Rescue Me! is a 38 page paperback comic book. There are a total of 8 chapters with bright illustrations and comic dialogue boxes. The story takes place in Capital City where a strange darkness starts taking over and the people are looking to Captain Sun to arrive and save the day. Captain Sun battles Black-Out and he is captured, but the villain escapes and Captain Sun has to call in some super hero friends.
At the end of each chapter there is a page from the Capital City Chronicle which looks like a page from a newspaper. These pages discusses a devotional topic that relates back to the story and gives a Bible verse. Devotional topics include: The Origin Story (God made us in His image and in Jesus wants to give us a new identity), The Greatest Rescue (Jesus died on the cross for our sins), The Bad Guys (we are all bad because of sin, Jesus' battle at the cross defeated sin), The 'Super-est' Power (the power to live like Jesus), The Good of Others (heroes help those in need), Your Secret Identity(we shouldn't do things to look good to those around us), A Team of Heroes (God's team, the church), and Being a Real Hero ( a true hero lives for God's glory and the good of others.)
Book 1, Rescue Me! What Superheroes Can Teach Us About the Power of Faith is the first of the series. There are two others at the time of this writing: Captain Sun and The Army of Fear and Captain Sun & The Scourge of the Shadow Dragon. All three books are available as a paperback or as a digital download.
I read Rescue Me! aloud to my 7,9,11, and 13 year olds. We all enjoyed the story and the lessons learned. The comic book part by itself is a great super hero story of the battle of good and evil, light and darkness. It is very family friendly and suitable for all ages. There is of course a bad guy, but it is not scary or violent. The story is not very long making it easy for younger readers to enjoy it but will also appeal to older children.
The devotional lessons throughout the comic book takes this up a notch from a regular comic book. There are some great Biblical lessons for the children to read and apply to their own lives as they are going through this story. "When no one else is looking are you living for God through the power of Jesus?"
We would definitely be interested in reading other Captain Sun Adventures. To hear what my Crew Mates had to say, stop by the Crew Blog!
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