I’m sorry for all the sparks recently, but I couldn’t resist this one. Enjoy!
Entries Tagged as 'Comics'
Spark: Training
July 22nd, 2008 · by xJane · No Comments
Tags: Art · Atheism · Belief · Bible · Christianity · Comics · Creativity. · Fiction · Getting over Religion · Gods · Humor · Pop Culture · Religion · Satire · Skeptic · Spiritual Progressives · Spirituality · Undead
I am Iron Man.
May 2nd, 2008 · by John · 3 Comments
It’s been a stressful week. It’s time to watch an eccentric, alcoholic playboy kick terrorist ass in a high tech suit made of pure CGI. What could top this? Play some Black Sabbath in the background.
Anyone in the OC area care to join me this weekend?
Why I Read Comics
February 18th, 2008 · by John · 2 Comments
Because they compact revelations into a glance. This one’s called “How it Works”:
This comic is more eloquent than any treatise I can write on the power of stereotypes (and of sexism in particular). I’m thinking of how many times someone’s annoyed me with their going 45mph down the 405. As I pass them, I glance […]
Tags: Comics · Feminism · Humor
Batman is a Lapsed Catholic
January 14th, 2008 · by John · 2 Comments
Can you name Superman’s religious affiliation? How about Hellboy’s? Is anyone surprised to learn that Lex Luthor is portrayed, at least in one of his many incarnations, as a “Nietzschean atheist?” Adherents.com has an alternately comprehensive/tenuous listing of super heroes, sidekicks and villains and their religions. If, like me, you’re into comics and religion (get […]
