08-12-2007, 08:30 PM
SethInAz
I am looking for some new comics, or old ones I've missed, dealing with faith and religion. So far I have:
Chosen
True Faith
Lore
I am aware of Old Testament, Lucifer and Preacher, but I am looking more for mini-series. It need not be pro- or anti- religion, I am open to both. Suggestions?
08-12-2007, 08:35 PM
Jef UK
Preacher ends and should be read.
08-12-2007, 08:36 PM
Ben
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08-12-2007, 08:40 PM
Pablo Diaz
Rob Liefeld's IThe Godissey
08-12-2007, 08:43 PM
xyzzy
Visitations by Scott Morse
08-12-2007, 08:38 PM
SethInAz
re: "Preacher ends and should be read."
Why is this?
08-12-2007, 09:24 PM
Jef UK
re: "Why is this?"
I think it's [Preacher] one of the best comics ever produced ever ever.
08-12-2007, 08:44 PM
Modok Gas
Newsarama had a complete issue of David: Shepherd Song posted on their website. It's a nicely illustrated comic of David as a shepherd boy. I think it's collected in a trade or something.
Anyway, here's the link:
http://www.newsarama.com/Alias/David/Davidissue_01.htm
08-12-2007, 09:26 PM
Albert
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08-12-2007, 09:28 PM
Ben
[Posts image: cover of Battle Pope: Wrath of God trade paperback.]
[http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=122876&page=2]
08-12-2007, 09:29 PM
Albert
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08-12-2007, 09:31 PM
McGeyser
re: "Visitations by Scott Morse"
That's what I thought when I saw the thread title. I greatly recommend this book.
08-12-2007, 09:32 PM
McGeyser
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08-12-2007, 09:33 PM
xyzzy
Midnight Nation by JMS, sorta.
08-12-2007, 09:35 PM
Villaginger Idiot
re: "Midnight Nation by JMS, sorta."
Still a very good book regardless.
08-12-2007, 09:34 PM
Ben
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08-12-2007, 09:34 PM
Ben
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08-12-2007, 09:35 PM
Alasar
Does Cerebus count?
08-12-2007, 09:35 PM
Ben
[Posts image: cover of True Story: Swear to God, by Tom Beland, which has the caption: "The Rain Kept Falling."]
08-12-2007, 09:36 PM
Ben
[Posts image: cover of Jesus comic, by Al Hartley.]
[http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=122876&page=3]
08-12-2007, 09:42 PM
Albert
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08-12-2007, 09:43 PM
The Human Target
Lucifer and Preacher both have ends.
And Battle Pope rules!
08-12-2007, 09:45 PM
Albert
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08-12-2007, 10:36 PM
nickmaynard85
Mike Allred is working on a comic book adaptation of the Book of Mormon.
08-12-2007, 11:06 PM
SethInAz
Well after numerous jokes it looks like the recommendations I'm considering are:
Visitations
Areala
Man of the Atom
08-12-2007, 11:11 PM
Dave_F
Doug TenNapel, the animator who created Earthworm Jim, incorporates Faith into most of his graphic novels. Creature Tech, Tommysaurus Rex and his new one, Black Cherry, come to mind. I've only read the first two and his Tim-Burton-meets-Jesus sensibilities don't do much for me, but the cartooning's great and his approach is interesting.
Much more recommended is P. Craig Russell's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's Christian allegory, The Selfish Giant. I still get chills.
Batman: Holy Terror is another good one, an Elsworlds imagining Bruce Wayne as a priest who resorts to extreme tactics living in an oppressive theocracy. DC will probably never reprint it, but it's my all-time favorite Elseworlds.
Oh, and [Jack] Chick Tracts [fundamentalist Evangelical Protestant comics]. Gotta remember the Chick Tracts!
[http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=122876&page=4]
08-12-2007, 11:14 PM
Dave_F
Here's a fun site to browse:
http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/comic_book_religion.html
08-12-2007, 11:34 PM
Dave_F
Did Hellblazer get mentioned yet? I think it was the first comic I ever read that put forth the notion that Angels might not be so good, Devils not so bad. Goes back at least to Jamie Delano's original run, but might extend to some degree back to Alan Moore's Swamp Thing.
I remember thinking it was some pretty crazy, subversive stuff back in the late 80s, though it became more and more conventional at Vertigo over time.
08-12-2007, 11:37 PM
artimoff
Daredevil: Born Again.
[http://www.606studios.com/bendisboard/showthread.php?t=122876&page=5]
08-13-2007, 12:13 AM
Dave_F
There was a good arc in Byrne's Next Men called "Faith". Featured one of the leads who was raised in a virtual environment (ala The Matrix) finding a path to Christianity. Was especially interesting coming from Byrne, a staunch atheist. I remember a scene where the character dreams of the crucifixion of Christ with all the major players being his friends and enemies.
08-13-2007, 04:04 AM
Sy-Klone
Peter David has written some books focusing largely on faith and religion as themes.
For instance, his run on Supergirl in the 90s dealt heavily with faith and religion. Supergirl came to realize that she was the Earthborn Angel of Fire and was tasked with taking down a demonic threat. Along the way, she frequently encountered a young boy named Wally who claimed to be God and was wise beyond his years. The first 50 issues or so featured this theme heavily.
Also, Fallen Angel is all about an angel named Liandra who fell from the grace of God to Earth to an ancient city of evil and corruption. The first six issues of the IDW run focus on the religious and faith elements of the book and are some of the best comics I read last year.
08-13-2007, 05:38 AM
Dusto
Cerebus
A Contract With God
Blankets
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