Greenflame
Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture, photography and faith from the Aotearoa New Zealand
Category: Comics
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Just a short post today highlighting some comics and graphic novels which might be of interest on Waitangi Day (and through the rest of the year too).
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Billed as “The Exorcist meets Alien” by AWA Studios, the five-part comic book series Sacrament wrapped up recently. Set in a future where religion of any sort has been made illegal, replaced by a form of militant scientism that requires a “pure faith” in science and human reason, the story centres on a case of…
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A while ago, Upshot Studios/AWA produced an excellent series of stories from the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic (see: COVID Comics). Over the past few months, in partnership with NBC News, they’ve been doing the same thing with grassroots stories of climate change. The stories are published online (at the link below) and will be…
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As well as all the angels and nephilim in comics, I’ve also been reading a number of titles based around the golem – the creature in Jewish folklore created from clay or mud who typically then becomes a helper or protector. Here’s a small selection of some of the graphic representations of the golem including…
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Recently there have been a bunch of comics either engaging with religion or taking religious elements and reworking them into their stories. Here’s the list of what I’ve been reading recently. (There will be a follow-up post on Golem-related comics)
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The ComicFest 2022 event run by Wellington Libraries back in May now has interviews and sessions up on YouTube. Some good sessions there to watch. Official ComicFest 2022 website: https://www.wcl.govt.nz/comicfest/ YouTube channel for ComicFest 2022: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwXHoIEe-2TKaF_2OqReIx96Ea6tvu68Q
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Recently, I’ve been reading a number of comics and graphic novels that deal with aspects of mental health and wellness. This is part of the wider project I’m developing on Comics, Social Change, and the Public Good which I’m hoping to work on more next year. Below I’ve listed a number of comics and graphic…
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Both RED (Retired. Extremely Dangerous), its sequel, RED 2, and The Losers play with the idea of government agents or soldiers who have been sold out by their country and now live on the margins of society. From those margins they are drawn back into action in order to clear their names and right wrongs…
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Stepping away from vampires and Japanese anime, today’s comic-based films are back in the action-adventure categories of hitmen (Accident Man) and westerns (the star-studded Cowboys and Aliens).
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Over the past few months I’ve started to collect comics and graphic novels that document the experience of COVID-19 in various communities. Most of these books are anthologies – collections drawing together vignettes of life from the perspective of people from all walks of life. There is something about how COVID-19 has permeated the everydayness…