But the subjects are approached from a Christian worldview. It's a sophisticated and risky approach, and one unlikely to garner Kerrick future economic success, especially in the Christian market. To Jones, the main role of Christian comics is to evangelize by active expression. They are also unlikely to shop at Christian bookstores. This is the dilemma facing Christian comic book artists who desire to do evangelism through the art.
Comics are a time-intensive medium, and time is finite.
For Christians who continue to create general market comics, the challenges are both subtle and profound. But then you've done nothing more artful than pandering to prurient interests. It's much more difficult to really explore these subject matters maturely and show their full ramifications. Both the general market artists and those who have withdrawn stress their desire to be acknowledged and supported by the church. When Americans discover that comics are read by as much as 60 percent of the population of Japan, it should stir us to reach out and discover an audience waiting for us.