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

[Andrew Perron]

On 5/14/2015 9:24 PM, Scott Eiler wrote:
> 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.  :)

Fascinating!

>>> 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.

Ugh. Uuuuuuuuuuuugh.

Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, ugh