Jul 7
Now this is a proper Simon. Religious trauma is my favorite flavor of character angst.
Also, this was a nice excuse to practice my coloring.
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Now this is a proper Simon. Religious trauma is my favorite flavor of character angst.
Also, this was a nice excuse to practice my coloring.
gospel of john 20:27
Marvel Jesus
Civil War II (Spider-Man holding the body of Tony Stark)
La Pietà by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Virgin Mary holds the body of Jesus)
What If? Fallen Son
The Avengers #31 (2020) "The Last Temptation of Tony Stark" (Tony fights the demon Mephisto, "The Lord of Hell", who claims to be the Christian Satan)
"The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988) by Martin Scorsese (based on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name)
Infernal Hulk #6 (Tony Stark, wearing the Hellbuster armor and wielding the Spear of the One Above All, battles the Hulk, who has been possessed by the demon Eldest)
idk if this means anything, but I just realized something hilarious.
So, Satan has numerous representations, right? Not only is he associated with the number 666 (which Gaster uses a lot), but he's characterized as several different kinds of creatures, the most common being:
Angel
Demon
Dragon
Goat
Human (often with odd features such as red eyes)
And... oh! Wouldja lookit that? ALL of these are prominent figures in DR.
If this wasn't intentional, it's hilarious.
WAIT. FUCK. WAIT. HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD. IN HIS HAND. FUCK.
LITERALLY. LIKE HE LITERALLY DOES. BUT ITS ALSO THR SONG. IT’S A SPIRITUAL SONG. ANOTHER RELIGIOUS REFERENCE. LIKE THE HAIL MARY. HELLO??? I’m probably stupid and everyone else realised this ages ago. But I’m very tired and augjdkdjdh. He’s got the whole world in his hand😭😭 The whole wide world in his hand. He’s got everybody here in his hand. Oh my god. Holy shit.
I love how this montage during the Challenge of the Gods between Thor vs. Sharra & K’ythri overtly references & subverts some of the more grim & disturbing elements from the Biblical Old Testament, such as Abraham’s attempted sacrifice of Isaac, the Nephilim from the Book of Enoch, as well as two of the Ten Plagues of Egypt.
From Mighty Thor (2015) #17 by Jason Aaron & Russell Dauterman.
Midnight Mass (2021) - Gospel / The Creation of Adam (c. 1512) - Michelangelo