Table of Contents
Author's Note xiii
Introduction xvii
In the Beginning xxv
Part 1 Children's Stories
1 Ransom 3
2 First Contact 9
3 God Games 17
4 Superhero Serum 27
5 Make Believe 37
Part 2 Into the Dojo
6 A Wolverine, a Donkey, and a Mime 51
7 One Degree of Separation 61
8 Of No Earthly Good? 69
9 The Other Side 79
10 Blessed Are Those Who Mourn 91
11 Walk a Mile 97
Part 3 Into the World
12 Mercenary 105
13 Buccaneer Maps 111
14 Repeater 123
15 Traveling Mercies 131
16 The Call 141
Part 4 Reanimation
17 The M-Word 151
18 Father Time 161
19 Ten Virgins 169
20 Shy 177
21 Buffet Faith 181
22 God Is Black 185
23 That Which Is Common 195
24 Repelled 203
25 The One Behind Everything 207
Conclusion: Beginnings and Endings 217
Scripture References 223
Kickstarter Contributors 224
Acknowledgments 225
About the Author 227
About the Illustrator 228