Manga Hero is an American publisher based in

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, that publishes graphic novels influenced by Japanese

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

. The company's stories typically involve heroic characters that usually come from a Jewish or Christian background. Manga Hero's current publications include ''Paul: Tarsus to Redemption'', written by Matthew Salisbury and Gabrielle Gniewek, as well as ''Judith: Captive to Conqueror'' and ''Many Are Called'' both written by Gabrielle Gniewek. The writers are from

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in San Diego.

Sean Lam Sean Lam is a Singaporean author and artist. He is best known for his two part graphic novel adaption of New York Times bestselling Larry Niven's sci-fi novel ''Ringworld'' and a 32-page Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Benedict manga comic where 300,000 ...

illustrated both series and lives in Singapore. Lam also illustrated a single volume comic titled ''It Takes a Wizard'' published by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2009. The organizers of World Youth Day 2011 recently announced that Manga Hero will launch a special comic titled ''Habemus Papam!'' where 300,000 copies will be distributed during the event in Madrid. This comic chronicles the life of Pope Benedict XVI and will be published in English and Spanish. Manga Hero hired Regina Doman in 2012 to write a more detailed graphic novel biography of

Pope Benedict XVI Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as p ...

, also illustrated by Lam, based on the World Youth Day 2011 book and also titled ''Habemus Papam!'' In 2014, the publisher developed a full color graphic novel about

Pope Francis Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the fi ...

written by Regina Doman and illustrated by Sean Lam. Manga Hero is also developing graphic novels on Pope

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and

Maximilian Kolbe Maximilian Maria Kolbe (born Raymund Kolbe; ; 8 January 1894 – 14 August 1941) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, Conventual Franciscan friar, missionary, saint, martyr, and a Nazi concentration camp victim, who volunteered to die in place ...

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* {{official website, http://www.mangahero.com Book publishing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Companies based in San Rafael, California