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Many Are Called Perfect Paperback – August 1, 2012

by Gabrielle Gniewek (Author), Regina Doman (Editor), Sean Lam (Illustrator)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
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The palace is astir, preparing for the long-awaited wedding of its beloved Prince, who leaves the safety of the kingdom borders to fetch his bride, now missing in exile for 7 years. But the Prince is not the only one searching for the lost princess. Lord Richter, and his army of Raiders, scour the countryside for her, turning the noblemen of the land against their King in the process. With old and new enemies before him, and disorder among his own ranks behind him, the Prince must overcome all obstacles to find his betrothed before Richter does, and bring her safely back home. Though whether the bride wants to return to the very place she fled from is an entirely different story. A past will be revealed, a score will be settled, and a future will be formed, all before the night is over... This graphic novel, written by Gabrielle Gniewek and illustrated by Sean Lam, weaves several Gospel parables into an adventure story set in a steampunk world. Rated tween. Be sure to read Manga Hero's other graphic novels including Habemus Papam! Pope Benedict XVI by Regina Doman and Sean Lam, Paul: Tarsus to Redemption by Matthew Salisbury, Gabrielle Gniewek, and Sean Lam, and edited by Regina Doman.
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  1. Print length
    208 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Manga Hero
  4. Publication date
    August 1, 2012
  5. Dimensions
    5.1 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0983639736
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0983639732
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GABRIELLE GNIEWEK (AUTHOR) is originally from upstate New York, who first experienced the world of anime through Pokemon in 1999, and was soon hooked after watching Princess Mononoke. Ever since then, she has developed a love for drawing, reading manga, and watching anime that helped shape her into the avid enthusiast that she is today. In addition to her work on the Judith: Captive to Conqueror manga series for the publisher, Manga Hero, she is a graduate in entertainment media from John Paul the Great Catholic University. SEAN LAM (ARTIST) is a professional illustrator specializing in both American comic and Japanese anime / manga styles. In addition to illustrating the Paul: Tarsus to Redemption, Judith: Captive to Conqueror, and Many Are Called manga series, Sean is currently illustrating other graphic novels for the publisher, Manga Hero. His past works include the 480-page single volume manga, It Takes A Wizard, published by Seven Seas Entertainment and several instructional art books, where he was lead artist. A graduate in graphic design from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, Sean worked in advertising as a creative and art director before pursuing his passion for illustrating.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Manga Hero; Second edition (August 1, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Perfect Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0983639736
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0983639732
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.1 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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Sean Lam is the International Award winning artist of the bible themed graphic novel, 'Judith: Captive to Conqueror' at Angoulême Christian Comics Festival in France. He lives in Singapore, and started his graphic novel artist and story writing career at the age of 26 to pursue and fully dedicate himself to his passion. His first success came with the release of 'It takes a Wizard', a 480-page apocalyptic fantasy graphic novel which is published by American publisher Seven Seas Entertainment. Two years later Macmillan Publishers published his two part graphic novel adaption of the award winning sci-fi novel 'Ringworld' by Larry Niven, a multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of many science fiction masterpieces. He then went on to develop several bible themed graphic novels with American publisher Manga Hero, one of which is 'Habemus Papam!', a comic which depicts the life of Benedict XVI until he became Pope, where 300,000 copies were distributed in Madrid during World Youth Day 2011. A 48-page paperback 'Pope Francis: I Believe in Mercy' was later created to celebrate the newly appointed and current Pope Francis. Sean eventually sets his heart towards working on graphic novels most familiar to his roots and a favorite to him of the genre, with current titles namely 'The Curseborn Saga', 'Red Dot' and 'Goddess Punch'. Working together with amazingly talented creators spanning across the world, from the group of authors called FourLords to kingB, an author as well as an artist, they believe that these titles will become very long running graphic novel series with all the true inspiring and badass moments that fans have come to love. Apart from working on graphic novels, Sean has held in-house art gallery showcasing his popular online series of 'Red Dot' and 'Silent Night series' artworks. His latest horror action graphic novel 'Geungsi' is a long running series which attempts to introduce the ancient undead of the east that is very popular in th whole of Asia. The first book of this series is slated to be released in early November 2021 on Amazon, in conjunction with his book launch in Singapore.

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Lizard Mic
5.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, but awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2014
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This is an interesting book, based on several different parables Jesus told during his life. I was not expecting the way some of them interweave with others, but I think it all wraps up well at the end. A very satisfying book. Although I really did not expect the airplane-flying-thingys the people were flying! Nice artwork, nice morals, I'm glad I finally bought it after having it sit on my Wish List for months and months, lol.
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K. Killough
4.0 out of 5 stars but overall it is very good.
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2014
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This is definitely one of those kinds of books that take a paradigm shit. It was not what I expected, but overall it is very good.
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Gianna Derhofer
3.0 out of 5 stars Creative, but needs to be more fleshed out
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2013
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I liked how the different parables were combined in a world of royalty and airplanes, but the characterization seemed a little weak. For example, the main plot is, ostensibly, the Prince saving his bride from the rogue chevalier Lord Richtor. I understand what is going on allegorically, but the story itself is very sparse. Why does the Prince love Princess Tatienne so much? Why doesn't she think she's good enough for him? What's Richtor's deal? Very little time is spent on this story line compared to everything else that's going on. As for the other characters, Elle is prudent and Collette is not, Acel is humble and Tristan is not. They start off with one trait and never really move beyond it. The book's main flaw is being too short to develop the characters the way they are developed in other Manga Hero stories.
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jblu
5.0 out of 5 stars The ideal of Catholic + manga
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2013
Simply put, this manga is AMAZING!

When I was reading it, I couldn't put it down. I thought it was just done so well: The manner of storytelling was creative, the art was very nice and detailed (much improved over previous Manga Hero titles), the theme/style of art was very cool (kind of a mixture of fantasy and technology, makes me think of the style of certain Final Fantasy titles), and I thought some of the deep Catholic ideas/messages in the parables were presented very well throughout the manga. In particular, I thought it was brilliant that the manga was based on a parable (or combination of parables) because since a parable isn't an actual historical event, story, or such, the writers were able to take artistic license with it and create characters and basically the whole world of the manga/parables without being historically inaccurate. On another note, I also thought it was a cool feeling reading the manga while already having an idea of how the parables included are supposed to go but then looking forward to seeing how the writers actually bring the parables together and present the messages within them.

In the end, I would say that I think this manga is the ideal of what a Catholic manga should be like. I definitely recommend it, especially to anyone who is curious or even skeptical about the idea of Catholic manga. You won't be disappointed.
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Rich
5.0 out of 5 stars Really cool approach
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2012
I haven't dove into manga in so many years since the Dragon Ball days, but when I heard there was actually manga based off the Bible, I had to pick one of these up. This is my first Manga Hero I've read and was amazed at how the story is paralleled to various Gospel parables (primarily book of Matthew) yet still completely linear. Artwork is awesome too.

Now time to start my next one, Paul: Tarsus to Redemption. Hope you enjoy it!
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Tomato_tomatoe
4.0 out of 5 stars Manga with meaning.
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2012
This is a wonderful work of art embedded with meaning for the younger and older generation alike. Manga with merit and meaning, all rolled in one! You will be pleasantly surprised like I was!
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GraceK
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2014
Beautiful, deep, and quite insightful. Wish it was more in volume.
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Gabe168
5.0 out of 5 stars nice Manga
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2012
The main characters are really Japanese Manga style, the male characters are way too handsome, such a super awesome job in relating the words from the bible.
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