• Encouragement and insight that will transform your faith and help you become a hero of God
My favorite part about writing this book, and what I hope readers will love, is making connections between the stories of comic book superheroes and the stories of the heroes found in God's Word. I also absolutely love the artwork provided by Justin Holman.
Marvel’s preeminent super-speedster is a mutant superhero named Pietro Maximoff, codenamed Quicksilver. In the film X-Men: Apocalypse, an explosion threatens to destroy the X-Mansion and everyone in it, but Quicksilver shows up just in time to save the day. In a stunning display of special effects, Quicksilver heroically rescues every single person in the mansion in the blink of an eye. It gives audiences a peek at what the world might look like while traveling at superspeed. While outrunning the explosion, Quicksilver moves so fast that time seems to stand still. He rescues teachers and students one at a time by carrying them out of the building and even has time to fix one student’s hair, scoop up the goldfish, and scarf some pizza along the way!2 Can you imagine what it would be like to run that fast? So fast that everyone else seems frozen in place?
Well, long before Quicksilver made his movie or even comicbook debut, God empowered Elijah to become the original super-speedster. After his humiliating defeat, King Ahab beat a hasty retreat to the city of Jezreel in his royal chariot. “Then,” the Bible says, “the Lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel” (1 Kings 18:46 NLT). Elijah wasn’t ordinarily very fast, but God supernaturally enabled him to outrun Ahab’s chariot. Elijah may not have been as fast as Quicksilver, but winning a race against a horse-drawn chariot is still an impressive feat of super-speed!