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- From: larocqu@gaul.csd.uwo.ca (JOHN LAROCQUE)
- Subject: True Believers (Marvel's religious comics)
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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 18:31:59 GMT
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- This one from the latest Bullpen Bulletins (in the Spirits of Vengeance #7
- with the Jumpin'Joe Kubert doing an awesome backup):
-
- "Churchgoers are in or a treat with the arrival of an all-new line of religious
- comics. Thomas Nelson Publishing, one of the largets publishers of Christian
- inspirational books and adventure fiction, has teamed up with Marvel, the
- maker of such books as ST FRANCIS and THE LIFE OF POPE JOHN PAUL II, to
- produce a whole series of titles primarily for the inspirational book market.
-
- (Praise the Lawd...... I continue)
-
- "Marvel will produce the ocmics while Thomas Nelson will distribute them
- to religious bookshops all over the world. The first three titles in our
- religious line debut this month. They are
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- PARAGON, which is a bimonthly 48 page series about a brand new teen superhero
- PILGRIM's PROGRESS, a 96 page adaptation of the classic novel
- and the X-MAS STORY, a 32 page retelling of the Nativity"
-
- what's next Stan - Fred Hembeck meets God, Groo destoys the biblical universe.
- Oh, and for social relevance - Jesus with a blackface - to compete with those
- guys at DC.
-
- How about more comics: Muslim Monolith - he destroys evil people and fights
- for Justice and Allah
-
- Maus: Nazi Fighter - by Art Spiegalman and cover by Barry Smith. Nuff said
-
- Hellfire and Brimstone - the Christian fundamentalist team-up book of motor
- cycle riding Christian vigilante warriors. Introduction by Jerry Falwell
-
- BornAgain: Man of Guilt - a mainstream preacher bores people to death and
- makes badguys sorry for their sins and ask to be bornagain.
-
- Mother Theresa's Comics and Stories - Catholic stories with a modern touch
-
- Krishna: Manowar - by Bart Sears. A vigilante god from the Hindu pantheon
- fights for justice EACH AND EVERY MONTH in a special warrior outfit.
- Oh, he has six arms.
-
- Buddha and the Mu Force - for your meditation every month, absolutely nothing!
-
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- ***FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING**
- ** John LaRocque ** "If you're the new messiah.. I'm going to be **
- ** marshall.law@uwo.ca ** the one to drive in the nails" MARSHALL LAW **
- ***FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING**FEAR*AND*LOATHING**
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