Have your say: cover for the Book of Joshua.

In this blog you can look at some of the development sketches for the new cover art for The Book of Joshua and give your option and ideas on which is the best and how to make it better.

When I started I made a list of several elements or events I could include to give a feel for the story.

List:

Fall of Jericho - Horns blown, shouts

Long Day of Joshua - Sun and Moon

The meteors

Other Characters: Caleb, Rahab

Idols

Enemy kings - Jabin etc

Fighting Anakim and battle

Angel of the Lord

Map of Canaan

*Further development which has the same image as above but Caleb fighting the Anakim.*

You'll see from the sketches that I am fix using more on the Long Day of Joshua and the meteors shower than on the fall of Jericho which is the first think most people will remember about the book. Mainly because it's a much more significant miracle but also as it looks so exciting.

I really liked the idea of having the sun and the moon on the cover to represent the Long Day. I also liked the idea of the meteors raining down and Joshua standing calmly amid the destruction (see below).

It seems obvious that Joshua should be the focus of the cover as the Book bears his name, but it is tempting to have the "Commander of the Armies of the Lord" as He is Joshua's superior officer.

Having a map of Canaan could be helpful to indicate the fact it is a story of conquest, but I'd also like to maintain the motif of having original period images on the cover. On a few the literal inclusion of ancient images is replaced with ancient artefacts which are drawn in but they could be photos.

The words on the page say "After the death of Moses" in Paleo Hebrew, which is the first few words in the book, and is likely to be the original name of the book, just as "After the death of Joshua" is for Judges.

Your Opinion?

Looking at the examples below please consider the aspects involved, the composition, the clarity and also how well it gives a feel for the story and themes of the book.

Please leave a comment (here or on the social media post you came from) which you like from below and/or the covers and elements above.

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(Apologies that they are not equally developed and rendered).

For reference here are the covers from the 2 pervious books of Ruth and Judges.

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December Newsletter and Discounts

It's Christmas time!

If you don't have all your gifts sorted out how about a copy of Judges or Ruth for a friend or family member.

You can still get free UK postage and from now until the 15th you can also get a whopping 30% off.

30% off Judges and Ruth until the 15th December!

Buying copies direct from us really helps to support the project.

Progress

Good progress has been made in the last month, with many pages being maps and parts which have been drawn before (like Joshua 15 which crosses over with Judges 1). Currently, we working on chapter 17.

After Joshua?

People have been asking me what book I will tackle after Joshua. Well, my hope is to move into the New Testament for the next book. Base on feedback from the customers at events like New Wine this seemed to be something people would be keen to see. Looking at the options, it would be crazy to start the New Testament without doing a Gospel first, and it seems that Mark is the best candidate. Mark has less long tracts of dialogue than the other Gospels, it is shorter overall which is helpful but also I have been told that it is often to Gospel of choice in secondary schools for Religions Eduction, so this could be a great resource for school libraries.

Your opinions and advice on the future.

That all said, sales of the existing comics are not yet at the point where they alone can finance the production of more books so I am again looking at fundraising initiatives to continue the work. I'm considering a Kickstarter for the Book of Mark, but if you have any suggestions or encouragements, like doing Kickstarter, Patreon or anything else please get in touch.

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Prayer Requests

If you are a praying person I'd love you to look at these areas we are seeking the Lord for, and either give a quick amen or to add them to your list for ongoing prayer support.

Productivity and health: Our seasonal time of poor health is upon us, please pray that we will all be well and our families too so that the work can continue.

Financial: Since the start of this project we have been living by faith financially, we've been really blessed with the Kickstarters and gifts we've been given, but please pray God continues to carry us through in his amazing miraculous way in whatever form that takes.

Publisher: Since the start, I have hoped that a publisher might take on the project and I have been courting a few recently. Please pray a good one with take on the project in order to take it to the next level.

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