Think of it as comics with a very central spirit.

Or – to take another approach, Vertigo without the massive turn towards the…darker side of things.

Alpha-Omega Comics, due for a spring launch, have set themselves up after a fashion that fully incorporates Christian spirituality and themes not only into their stories and characters, but into the center of their universe.

To explain it better…a passage from the Alpha-Omega website:

What separates the Alpha-Omega Universe from all other comic book company Universes? In a word, you. The Alpha-Omega Universe is, simply put, our universe. The very universe that you, me and everyone else lives in today. Alpha-Omega Comics Inc. has tapped into the comic book world like no other company before us, bringing reality and history to the pages of full color comics.

Our physical universe is riddled with uncertainty and confusion as to its origin and historical events that have transpired. There is a constant struggle between religion and science to prove that their theories about our universal origins are correct. Science is constantly being refuted and corrected, while religion can never be proven, at least not until you die. Here at Alpha-Omega Comics Inc., we have eliminated the debate by combining these two combative theologies in a way no one has attempted before, and in doing so, we provide an acceptable interpretation of exactly how events may have transpired. Many scientists believe in the "Big Bang" theory for various reasons, the most compelling being that there is considerable proof that the universe is still moving in a diametrical spread, expanding outward from a central point. Most religious advocates claim that the Lord God created the universe and want to hear nothing of the "Big Bang," reciting that it is physiologically impossible for an explosion to occur in a vacuumed void of space and time that contained no matter, no gas, not a simple atom or even the components that make up an atom. So, what exploded to cause the "Big Bang"?

Furthermore, are we to believe that all of the planets, satellites, stars, solar systems, galaxies and ultimately, the universe just simply formed perfectly without any need for sculpting whatsoever. Throughout history, it has been proven that destruction causes destruction, not creation. So, who is right? Consider that they are both correct. The Holy Bible recants the origin of the universe and states that the Lord said, "Let There Be Light!" BOOM! There you have a "Big Bang." An explosion that released all of the atoms, matter and gasses that the Lord God used to create the Heavens (which can be universal space itself or another plane of reality altogether), planets, satellites, stars, solar systems, galaxies and ultimately, the universe. Upon scrutiny, most scientists will refute the Holy Bible by exclaiming that it is impossible to believe that there is one, all powerful being residing in the universe that created everything.

The answer is simple. How can there not be an all powerful being that created everything? Human beings are simply not intelligent enough to fathom and comprehend a being of the Lord God's nature and magnitude. Another refutal comes when scientists laughingly remind us that many cultures worshiped ridiculous pantheons throughout the centuries who were imagined and never existed. But, were they only imagined? Consider the following. According to religion, there was a battle in Heaven, where 1/3 of the servants that God created, known as angels, decided that they wanted to be equal to God and, led by Lucifer, tried to overthrow the Kingdom of Heaven. This battle was probably a result of the gift of free will that God has bestowed on all of his organic creations, including us humans. Obviously, the rebellion was quelled and the 1/3 of rebellious servants were banished from Heaven. But where did they go. An acceptable explanation would be that, although some may have remained loyal to Lucifer, other banished angels may not have been happy with Lucifer and went out on their own to become the cultural pantheons that we know of in mythology today.

The Holy Bible itself explains that there were instances of heavenly beings mating with the beautiful mortals who bore giants and beasts. These same stories are riddled throughout cultural mythologies as well. So in this instance, we can interpret that history meets religion on a grander scale. These cultures worshipped their pantheons for some reason, and it is a well known fact that most myth gets its origin from some form of fact.

Continuing with the creation of humans. Scientists used to believe in the theory of evolution from a single celled organism and had even sold a train of evolutionary creatures to the public as our ancestry. For decades scientists believed in this 100%, until recently. Now they have discovered that several bipedal humanoids lived together at the same time and are now dated back millions of years before what was thought to have been the first man. This is simple proof that scientists really do not know and can never know the true origin of man. The Holy Bible supports these new scientific findings by stating in Genesis that God created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and then God created other humans. Furthermore, the Holy Bible is, in fact, a history book which does transcend and correlate scientific history and its historical figures. Finally, lets move ahead to the coming of the Christ. This event is historical truth, accepted by both religion and science. The only conflict is that Jesus Christ is the son of God. Whether he is or is not, he did exist and at that time most other mythology was phased out. An acceptable explanation is this. The heads of the pantheons decided that God had sent the Christ, the only begotten son of God, and that it was time to leave humanity alone or risk the wrath of God for a second time. Hence the disappearance of most of the pantheons. After the crucifixion of Jesus, only a few pantheons remained scattered on the globe, such as the Norse, a few Asian and the North and South American Native Pantheons. It didn't take long for the Christian Religion to spread and drive out these few remaining religions as well. Although, some cultures continue to worship their versions of God, it is entirely possible that their version is one in the same as the Christian God.

