Classic Bible Stories: Jesus - The Road of Courage / Mark, the Youngest Disciple

Illustrated Bible stories are becoming more common. A quick search will reveal dozens of illustrated bibles and/or books of the Bible. This Titan book, "Classic Bible Stories", is somewhat of an oddity in that it is not a new edition, but rather a reprint of two separate tales by Frank Hampton, Marcus Morris, Chad Varah and Giorgio Bellavitas. "The Road of Courage" and "the Youngest Disciple" are reprinted, yet originally appeared in Eagle in 1960 and 1958 respectively. The strips are breath-takingingly beautiful and accurate to the King James translations. Story telling liberties have been taken only to turn the story of Yeshua, and Johanan Marcus into a more compelling (if it needed that), easy to follow narrative. Morris and Varah succeeded. Hampton and Bellavitas illustrate the strips with passion and a technical skill that few artists have possessed. I particularly enjoy the architectural backgrounds that Bellavitas provides and the classy human figures of Hampton. Mr Hampton even took a trip to the Holy Land to provide historical accuracy for his settings! Presumably, this is the first book in a new series. That is great news as I enjoyed the book immensely. This is my first exposure to this great literature (in this version), and I was blessed. Thank you Titan (and Eagle).