MECHA MANGA BIBLE HEROES #1: DAVID VS. GOLIATH brought a timeless bible tale to life in a whole new way, by transporting it to a future world of aliens, robots and advanced technology. Today, we would like to announce the second issue in the series, MECHA MANGA BIBLE HEROES #2: THE RISE OF DAVID. This issue will be significant in two ways: it is both the beginning of a three issue story arc and the debut of a new artist for the series. “The new storyline, ‘The Rise of David’ is what I like to call ‘The Fugitive’ of the Old Testament,” said Paul Castiglia, Managing Editor and co-creator of the series. “David’s fame in slaying Goliath comes at a price. Now he’s on the run from King Saul, whose royal lineage is threatened. This leads to a series of thrilling near misses, exciting chase scenes and intriguing hiding places.” “Over the course of the story, David grows from boy to man,” added co-creator and co-writer Tom Hall. “Telling this tale in one issue simply wasn’t an option, so we’re happy that it will be our first multi-issue epic.” MECHA MANGA BIBLE HEROES #2: THE RISE OF DAVID, will be significant in two ways: it is both the beginning of a three issue story arc and the debut of a new artist for the series. Taking over the art chores for the next chapter of David’s life is Josh Alves. Alves made a name for himself with “The Araknid Kid,” his entry in the Zuda webcomics competition run by DC Comics. Alves is also the creator of the newspaper strips, “Tastes Like Chicken” and “Zeek and Dent,” and contributed a story to the Christian comics anthology, “Parable.” “Choosing Alves as our next artist made perfect sense,” said Castiglia. “The frantic action taking place in several locales made us think of animation, and Alves has that fluid animator feel in abundance. We consider him a perfect match for the material.” JMG Comics are available to Christian bookstores through Anchor Distributors (www.anchordistributors.com ) and can be purchased directly by readers at www.deepershopping.com .