Today, the debate rages on with no clear answer in sight, but the Alpha-Omega interpretation of the Origin of the Universe is an entirely feasible explanation, and, that's our story and we're sticking to it. In conclusion, no matter what version of universal origin you buy into, we live in the here and now, and the Alpha-Omega Universe lives with us. So, if you happen to see Spirit or Ultramagnis flying overhead, or even yourself in one of our titles saving the day or helping a person in need, just remember, our choices are ours to make because of free will and ultimately, they define who we are. Everyone has a hero hidden inside.

Got it? For Alpha-Omega President James Vinson, the larger idea of a universe that is supported by Christian scripture is something that he has been developing for some time.

“The seed for what would turn into Alpha-Omega was planted many moons ago, probably when I was a sophomore in high school, and a comics fan,” Vinson said. “A few friends and I decided that we had a lot of great ideas for characters of our own, and we wanted to get into creating these characters and make them come to life.

“But, being 15 or 16, we had no way of knowing how to do it, so we sat down and created characters, came up with storylines, and that was about as far as it went. When you’re fifteen or sixteen, creating a comic book, let along publishing and distributing a comic is pretty much an overwhelming prospect. But, we continued creating characters and stories over the years.

“Finally, around March or April of this year, one of my buddies and I were talking, and we realized that we had all these characters around, so why not give it a go? We were older, had a better idea of how the comic business worked, so why not give it a try to get them out there? My friend was I the military, so I picked things up and started moving forward. I met up with another old friend, and mentioned the idea to him in passing. He gave me a call not too long after, and we decided to go ahead with it. From there, we had all the characters and storyline ideas, so we took off and ran with it.”

Alpha-Omega’s launch plans call for five titles, four of which are produced by Alpha-Omega: One, Spirit, Origins and Justice Rising, while the fifth, Destiny Series, is being produced by Vizione Productions. “We’re looking to work with up and coming artists and colorists who are looking to break in to the industry, and from there, hopefully, all of it – their careers and our titles will launch and take off as well,” Vinson said. “But at the same time, all titles that we produce will be interconnected in the same universe. That’s one of the stipulations of publishing under us. Destiny for example, it takes place in a different galaxy, but is still set in the same universe that the rest of the titles are set in, and obeys the same larger rules.”

And again, as explained above, the rules are that God created the universe - and that should not be as exclusionary as some may think. “I want to do is explain how the universe may have been created through both science and religion,” Vinson said. “Science has their version, and religion has their version, with a lot of correlation between them. So what we’re trying to do is combine the two and show how both can be possible. Of course, the one thing that’s key to that is the Lord God being the Supreme Being and creator of all things. For me, being a devout Christian, that had to be a part of the universe.”

That said, not all of Alpha-Omega’s titles will be evangelical, and not all the characters will be preaching as they save lives. “There may be one or two characters who will say, ‘God wants this,’ or ‘This is what Jesus might say about this problem,’ but then there are other characters who won’t mention God or Jesus, and will do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do. It’s a blend of Christian and mainstream, really. For example, Spirit and Templar will fit more along the evangelical line – the dialogue that they use will reflect that.”

Vinson’s plans call for a ground-floor explanation of the Alpha-Omega universe through the first few issues of Origins.

Vinson is very much aware that his particular view of Biblical history may ruffle more than a few feathers, but he’s convinced he’s on to something.

“History is history. There’s no refuting it. There were the various religions of the pantheons. People worshipped them. Now, sure, they may have just been statues, they may have just been things created from someone’s imagination, but in reading the Bible, it gives possibilities as to what they could have been. The Bible also mentions false gods – that could be a figure of speech, or it could mean that there were ‘false gods.’

“It’s all material that’s there in the Bible and open for interpretation. I try to listen to the points of views of many different people and scholars, and then, through all that, I came to my own interpretation and understanding of what is written, and what was said. I think that everyone should take in as much as they can and then make up their own mind instead of taking what came from someone else. So this is a broad perspective, and includes a lot of things that I’m sure there are a lot of people out there who consider themselves Christians haven’t even thought about, and at the same time, it allows me to incorporate a lot more story.

“The biggest thing that I want to do is honor God and inspire people – give them something else to think about. Even if they think it’s the most ridiculous thing they’ve ever heard, at least I can get the idea into their mind for a minute or two.”

And while Vinson said Alpha-Omega will be targeting the Christian bookstore market, he’s got his sights set…wider.

“I don’t have a specific set of readers – I want everybody. I set it up so that everybody can find something in the stories and universe to hold on to. There’s cultural mythology, there’s science, there’s religion. I want to include everyone – to make the horizon as broad as possible. That said, I know that you can’t please all the people all of the time, but my design for the stories and concept will be staying the same, so hopefully we’ll see people come over and stay because something in the approach to the titles interests or intrigues them.”

Alpha-Omega is currently offering a Christmas three-pack of the first issues of Spirit, Origins, and Destiny Series, all signed by Vinson. Click here for more information.