A NEW Book: The MARVEL-Us Era!

When I published the “Director’s Cut” of my book Cinemagogue last Christmas, the end of that edition teased a brand-new book coming in 2024! And we’re in the home stretch with final pages, illustrations, and editing. Things are looking good – including the COVER revealed here for the first time.

CINEMAGOGUE: The MARVEL-Us Era… How the 21st century has transformed storytelling—for better and for worse—and how we can use it for God’ glory. 

This book will explore how the landscape of storytelling has changed since the dawn of superhero cinema and a franchise frenzy took the cinema by storm, taking an extended journey through the MCU’s shared universe and what we can learn through from the Infinity Saga and more.

“Before all your people I will do MARVELS, such as have not been created in all the earth …”
– God, Exodus 34:10

We also look through some highlights of their “Distinguished Competition” and other story universes that have made their mark over the decade plus, concluding with the darker side as franchises seem to be fizzling (why that is, and what that means). What happens when secular Hollywood learns all the wrong lessons from bad Christian storytelling? We now know the answer…

“I’ll sell my invention so that EVERYONE can be superheroes, everyone can be super! And when everyone’s super [laughs maniacally] NO ONE will be.”  – Syndrome, The Incredibles

With a bevy of quotes, a wealth of scriptures, and a smirk this book tackles the best and the worst of an unforgettable era of filmmaking, and points us toward a possible future where not only movies are better, but how we view them and use them are more exciting and best of all, redemptive.

Stay tuned for information on when it publishes and how you can get a copy (even a SIGNED copy!)