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Gideon Media Arts Conference and Film Festival at Lifeway Conference Center

August 6, 2011 to August 11, 2011
To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through all types of media with an emphasis on radio, theater, church drama, music graphic novels, television and film.The Gideon was started to give Christians who are interested in the media arts a place to encourage their talents, a venue to meet, learn, network and get advice from experts in the industry, and the opportunity to develop working and personal relationships that extend long after the Gideon is over.Our faculty are prayerfully considered and…See More
Jul 25, 2011
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Digital Photography

I’ve become a big fan of digital photography, both still and moving. I was never a big picture taker—oh, I’ve got nothing against it and I’m certainly not one of those who annoyingly always try to hide whenever a camera comes out, but most of the times I just don’t think about taking pictures. I’ve tried to get better about that, and with digital possibilities, I’ve improved some.Some.I’d been aware of the power of digital for a while. I’ve used digital files generated by others in my…See More
Jul 25, 2011
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Taking Criticism

So I’m writing this particular entry because of this blog post. Not necessarily the post itself, which is just a review of an independent book, but the author’s response to that review. I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s gone viral (there’s a blog all in itself, huh?), but it’s certainly making the rounds with small press and indy writers.Before I get off on that, though, I want to give a head’s up and a…See More
Apr 18, 2011
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Shawn Hawk by Roger Elwood

My latest read is a book titled Shawn Hawk by author Roger Elwood. While I can’t say it’s the best book in the world, I enjoyed it more than Warren’sWilderness…but not as much as Faulkner’s Unvanquished. The thing I will say is that it is a very fast read. I had the thing finished (about a hundred and twenty-five pages) in about two and a half hours. Generally, I don’t read books quite that fast, but I did this one. If you look too long at the cover, it’s difficult to tell what the title is.…See More
Jan 7, 2011
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Wizard World New Orleans at NEW ORLEANS ERNEST N. MORIAL CONVENTION CENTER

January 29, 2011 at 10am to January 30, 2011 at 5pm
WW New Orleans.NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130See More
Dec 24, 2010
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Who Needs A Superhero?

I recently read Who Needs A Superhero? written by H. Michael Brewer. While I suspect that there may be one or two reading this post who’ve read the book, I suspect that most haven’t. Let me just say that I think every fan of comics and Christ-follower should read this book. In a nutshell, Brewer takes some of the all-time favorites and “finds virtue, vice and holiness” in them.Without giving anything away, he tackles various heros and heroines and then shows us how they communicate Biblical…See More
Dec 23, 2010
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New Orleans Wizard World Con--anyone going?

Hi all.Just wondering if anyone in the group is planning to go to the New Orleans Wizard World. Looks like I may try to go and it would be nice to meet some of the folks here.-Rolandwww.rolandmann.meSee More
Dec 23, 2010
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Southern Fried Comic Con at Jackson, Mississippi

June 26, 2010 to June 27, 2010
Event will take place at Cabot Lodge near Milsaps College in Jackson. Several comic and media guests will be in attendance.
Jun 14, 2010

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Location:
Oxford, MS
Gender
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Website:
http://www.rolandmann.me
Area(s) of Interest or Expertise:
writing, editing, teaching
My Testimony: (We encourage members to share briefly about how their faith in Christ has impacted their lives.)
Like many, I walked down that center aisle when I was young. I'm fortunate to have grown up in a Christian household where my family found themselves in church most of the times the doors were open. We were involved in many of the extracurricular activities as well, so many of our friends were from church. In August of 1974, when I was 10, I gave my life to Christ...or thought I did. Until recent years, I thought 1974 was when I'd become a "Christian," but I realize it was an emotional reaction and there really was very little change in my life. For many years, I did little more than pretend to walk with Christ. Obviously, it's easy to see now, but not then. Calling myself a Christian probably kept me out of some things, but not all, because there was no life change.
In 1999, God led us to First Baptist Church of Muscle Shoals where we were immediately placed under strong Bible teaching. At first, I was very hesitant because it was such a big church. BJ and I are both accustomed to small to medium sized churches, but this was a big one--probably the biggest in the Muscle Shoals area.
I “rededicated” my life in February of 2000. The men of the church went to a men's conference in Jackson, TN where there were several good sessions. I was under the word for two straight days. God really convicted me and showed me what I needed to do: true repentance and salvation. Essentially, I got saved. With salvation came true life changes.
The first thing I did was give up secular music. Completely. I was big into music (as a kid I wanted to be a musician) and had a sizeable collection of music on vinyl and a decent cd collection. I got rid of it all. I don't even listen (not by choice, that is) to secular music on the radio anymore. I still enjoy music, and I'm still learning about the Christian artists that have come around the last few years.
Then we shut off our cable tv. Yep. Just turned it off. It was difficult for a while, and I especially missed it from September to January (football season), but it caused BJ and I to grow much closer together and closer to God. Something about not having that idiot box on all the time just really worked. Oh, we still have a tv and we watch movies. But we stopped watching rated R movies (the Passion being an exception) as a rule. The kids were still able to watch Veggie Tales and Disney stuff, etc. But it was an incredible gift for us.
Since 2000, I’ve been steadily involved in the church. I was recently ordained as a deacon; I’ve taught Sunday School (and even written 13 weeks worth of lessons), sang in the choir, and played drums in the praise band.
While I’ve spent most of my career in publishing, I taught at the University level for about four years. Any skills I have come from God, and I feel he has truly blessed me with the ability to write, edit and teach. It is a desire of mine to pass on the skills God blessed me with and to encourage young students not to wait until later in their life to use their skills and talents for God. I love writing and the creative process of writing and believe that my passion is contagious.
Dream Job: (If you could have your dream job in the comics industry, what would it be?)
Avengers writer. :)
Favorite Comic Creators:
Old school BayBEE: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

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Digital Photography

Posted on July 25, 2011 at 2:43pm 0 Comments

I’ve become a big fan of digital photography, both still and moving. I was never a big picture taker—oh, I’ve got nothing against it and I’m certainly not one of those who annoyingly always try to hide whenever a camera comes out, but most of the times I just don’t think about taking pictures. I’ve tried to get better about that, and with digital possibilities, I’ve improved some.

