Like many readers, I first became acquainted with David
Wilkie's "Coffee with Jesus" via a Facebook post that someone had
forwarded. I don't remember which strip it exactly was at the time, but I liked
how succinct and pithy it was. When I had heard that the comics of "Coffee
with Jesus" had been compiled into book form, I had to get a copy.
The book COFFEE WITH JESUS is a collection of most of the
"Coffee with Jesus" strips that have been published to date so far.
I'm not sure if it contains all of the strips, but it seems to have most of the
strips that can currently be found on the Radio Free Babylon website. There
also seems to be a few strips in the book that haven't been published on the
Internet, yet. The strips in the book are separated into seven thematic
chapters. Each of these chapters has a short introduction. In addition, at the
end of the first six chapters there is a short character biography about one of
the re-occurring characters in the strip: Kevin, Carl, Ann, Lisa, Joe, and
Satan. The book also has a well written introduction from the author about how
the strip came to be and how it has slowly evolved since its inception. At the
end of the book, there are some discussion questions; COFFEE WITH JESUS would actually
make a pretty decent, albeit unusual Bible study.
The artwork is quite simple and that's part of the charm of
the strip. There are no ongoing story lines and although there are reoccurring characters,
you don't have to be familiar with any of them to understand the strip. If you
do read all of the strips, you can see some slow character development with the
characters. Some might find Jesus' comments in the strip to be a bit too snarky
or satirical. Personally, I think that (for the most part) they hit close to
the truth about our lives and help shed some much needed light into the
darkness or shatter some illusions and idols that we all have. If nothing else,
it really makes me think what Jesus would say to me if I was to meet with him
on a weekly basis and share a cup of coffee.
2 comments:
I've never heard of this before. Just visited the site and really enjoyed the comics. Could make a good Christmas gift for few people I know. Thanks!
Yeah, it would make a great Christmas book. Glad I could introduce you to it.
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