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| Cover to Batgirl #13. Art by Artgerm. |
I explore the connection between theology and graphic literature (such as comic books). New comics are released every Wednesday. Hence, Wednesday Theology.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
No Less Potent, No Less Terrible
Scorn not the Gods: Despite their non-existence in material terms, they're no less potent, no less terrible.
The only place Gods inarguable exist is in our minds where they are real beyond refute, in all their grandeur and monstrosity.
What's Mars but mankind's violent attributes personified? Or Aphrodite, save mankind's desires? The Homeristic sages recognized all Gods as aspects of "The One" yet missed the greater truth.
"The One" is us, each with a pantheon of Gods in our Right Brain, whence inspiration and all instinct springs.
Athena gives us automobiles, Mars our Mahdi uprisings. Is that not plague and miracle enough to sate the God of Exodus?
From Hell
by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Our Lunatics Were Prophets Once
William: Born in the Eighteenth century, our greatest prophet, William Blake, experienced visions; spoke with Milton's ghost, or the Apostle Paul...
Netley: Sound barmy.
William: Possibly.
And yet, as Alexander Gilchrist, Blake's biographer, suggests, 'Tis but comparatively recently that seeing visions would call into doubt a person's sanity.
Why, Roman military logs describe divine encounters quite routinely; less remarkable than horse-shoes lost or Quartermaster's lists. Our brains were different then: The Gods seemed real.
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In Gilchrist's words, Blake's spiritually belonged to earlier ages of the world, since when, as Hazlitt has remarked "The Heavens have gone further off."
Our lunatics were prophets once, and had a prophet's power. Never forget that, Netley.
From Hell
by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
Monday, November 28, 2011
All About Getting Presents
Pope: What's the matter?
Jesus: Christmas. Everybody's worried about what they're getting and what they're getting other people.
Nobody cares about my birthday anymore...it's all about getting presents!
It's like I was never even born.
When people hear "Christmas" they think of trees before they think of me!
It was bad enough when my mom used to tell me all my Christmas presents were for my birthday, too!
Battle Pope #11
by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Cory Walker
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Daily Batman
You know how comics are supposed to be all dark and realistic now? That clearly wasn't always the case.
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