The Golden Plates Comic Books & Giveaway {Book Review}

My kids have been way into comic books this summer. Their grandma had a box of old Archie comic books and the kids have been reading them and leaving them all over the house. When I heard about this new Golden Plates book series I knew my kids would love them.

First off I have to explain that these aren’t totally comedic, which is good because the scriptures aren’t really all “funny”. These book are creative, fun and they have great pictures! They are more of a graphic novel, which when I first heard that term years ago I thought that sounded really weird, but graphic novels are just a novel in comic-strip format. When this book first came in the mail my son that is 10 was so excited! The book has floated around the house and everyone has picked it up and read it! They all liked it and I can’t wait to get the other 5.

The Golden Plates is an illustrated adaptation of the fifth best selling book of all time, The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, which has sold over 120 million copies. This graphic novel/comic book adaptation was first created in 2005 by award winning artist Michael Allred. The Premium Edition has replaced the full text originally included in the first edition with simplified and edited text, making the story easier for younger readers to follow and also showcasing more of the stunning artwork. It has also been converted to digital form for enjoyment on phones, tablets, and desktop devices through Amazon, iTunes, and Kobo. New printed editions have also been released through Amazon.

The first 6 issues cover the first 145 pages (27%) of the Book of Mormon, from 1st Nephi through the Words of Mormon. This adaptation is a fun and enthralling to way to help older children and teens understand and enjoy the Book of Mormon in a format more advanced than simplified children’s stories or scripture readers meant for young children.