Scholar Touts Oldest Link to Jesus

Mon Oct 21, 5:11 PM ET
By RICHARD N. OSTLING, AP Religion Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - A burial box that was recently discovered in Israel and dates to the first century could be the oldest archaeological link to Jesus Christ, according to a French scholar whose findings were published Monday.

An inscription in the Aramaic language — "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus" — appears on an empty ossuary, a limestone burial box for bones. (rest of the story)

Gene Ha talks about The 49ers. (No, not the football team)

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BY ACE MACDONALD

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Waiting for the next "season" of Alan Moore's TOP TEN is worse than waiting for the next season of THE SOPRANOS. Luckily, while the award-winning superhero cop drama is on hiatus, there are two spin-offs waiting in the wings. Earlier we reported on SMAX THE BARBARIAN, a new mini series from Moore and Zander Cannon.

This time we caught up with artist Gene Ha, who's hard at work on TOP TEN:THE 49ers a 96-page graphic novel that goes back to the past of Neopolis, and explains the origins of Precinct 10. Gene has also drawn the graphic novel BATMAN: FORTUNATE SON and ASKANI'SON with Jeph Loeb and Scott Lobdell. Fans used to the gritty look of TOP TEN will be surprised by THE 49ers.
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Pat Gleason: Rising Comics Star.

THE MIDWEST'S RISING STAR:
PATRICK GLEASON TALKS 'NOBLES CAUSES,' 'HAWKMAN' & 'JSA'
by Arune Singh, Staff Writer
Posted: October 17, 2002
If you're one of those people who thinks that DC Comic's "JSA" has exhausted it's star power, think again: the newest creator to emerge with buzz from that series is artist Patrick Gleason, whose art on "JSA #39" has been turning heads. Add to that work on Image's critically acclaimed "Noble Causes: First Impressions" mini-series and high-profile pencils in "Hawkman Secret Files & Origins #1," and you can see why many people are looking at Gleason's career carefully. CBR News caught up with the artist at FALLCON in St. Paul, Minnesota last weekend and spoke to him about his career thus far.

"I always drew as a kid, did my own comics and eventually met Doug Mahnke," explains Gleason of his career's roots. "He showed me how to put together a portfolio and the basics of it all, so I took it to Chicago where I met Brian Vaughn. He was a writer on 'X-Men Unlimited' at the time and he got me my first work at Marvel on 'X-Men Unlimited #22.' That's how I broke in and after that, I assisted Doug for a few years. I don't know why I've always liked comics so much- it's been a strange obsession I guess. It's what I've always done and I like the idea of being able to tell a story. Maybe it's even a power trip, being able to create a world and do whatever you want in it, constantly testing yourself, coming up with new ways of pushing things- it's all really rewarding."
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