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Press Room
Endorsements
| EYE WITNESS RECEIVES SOME POWERFUL ENDORSEMENTS |
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The Eye Witness trilogy is continuing to receive some very flattering endorsements and praise from both the media and people within the Christian community. |
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Awards
| Eye Witness: Acts of the Spirit |
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- Silver medalist, in the 2007 Independent Publisher Award (IPPY's), in the category of Dramatic Graphic Novels.
- Winner in the category of comic books/graphic novels at the 2007 Hollywood Festival.
- Finalist in the 2007 FOREWORD Magazine, Book of the Year Awards, in the category of dramatic graphic novels.
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| Eye Witness: Rise of the Apostle |
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- Winner in the category of graphic novels in the 2009 Best Book Awards, sponsored by USABooknews.com.
- Finalist in the 2009 FOREWORD Magazine, Book of the Year Awards, in the category of dramatic graphic novels.
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Videos
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| The Harvest Show
- LeSea Broadcasting Network |
| At Home Live with Chuck & Jenni
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FOX 4 News -
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CBS News 8 - San Diego, CA
| Aired Thursday, July 22, 2004 - Marcella Lee reporting. View clip... |
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| CBS News 11 - Dallas, TX
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Wizard Magazine in it's April edition, (issue #174), has listed
Eye Witness: Acts of the Spirit, as one of its
"42 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INDIE COMICS IN 2006." |
Eye Witness creator appears on worldwide radio feed! |
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Author / Illustrator, Robert James Luedke, was interviewed on Apostle Internet Radio, which attracts in excess of 1.5 million hits
a month from around the globe. Click here to listen to the interview. |
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Articles
Houston Chronicle -
MAy 1, 2009 * NEW *
Comic Book Fans Are His Mission Field by Lana Berkowitz
"Robert James Luedke’s graphic novels about Jesus’ crucifixion, Saul’s encounter with the resurrected Jesus and the stoning of Apostle Paul can be a hard sell, even though his Eye Witness series has a modern twist."
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ReadTheSpirit.com -
November 11, 2008
Rise of the Apostle One of 10 Books to Watch: By David Crumm, Editor
"Hey, who says Shane Claiborne is the only radical Christian producing exciting new books these days? From my perspective, Robert Luedke truly deserves to be called a prophet . . . Read more... |
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Tulsa World -
August 14, 2008
His Graphic Testimony by BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer
A comic book creator changes his life and creates action-thriller Bible stories . . . Robert Luedke is a Dallas-based writer and graphic artist who chose Tulsa's DefCon 7 comic book convention Aug. 1-3 to launch a national campaign for his latest graphic novel, "Eye Witness: Rise of the Apostle." Read more... |
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The Christian Science Monitor - July 29, 2008
Scholars Discover the Comic Book by Randy Dotinga
Comic figures gain new academic respect as they enter the world of literary and critical analysis . . . Just 15 years ago, many professors would have scoffed at the in-depth study of comics. Read more... |
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Publishers Weekly Magazine - September 15, 2006
Christian Comics Represent by Laurel Maury
Comics with religious content have a limited but distinctive presence in the book market, and it was much the same at the recent San Diego Comic-con. Read more... |
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Texas Baptist Standard Magazine -
September 4, 2006
Christian Graphic Novels Illustrate Timeless Truth by
Angela Best
Robert Luedke loved reading comic books and drawing when he was growing up. A few years ago, he fell in love with Jesus. Now, Luedke is bringing the loves of his life together. Read more... |
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Infuse Magazine by
Heather Hunt
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Matt Conner
- September 1, 2006
Robert James Luedke agrees and has taken up the mantle of translating th Christian story into the modern idiom of graphic novels. Acts of the Spirit is the second book in his "Eye Witness" trilogy and deftly combines 1st century tales of Jesus' resurrection and the beginning of His Church with a taut modern-day thriller involving archaeological discoveries, kidnappings, and car bombs. Read
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Fort Worth Star Telegram/Knight
Ridder Syndicate - October 21, 2004
Novel way to spread message by Dave Fermen
Robert Luedke says he spent
most of his first 40 years wandering in a spiritual
desert, looking at accounts of Jesus and Christianity
as nice, harmless stories.
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Comics for Missions
Comic Books for the Kingdom by C. L. Cowan
Comics integrate text with visual storytelling to create a powerful communication medium. Comic books are low cost, low tech, long lasting, repeat reading, and already familiar to billions of people. Read more... |
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