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by Simon Amadeus Pillario (Author), Leslie Simonin-Wilmer (Colorist), Laura Morfett (Colorist)
Passionate love, marriage and sexual desire intertwine in this ancient poem by the renowned King Solomon. This graphic novel includes every word of this scripture, chapter and verse, and is visualized within its historical, cultural and geographical context. While there is no nudity, the adult themes give an advisory rating of 12+. The central character in this ancient love poem is a woman who pursues and is pursued by her beloved. It is a celebration of love, marriage and desire between a man and woman, while poetically pointing to the deeper truth of the love between God and his people.
Author Biography
Simon Amadeus Pillario: Based in Bristol, England, Simon Amadeus Pillario has a degree in graphic design and has been professionally illustrating comics since 2002 and has a love of Dark Horse and Image comics, especially B.P.R.D. and anything by Mike Mignola. He became a committed Christian at the age of 23 and after reading the Bible as a young adult was struck by how much of the exciting intrigue, drama and challenging elements are dropped from dramatizations and visualizations of the bible stories. Passionate about the full Word of God and unsatisfied with the cut-down, child-friendly Christian comics available he was inspired to create this product for adults and mature teenagers. Leslie Simonin-Wilmer: AKA Sindos. Graphic Designer by day, Comic Book Colorist by night, probably found drawing lions on all surfaces. Based in Mexico. Laura Morfett: Laura lives in Belfast with her husband and two children. Inspired by a love of graphic novels to study art, she juggles family life with colouring, drawing and reading comics. Joshua Brown: Character Designer/Illustrator working as a comic colorist for spiritual comics part-time. Lives in Virginia and enjoys cartoons and classical music.
