I had very mixed feelings about this book. It was described as a Marvel comic type of a book and that is what it was. I wanted to like this book, but it veered a bit too far off the true bible stories for me. The biblical characters were renamed, the "villians" were changed to monsters, the females were portrayed pretty sexually, stories were very, very short and some of the important aspects of the bible were ommitted. The graphics were very colourful and detailed which would entice young readers but I do not think they would really grasp the stories or the messages behind them. It made the bible seem like it was just a fantasy like Superman or the other superheroes. There was a list of passages and references at the end of the book, but it did not seem to be part of the stories.

Unfortunatley, I can not recommend this book as one's foundation of Biblical knowledge. I would certainly suggest that it is read by older teens and not younger children, they could be confused by the new names for the biblical characters they have been learning about as well as being left with some pretty graphic images of violent deaths. I would caution parents to preview the book prior to giving to a younger (below 13)child.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. ( )