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Dr. Barron Bell’s origin story does not start with a radioactive spider bite. It starts in a darkened movie theater in 1977. Before he was the Editor-in-Chief of Crux Comix or a professor at Liberty University, he was a kid staring up at the iconic yellow crawl of the original Star Wars. “Can you have…
Gamification, or the reframing of menial, productive, or necessary tasks into a fun and rewarding “game” experience with points and other typical gaming elements, is a recent development that has increased in popularity, and shows effectiveness in a number of spheres. During my time in hospital chaplaincy, the pediatric units would frequently have “Healthcare Clowns,”…
Read on to find out some reasons books are banned and the importance of intellectual freedom. How should Christians respond?
Comics & Graphic Novels
Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers: Scheme the Impossible Dream is the latest volume in Fantagraphics’ Disney Afternoon series. Let’s check it out!
Uncle Scrooge: Lost Beneath the Sea is the latest volume in Fantagraphics’ Carl Barks Library. Get ready for some hilarious duck tales!
Gear up for steampunk adventure — it’s Mickey Mouse Versus the Mouseton Society of Evil! This book features an exciting tale set in the year 2128. Let’s check it out!
Manga
Review — Friday at the Atelier, Vol. 1
Friday at the Atelier is a quirky new manga series with a bizarre premise involving nude modeling, fish, and romance.
Review — She Likes Gays but Not Me, Vol. 1
She Likes Gays but Not Me deals with topics like homophobia, pedophilia, and suicide with sensitivity and tact.
Review — 7Fates: Chakho, Vol. 1
7Fates: Chakho is one of several collaborations between titan digital publisher WebToon and the hit K-pop band BTS.
Novels
Review – This Strange Sight
This Strange Sight is author L.J. Long’s debut novel. Pulling inspiration from C.S. Lewis’s The Screwtape Letters, Frank Peretti’s This Present Darkness, and Tsugumi Ohba’s Death Note, Long creates a new and engaging narrative that takes readers into modern Beijing from the perspective of a woman who can see angels and demons. Content Guide Violence/Scary…
Banned Books Week 2025
Read on to find out some reasons books are banned and the importance of intellectual freedom. How should Christians respond?
Review — Sunrise on the Reaping
Previous Hunger Games novels showed readers the plight of Katniss and the rise of Snow. Now, they can see the heartbreak of Haymitch.
Non-Fiction
Review — The Last Romantic
The Last Romantic is a dive into the mind and writings of Lewis, focusing primarily on his relationship to 19th-century English Romanticism.
Review – Films For All Seasons
Films For All Seasons is a fun, brisk book for a niche crowd that will adore it, but may not appeal outside of that niche.
Review – Our Church Speaks
Our Church Speaks is a unique and impactful devotional text that accomplishes what it sets out to do but will likely appeal to a very specific niche of liberal Anglicans.
Classics
Classic Review – The War At Troy: What Homer Didn’t Tell
This translation of the epic poem, Posthomerica, functions as an interquel between The Illiad and The Odyssey.
Banned Books Week 2025
Read on to find out some reasons books are banned and the importance of intellectual freedom. How should Christians respond?
Classic Review — Biblia Cum Glossa Ordinaria: Genesis
The Glossa Ordinaria is red meat for theologians and those deep in the faith seeking the depths of Scripture in all of its nuances.