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New release: Mano Sotelo's graphic novel "The War in Heaven" is an epic allegory of angels, rebellion, and good vs. evil that examines humanity's endless struggle with conflict
The story spans cultures and iconography from numerous religions, incorporating technology, myth, and history to explore the nuances of good and evil, the folly of absolutism, and the way concepts of conflict dominate how people see the world.
Through gorgeous imagery, character-driven dialogue, and a fascinating take on classic religious parables, Sotelo builds a thought-provoking metaphor for modern life, as well as the human tendencies that have withstood the test of time and seem to persist across cultural barriers. The characters and their struggles represent a collective obsession with conflict - whether internal or external, physical or intellectual - and raise important questions about identity, duality, and the nature of reality itself.
With conflict as the story's central theme, readers are prompted to consider their beliefs about right and wrong, absolute truth, and the innumerable ways internal and external conflicts guide thoughts and actions. By employing angels, devas, and other celestial beings, the author places these massive questions in metaphysical territory, yet grounds the characters and their motivations in familiar struggles and desires.
A wonderful balance of entertaining action and thought-provoking concepts, this epic graphic novel connects the personal and universal in a thrilling story that is ultimately about finding peace in worlds wrought by discord of all kinds.
The War in Heaven (ISBN: 9781963844788) can be purchased through retailers worldwide, including Barnes and Noble and Amazon. The paperback retails for $16.99 and the ebook retails for $5.99. Review copies and interviews are available upon request.
From the back cover:
After a third of Heaven's angels rebel, a fearful archangel struggles to save Heaven, humanity, and his older brother from absolute ruin.
Have you ever experienced internal or external conflict?
Reflect for a moment on the instances where you have observed conflict in external settings. War and other instances might stem from politics, race, economics, natural resources, religion, or other ideologies. Other cases could include the narratives found in mass media (e.g., the news, movies, tv, books, cartoons, and video games). Internally, psychological conflict may arise from struggles with emotional regulation, fears, desires, need for diversions, addiction, self-talk, and our response to constant technology and other stimuli.
When has humanity ever found peace in this collective history of conflict?
Exploring humanity's endless preoccupation with producing psychological, ideological, and emotional conflict, The War in Heaven is a story of one's relationship with reality. Ultimately, it presents a transformative journey of two brothers that discover peace in the face of addiction, diversions, anger, fear, and desire.
About the author:
Mano has always been interested in belief and value systems (i.e., philosophy, psychology, religion, and mythology), and the study of inherited truths. Specifically, how we create our realities every day through the adoption of prescribed precepts and largely unquestioned thoughts. Mano is an award winning visual artist that has over 23 years of higher education teaching experience. His work has been highlighted in national and international competitions and has been exhibited in art museums and galleries across the United States. Mano's formal education includes a BFA, MFA, and MBA degree.
To view more of Mano's work, visit: www.sotelostudio.com [https://www.sotelostudio.com/].
About MindStir Media:
MindStir Media LLC is an award-winning book publisher. To learn more about publishing a book with MindStir Media, visit http://mindstirmedia.com [http://mindstirmedia.com] or call 800-767-0531.
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