Ray Keating’s HEROES AND VILLAINS – the July Pastor Stephen Grant Book of the Month – focuses on danger and excitement at a local comic-con. While the story focuses on Grant meeting and helping all-time great comic book creator Wes Jenkins, and his wife, Kelly, there are some mentions of comic book characters people know in our own world. Consider four excerpts from HEROES AND VILLAINS...
1. “‘That’s a personal one. I’ve kind of embraced this Captain America thing.’ Trent Nguyen not only ranked as one of the most decorated agents in FBI history, but his parents, an American nurse stationed in South Vietnam during the war and a Vietnamese businessman, taught him from a very young age to appreciate the United States. His patriotism and willingness to stop evildoers earned him the nickname of ‘Captain America’ among colleagues at the FBI. ‘I’m looking for an Avengers #4 from 1964. It’s the return of Captain America.’”
2. “Nguyen continued, ‘When I was growing up, comic books played a big part in getting me interested in reading, and I guess not so ironically, my favorite was Captain America. Funny, I never told anyone at the Bureau that, but here I am telling you.’”
3. “As he strolled, Grant observed attendees, from pre-teens to some in their seventies, enjoying a shared interest with varying intensity. Some came simply to meet favorite creators or in pursuit of certain publications. For others, it was an excuse to do something with family or a group of friends – more about social engagement than appreciating certain stories via page or screen.
“There were others for whom it was all of the above, including being dressed in full character regalia. One couple in this category not only caught Grant’s eye, but drew the attention of seemingly everyone else as they strode through the event. It was evident that the two spent considerable time in the gym. The man stood at six foot four and the woman at just over six feet. He was dressed as Hawkman, with the costume showing off his muscular arms and much of his rock-hard torso. He was wearing a hawk mask and had large wings coming out of his back. He also brandished a Thanagarian Mace. Meanwhile, the woman’s blue eyes, long black hair, thin waist and strong arms and legs seemed to make her a natural Wonder Woman, with the bathing- suit-sized costume of red, gold and blue, with white stars, a natural fit. The golden lasso hanging on the side of the costume, silver bracelets, and high red boots completed the look perfectly.”
4. “Grant watched as the guard outside the van started to panic. He put his gun away, and scrambled to shut the van’s side door. He subsequently stumbled when reaching to open the front passenger door. By then, three attendees of the comic book convention grabbed and pulled the man down. Others joined a growing pile – one was dressed as Spider-Man.”
HEROES AND VILLAINS is the Pastor Stephen Grant Book of the Month for July.
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