Product Description

AMERICA'S PREMIER INSPIRATIONAL MANGA! Meet Serenity, a lonley teen from a broken family who just wants to be accepted--but who tends to lash out at others with anger and obnoxious sarcasm. At her new school, the Christian prayer group takes Serenity on as a "project," showing her friendship and love. . .but will even that be enough to crack her hard shell? Sharply illustrated in full color, BAD Girl in Town features realistic storylines and dialogue, and shares a solid biblical message with tween and teen girls. And Serenity's story only starts here--five more books are planned to release every other month starting in January.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #534394 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 96 pages

From the Publisher

". . .a clean, inspiring Christian comic done in a hip, contemporary way. I think you've really got a winner."
Stan Lee, cocreator of Spider-Man, X-Men, The Hulk

Everyone knows someone like Serenity. And it’s often tempting to just look the other way. But this innovative new manga series introduces us to a confused teen in a way that's up close and personal. With action-filled art and realistic text, this is a fast-paced read that even a "non-reader" can get into. Try it, you might like it.
Melody Carlson, author of Diary of a Teenage Girl and the TrueColors series.

From the Back Cover

Trouble comes in small packages.

This one is five feet tall and weighs 98 pounds.

Her name is Serenity Harper and she’s one obnoxious little bundle of attitude, anger, and animosity. Can the care and concern of Derek, Kimberly, and the rest of the Prayer Club break through Serenity’s tough shell—and prove to her that true love does exist?

About the Author
Buzz Dixon is the founder of RealBuzz Comics. A veteran of the comic and cartoon industry, Buzz has worked with Stan Lee of Marvel Comics, and worked on numerous projects ranging from Precious Moments to Tiny Toons to G.I. Joe. Buzz and his family live in Southern California. Min "Keiiii: Kwon is responsible for the penciling and the inking for Serenity. Although primarily a manga illustrator, the recent Rutgers graduate works in many different forms of visual art.

Customer Reviews

First times not too bad!
Being a christian otaku, I was completely psyched to see this book in a Family Christian Store catalog. At first, the CG'ed pages made me feel disapointed. Some of the slang seems over the top, but it seems to tone down. Serenity's ideas of God are pretty common. And just this first book is enough to pull you in. Even if it's not perfect, its certainly enough. This book is made for teens. So expect some cursing (although its edited out, but the idea is shown, Serenity see's no reason not to mouth off when she's angry)and there's also an attempt to have sex (though it doesn't get even close). Realism is a very STRONG point. And this series is very promising and IMO long awaited.
Time for Christianity to break into comics! :D So check it out.

Christian Comic

Serenity Harper is hard-core. She is a teenager in trouble with the law. One more mistake and she will be in jail, a fact mentioned several times. After moving to a new high school, Serenity's bad attitude cause her many trips to the principal's office. She hangs with a tough crowd. But one group of people aim to make her a better person. Derek, Kimberly, and the Prayer Club try to reach past her tough exterior to help the lonely person inside. Can they succeed?

Serenity is a Christian comic book. It reads quick and easily while showing readers that they need to help others. It also shows that people just need someone to believe in them.

Second one's better
Finally a Christian book that isn't occutic or has inapporiate content! As a 15 yrs. teenager, I found this to be somewhat hip. The first few pages are slow and pathetic (quote "check out the new tassle." in other words, check out the new girl. What is up with that? I don't know anyone who talks like that!!) Also, starting the first frame with an absolutly pathetic pun is not a smart thing to do, especially if you want people to read this!! The lingo was kinda stupid, but the art was beautifully done, even though this is an american manga. Overall a great comic, but I would only read this just so you can understand what the heck is going on in the second one.