GODLING # 49 All-American Hero style? by J. Vandersteen

[Scott Eiler]

On 5/14/2015 5:39 PM, Andrew Perron wrote:
> On 5/13/2015 10:37 PM, Scott Eiler wrote:
>> On 5/12/2015 6:29 PM, Andrew Perron wrote:
> <snip>
>>> (Honestly, I'm also a bit uncomfortable with how the Greek gods are
>>> used, considering there are people who worship them today,
>>
>> though those people are even harder to find than practicing Druids,
>
> I actually know one Hellenic worshiper and one practitioner of Asatru,
> but no Druids.

heh.  Around Seattle, Druidic orders go on the Web and light up the map 
with their ceremonial sites.  One of my friends organizes events for an 
order with about ten Druids.  Recently one such was at my favorite local 
pub.  I'm tempted to tell him, my Lutheran church casts its shadow 
across that pub at (or about) sunrise on the day of the Summer Solstice. 
  And it probably does.  :)


>> This reminds me of that time Thor fought Shiva in Marvel Comics.
>> Thor had a hammer full of the powers of multiple pantheons, most of
>> which were defunct. Shiva had, well, one billion active believers
>> for whom he was part of the godhead. People have long since
>> wondered why Thor won that one.
>
> Oh god. I remember reading about that, and its weird, screwed-up
> characterization of Shiva. That's almost as bad as the time someone (was
> it Gerry Conway?) had Wonder Woman refer to a "one, true god" over all.

Avengers comics written by Jim Shooter also had Thor saying Odin (the 
"All-Father") never claimed to be supreme.  I took that seriously then, 
but reconsidered later.


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