Paganism
Column: Look Up to the Skies and See
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How can city-dwelling Heathens bring back the old sense of wonder when gazing upwards? How can we reenchant the post-post-postmodern skies in this third decade of the 21st century?
Alligator Loki
Opinion: Marvel’s “Loki” in a Religious Context
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The popularity of Tom Hiddleston’s portrayal of Marvel’s Loki is often dismissed in Heathen circles, but Luke Babb argues that pop culture is a legitimate entry into Heathenry.
Paganism
Column: After Ragnarök – Interview with Michael Avon Oeming
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Karl E.H. Seigfried interviews comics artist Michael Avon Oeming about his new project, “The After Realm,” a comic set in the world after the Old Norse apocalypse of Ragnarök.
Paganism
Column: New Gods of the Fourth World
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I’ve known about Darkseid at least since he appeared on the cover of the first issue of DC Comics’ Super Powers in 1985. Since then, I’ve read dozens of comic books featuring the dark master of Apokolips and all the associated New Gods created by Jack Kirby. When the latest reboot of Superman comics introduced Lex Luthor’s Apokoliptian armor and use of a Mother Box, I realized that I’ve never really had a particularly clear grasp of Kirby’s whole DC mythology. I know who the characters are, I know about the strange melding of mysticism and technology, but I’ve never really felt like I fully understood what all the fuss and bother with these strange figures was all about. I decided to pick up a used copy of the first volume of Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus to start at the beginning and see if I could get a better understanding of the weirdness.
Paganism
Column: On Hammers and Other Worlds
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I come from carpenters. I’m not sure I would call it a family profession – more like the results of a long line of bull-headed men who couldn’t stand more than a few years of answering to a boss. Eventually, we all quit or got fired, picked up some tools, and starting putting up fences and building porches. We’ve never been the type to get certifications. My grandfather, even now, prefers to conduct as much of his business as possible in cash, a habit developed over decades of being paid under the table.