Manga Shepherd (Comic Idea)

[ColourDeaf]

Alright, I just want to go straight into it, so here it is. Shepherd's a working title, I might also call it either "Richard" "World Wide Home"

Alex is a 22 year old girl from New York, she has had a normal childhood, has many friends, and works as a secratary in a successful law firm. When she was 12, she was given a small golden cross on a plain silver chain by man in a church, claiming to be God (quietly and with loosely veiled hints), as he was kicked out as a blasphemer, he gave it to her and quietly said
"I'll want this back in 10 years, ok?"
she nodded and looked at it, and he was gone.

The first issue will take place exactly 10 years after that event. Alex barely remembers the confrontation, but on that day she is suddenly reminded of it. As she sits in a coffee shot, a man walks up behind her. He takes a seat opposite her and orders a mocha latte. As she is about to speak he looks at her softly and holds out his hand. He's wearing a dirty brown duster jacket, a white dress shirt, and a red tartan scarf. his face is rugged, square and framed by messy blond hair.

"I'd like my cross back, if you would." he says

"What?"

"The one I gave you a while back, Alex. Church. Sunday. Blasphemer. Ring any bells?"

"But that was..."

"Ten years ago, I know."

"You...you haven't aged a day"

"Should I have?"

"Of course. Ten years is a long time."

"Well [I]that's[/I] relative."

The man's drink arrives, and he thanks the waiter.

"Do you remember that day, Alex?"

"Yeah, it was my tenth birthday, and we were going to church. There was a big ruckus at the end of church, and they kicked you out, shouting something..."

"Blasphemer."

"That's right. You were claiming to be God."

"Two points for you, someone give this lady a prize."

"...Bull****"

"Pardon?"

"You're not God."

"Oh, I am" he takes a sip of his coffee "In a sense"

"What do you mean?"

"I'm an angel. I was one of the ones who created this world."

"I thought God did."

"Did what?"

"Created the world."

"He did."

"But you just said..."

"It's...complicated."

"So, you're an angel."

"I think I just said that."

"And you have the power to ceate this world."

"Yesum."

"Well, show me a miracle, then."

The man looks around and points at a tree.

"There."

"That's a tree."

He takes a sip of his coffee.

"[I]You[/I] make one, then."

He finishes his coffe an gets up, leaving a handful of coins on the table.

"I'll see you next Sunday, Alex."

"So what's your name, anyway."

"Oh, yeah, I'm Richard. Richard Constantinople."

"You off to church then, Richard."

Richard starts to walk off, waving without turning to her.

"What makes you think God's Christian? I'll be expecting that cross next time, alex."

The comic's chapters will be alternating between his Sunday meetings with Alex, discussing the nature of God and his Angels, and the origins of Richard, from a time before time, to world war 2, to him commiting a murder, to him saving a life.

That's all I'm going to write for now. And reactions? Comments? Critics?"

[Secily]

I think this could turn out really well! The idea seems to have a lot of thought put into it, and it was nice to read...the only problem (Not that I have this problem with it) is that it could become controversial...I look forward to reading more!

[MangoPenguin]

It -could- be controversial, but something kinda tells me that's what you're going for. I am personally a Christian and I would love to read this if you ever get it going, so you know, I'm definately into it! The concept is really good and the plot seems to go deep even in just a short post about it. I was wishing for more when I was finished reading this topic. ^-^