Some.

I’d been aware of the power of digital for a while. I’ve used digital files generated by…

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Taking Criticism

Posted on April 18, 2011 at 10:00am 0 Comments

So I’m writing this particular entry because of this blog post. Not necessarily the post itself, which is just a review of an independent book, but the author’s response to that review. I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s gone viral (there’s a blog all in itself, huh?), but it’s certainly making the rounds with small press and indy writers.

Before I get off on that, though, I want to give a head’s…

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Shawn Hawk by Roger Elwood

Posted on January 7, 2011 at 11:58pm 0 Comments

Who Needs A Superhero?

Posted on December 23, 2010 at 2:38am 1 Comment



I recently read …
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The Gospel According To The World’s Greatest Superhero

Posted on January 21, 2008 at 4:30am 4 Comments

I’ve been on a “superhero” book kick lately. I posted recently about the book Who Needs a Superhero?, and the book I just finished was of like sort: The Gospel According To The World’s Greatest Superhero, by Stephen Skelton. To Skelton, the “world’s greatest,” is obviously Superman.

I always had problems really “liking” Superman. Not that I thought he was bad or anything, but I found it hard to be interested in a guy who do anything and couldn’t be hurt. Where was the…

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At 6:22pm on January 10, 2011, andre jardine said…

Hi Roland!

Thanx for your e-mail! Wish that I could send you a link, but I'm STILL not that computer savvy to do this! I DID have a website that had featured a webcomic that I created, but now it's taken down!(long story;I'll explain to you later!) However, my art style is a cross between Jaimie Hernandez,Alex Toth, Jim Steranko, and Jack Kirby! Hopefully in the future, I can wrangle my friend Elgin Boilling to help me create a link, so that everyone can see what I draw like! Thanx again, my friend!

                                                   Andre

At 3:00pm on January 12, 2009, Demetrius Veasy said…
happy new year my friend. it's gods time to shine in 2009. so make sure you do it big for the master and put your foot to the plow.
At 1:55pm on November 27, 2008, Scott A. Shuford said…
HI Roland,

Happy Thanksgiving! I'm Scott A. Shuford, one of the new Board members. I wanted to stop in and say thanks for being involved with CCAS! If you have any input or would like to be involved with anything in particular, please let me and Eric Jansen (Membership Coordinator for CCAS) know by contacting us both through the site. We'll be making several announcements in the coming weeks, so stay tuned. To see a bit more about me, check out my profile here on the site. I'm looking forward to getting to know you better.


At Your Service,

Scott A. Shuford
www.frontgatemedia.com
CCAS Board Member 2008-2010


Consider the words of C.S. Lewis:
"If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and to earnestly hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I suggest that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires, not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at sea. We are far too easily pleased."
At 10:44am on August 11, 2008, Kathleen Webb said…
Hi Roland--
I know of Steven Butler (any relation to Nate Butler??) but I don't think he's ever worked on any of my stories at Archie.

I actually took a Japanese language class at a local community college that has a large ESL department almost overrun with Japanese students. It was so much fun interacting with them! I miss those days.

God bless and thanks for stopping by my page!
At 7:00am on August 6, 2008, Dave "Weird World" Weiss said…
if you want to see a different side of my cartoon work go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgqLmKbkXp8
At 1:20pm on July 26, 2008, Will Caligan said…
Thanks so much for the welcome. I appreciate it.
At 7:32pm on April 30, 2008, Warren Fitzpatrick said…
Thanks for asking to join up w/ your group. It seems like this is a great crew of guys. I only hope I can help out where/when called.
wf
At 8:40pm on April 26, 2008, Claude St. Aubin said…
Hi,
It has been a long time since I dealt with Malibu Comics. It is nice to hear from you. How are you and how have you been since then?

Hope to hear more from you.
Claude
At 10:27am on April 26, 2008, Mark McCrary said…
Roland!

Things are going well here in the bluegrass state. Glad to read that things are good for you. You are right-- your daughter does have a set of lungs in her.

I'll try to write some more next week-- I'm trying to finish up with sermon and class material for tomorrow.

Mark
At 7:17pm on December 10, 2007, John Burgin said…
Howdy Roland, thanks for adding me as your friend
you go southern boy!
 
 
 

CCAS at Comic-Con

The 'Spirituality in Comics' Panel from San Diego Comic-Con 2011

In comics, movies, and even Broadway musicals like “The Book Of Mormon”, spiritual themed work seems to be unexpectedly coming from the least religious of sources.

Panelists including SERGIO CARIELLO (The Action Bible), RUSSELL DALTON (Marvelous Myths: Marvel Superheroes and Everyday Faith), BUZZ DIXON (Serenity/Hits & Misses), and MIKE SHIELDS (Blue Blazes) discuss how a new generation of comics and pop culture are exploring timeless truths and also address the question “Is Mass Media Our New Church?”

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Also, members of CCAS have produced the APAzine ALPHA-OMEGA for over 25 years!  We have about five openings right now!  Contact Eric Jansen for more info!  (This is a 30-member active-participation-only photocopied magazine for Christian writers and artists who submit a "trib" every other month for fun, fellowship, and critiques by other members.  Between postage and your photocopying costs, you might pay anywhere from $5 to $25 per issue.)

 

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