A CREATIVE ORTHODOX graphic novel
The Most Overlooked Story of Holy Week—Finally Brought to Light.
Discover Christ’s descent into Hades in a visually stunning, theologically rich graphic novel—faithful to Scripture and the Church Fathers.
“Anastasis: The Harrowing of Hades” is a full-colour Christian graphic novel that explores what happened to the Old Testament souls in Hades, the emotional build-up to the fateful crucifixion and the consequences of Christ’s enigmatic descent into hell.
Most know the story of the Cross and Resurrection—but what happened in between?

Based on Scripture and the Church Fathers, this graphic novel reveals the mystery of Christ’s descent in a way that’s both deeply moving and easy to understand.
What Readers Are Saying










This graphic novel is a perfect choice to place in our Orthodox church library. Graphic novels resonate well with our young people, and the topic is perfect for the time of year! Really well done interpretation! I enjoyed this immensely, and I believe any Orthodox family would find this book an excellent choice for family reading.
A+++
Collette
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What You’ll Find in Anastasis
Questions you may have
This book is based on biblical accounts, apocryphal writings and a rich tradition of theological and historical writings, including:
works by Met. Hilarion Alfeyev (Christ the Conqueror of Hell), The Gospel of Nicodemus, Coptic Psalmody, The Syriac Fathers, The Octoechos, Fr. Thomas Hopko's writings and other key Orthodox and early Christian texts.
Let the (Child's) senses receive their first impressions from sacred objects: the icon and the light of the lamp for the eyes, sacred hymns for the hearing, etc. The child as yet understands nothing of what is before his eyes, but his eye and hearing become accustomed to these objects, and they, occupying the heart beforehand, by this very fact put other objects far away.
Saint Theophan the Recluse
The Path to Salvation