Christian Review Magazine Issue 3 - March 2015 | Page 79

THE REMAINING (Graphic Novel)
by Casey La Scala, Roland Mann, Kyle Hotz
Kingstone Comics - Chiller/End-time - Available Now
Reviewed by Christian St John

The Remaining is sure making the rounds right now. First
there was the intense, pulse pounding movie. Then came
the chilling novel adaptation by Travis Thrasher. And now
comes the graphic novel.
First things first, I really dig the story of The Remaining.
Whether the novel or the movie or this graphic novel, I
just love how Casey La Scala (the movie’s writer/director)
put such a great spin and let his imagination run wild with
regards to the end of days. And while I have enjoyed all
the media formats The Remaining has appeared in, in
many ways I preferred this graphic novel to the novel and
the movie. Why? Because like a movie you can see the
action taking place, and like the novel you can slow down
and really ponder all the intricate elements of the story.
In short, this graphic novel is the best of both worlds.
The artwork throughout is superb and really captures the
tension of the story. I also liked how the artists depicted
the demon creatures… yes you actually get to see them
up close and for as long as you like, unlike the movie
where the imagery was fast and chaotic.
A great addition to The Remaining franchise which leaves
me wanting to read more graphic novels by Kingstone
Comics!

THE GIFT GOD WANTS by Lenae Litzinger
Self Published - Devotional - Available Now
Reviewed by Christian St John

Lenae grew up as a self described “self-righteous and
judgmental young woman.” She placed pressure on
herself to try and be perfect and follow the “rules” to the
letter, and yet she found no peace or joy or comfort in
living this way. Instead she was plagued with stress, fear,
and always falling short. And it would be years before she
learned that to find true joy and peace, she would have to
surrender all to God.
Surrender is the main theme running throughout The Gift
God Wants. The book is broken down into five sections “Let Go and Let God”, “Storms and Brokenness”,
“Prayer”, “Worship”, and Heaven Focused”. Each of these
sections contains five devotionals designed to help the
reader understand what true surrender looks like, and not
in huge amounts of information, but in bite sized chunks.
There are also Scripture meditations listed at the end of
each devotion, which I thought was a nice touch.
This is a great little book that would be useful to those
people who desire to know God more and surrender all to
him. The book itself is well written and Lenae isn’t afraid
to be totally honest while sharing some of the life
changing events that transpired in her own life in a bid to
help others.
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