Are We the Masters of the Universe?

Are We the Masters of the Universe?

“I have the power!” is a quote not brought up often enough at the Global Leadership Summit or in the Harvard Business Review. It seems to me the definitive quote on power relations considered through a Marxist, feminist, post-colonial or Christian lens. It was, of...
Questioning Society Discovers Jesus in Comic Books

Questioning Society Discovers Jesus in Comic Books

We live in a time when the largest growing religious group is known as the “nones” – people who do not claim any religious affiliation. In the Jan. 29 issue of “The Christian Century,” the rise of the nones is one of the top 10 trends of the 2010s. Within this group,...

Graphic Novels Hold Mirror Up to Society

I have loved comics since I was 7 years old. My grandmother bought me a copy of “Justice League of America” on a trip to the drugstore, and I was hooked. Back then the comics told tales of guys and gals in long underwear who flew around doing all manner of...

The Bible: Eden

If you have read the Bible, one fact is certain: It is not rated G. Many of its stories deal with very mature subjects. IDW Publishing has printed a new hardbound comic entitled, The Bible: Eden. In its pages, Scott Hampton paints visuals for Keith Giffen and Dave...