Comic Book

The Standard

The Standard is a coming-of-age comic series about a young man learning how everyday choices shape his identity, character, and future. Through pressure, friendships, private decisions, discipline, work, and mentorship, each issue brings lessons of accountability, purpose, leadership, and wise decision-making to life in an original visual story.

Available formatsKindle and print

Issue One: Kindle now for $5.99 · print August 18, 2026 for $12.99.

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Issue One

4:47 a.m.

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Thirteen-year-old Malachi Kai Rowe is embarrassed by his father's honest work and drawn toward the influence of an older teen. One difficult night forces him to confront peer pressure, respect, consequences, and the kind of young man he is choosing to become. It is a story about discipline when no one is watching, about the difference between anger and fuel, and about the moment a young man decides who he is going to be.

Kindle available now — $5.99. Print releases August 18, 2026 — $12.99.

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Issue Two

The Company You Keep

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Malachi's loyalty is tested when the wrong crowd offers fast approval and a dangerous shortcut. As pressure closes in, he must decide whether belonging is worth compromising the trust, values, and future his family and mentors are fighting to protect.

Kindle edition available now on Amazon.

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Issue Three

No One's Watching

October 2026

With no audience and no one forcing him to work, Malachi faces the quiet test of self-discipline. School, training, and responsibility reveal that character is built in the unseen choices that prepare him for the moments everyone will notice.

Coming to Kindle and print everywhere books are sold.

Releasing October 2026