As a devout Catholic I very much enjoyed The Big Book of Martyrs. It is done in black and white by fifty different artists. The pictures can be quite gruesome and it is suggested for mature readers. I recommend this for both teens and adults, but only males, most women find it to gruesome. The writing is quite pious, but some of the artists may not be. Nevertheless, I read and reread it. A medical student friend also liked it, but a lawyer friend didn't. Another friend has expressed interest in reading it. Like all comics it tends to get read again and again. As the directions state that we should mention other books that you might be interested in, let me mention some other religious comics available on Amazon.com. Tip, if you do not find it under the title, search for it under the author. The Picture Bible by Ivan Hoth, I particularly recommend this one. Heros of the Bible by Carolyn Larsen. The Comic Book Bible by Rob Suggs. One last point, comics have a powerful ability to grab an audience, children, teens, and adults. This makes them a great evangelical tool. ************ The Comic Book Bible is actually a, not the, comic book Bible. There are two other word ballon type comic book Bibles on Amazon.com. I have bought all three and had many children compare them. The Picture Bible by Iva Hoth is overwhelming the most popular artistic style with children, also the cheapest per page, and per word. The artistic style of The Comic Book Bible is preferred with some teenage girls and is cheaper if The Picture Bible is out of your range. You can get a good idea of the artistic style of this and the other comic Bibles by looking at the picture of the cover on Amazon.com. The Comic Book Bible is done in the style of humorous cartoons and is less realistic than others. While I suggest Hoth's you might also consider Heros of the Bible by Carolyn Larsen for teen and adult males. Tip, search for Heros of the Bible by author not title. Catholics may also like The Big Book of Martyrs, by John Wagner. One last point, comics have a powerful ability to grab an audience, children, teens, and adults. This makes them a great evangelical tool. If your children have reached the stage where they think picture bibles are to immature for them, but the real thing is to advanced a comic book Bible can be a very good buy. ********** There are three comic book style Bibles available on Amazon.com. I bought all three and surveyed children to find which the liked best. Heros of the Bible is the only one that I read all the way through myself. For children, I strongly recommend The Picture Bible by Iva Hoth. Heros of the Bible may be prefered by teen and adult males. I do not recommend Heros of the Bible for children. The artistic style is similar to a style that is currently popular in super-hero comics. The style is more emotionally intense than the other Bible comics. You can get a good idea of the artistic style of all the Bible comics from the cover pictures on Amazon.com. Heros of the Bible is written from an Evangelical Christian point of view and goes out of its way in two instances to challenge the Catholic view of Mary in the chapters titled "Face on a Milk Carton" and "What a Wedding Gift!" Catholic parents could simply point the two offending sentences out and use it as an opportunity to explain church teaching on Mary, or simply felt tip over the fifteen offending words. It is only a few words out of 400 pages and I only recommend this for teens and adults who should be able to understand that different churches have different teachings. I recommend that church libraries buy all three of the comic bibles. The word balloon comic Bible I have not mentioned is The Comic Book Bible by Rob Suggs. Catholics may also be interested in The Big Book of Martyrs by John Wagner. Finally let me note that comics are a very effective way to ********** The Picture Bible by Hoth, is the longest, the cheapest per page and per word, and has the artistic style that is overwhelmingly the most popular with children. I strongly recommend it. When your children, particularly boys, get to the stage where they resist picture Bibles as to childish, but do not want to go on to the text versions, the comic version can make a nice bridge. This is an inexpensive opportunity for religious education that you should not miss. And do not forget God children, nephews, nieces etc. You also might want to get a copy for your church library, and if you can convince the children's librarian, your public library. Bible stories are important to "cultural literacy" and are therefore this book will help the public library fulfil its educational role. Naturally it will get good circulation. Perhaps you can convince your barber, doctor, and dentist to keep a copy for their waiting room, and do not forget your county jail. Our county jail will not take books from all mail order sources but they will take it from Amazon.com. Hard backed copies are suggested for public use, and this is the only comic Bible with word balloons that comes in hard back. But even in the unlikely event that your public library has a copy, buy it anyway, if it sits around the house it will be read. Even adult non-believers can not resist Bible comics if they are sitting around the house. The other two comic Bibles are The Comic Bible by Suggs, and Heros of the Bible by Carolyn Larsen. Tip search by author if the title does not work. Your church library should have a copy of both. Finally let me mention The Big Book of Martyrs by John Wagner, good for Catholic males, teens and adults.