climbing the dragon’’s ladder: the martyrdom of perpetua and felicitas

ANDREA LORENZO MOLINARI received his Ph.D. from Marquette University (New Testament and Early Christianity, 1996). After ten years in ministry, he spent a combined twelve and half years teaching for Creighton University and Barry University, directing schools for ministry training. In addition, he managed an online school of theology that utilized video teleconferencing technology to deliver its courses. Currently, he works as a director of education for Global Real Estate Education Network, an online real estate education company. Molinari is also an active writer. His theological writings vary considerably in genre and include five books, two scholarly monographs: The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles (2000); and ’I never knew the man’: The Coptic Act of Peter (2000); the illustrated novel you now hold in your hands: Climbing the Dragon’s Ladder: The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas (originally published in 2006); a role-playing game: Romans and Christians A.D. 64 (2009), and, most recently, a graphic novel also published by Caliber Comics entitled, The Shepherd: Apokatastasis (2015). A sequel, The Shepherd: The Path of Souls, is due out in 2018. In addition, he has published numerous articles related to early Christianity as well as a variety of popular theological pieces. Also in the field of comics and graphic novels he serves as a submissions editor and project editor for Caliber Comics, contributing to Alberto Conte’s Tales from the Outer Rim and The Devil’s Armchair: Massimo Rosi’s Morning Star all with Caliber Comics; and Jurii Kirnev’s Vanity with Source Point Press. He also was involved with a television documentary with BBC/ Discovery entitled, Peter, Jesus’ Fisherman. TYLER WALPOLE has been a valued illustrator in the entertainment industry since the year 2000. His clients include Marvel Entertainment, Warner Bros Animation, Marvel/Lionsgate, DC Comics, Blizzard, Wizards of the Coast, Paizo’s Pathfinder, IDW, and Dynamite Entertainment, among many others. His most widely seen work can be found almost anywhere in the form of licensed character images created directly for Marvel Studios. He has illustrated iconic images for every Marvel Studios movie since 2013, including: Captain America: Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant-Man.