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Sacred and Sequential’s Top Overall 2019 Stories
Following our year-end listing of the top new stories in 2019, the question arose as to what were the top overall postings in 2019. That is, what were the most-read articles, regardless of what year they were published.
So, to satisfy curiosity, here are Sacred and Sequential‘s most-read pages over the course of 2019:
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Review – Toscano and Hartmann-Dow’s The Amazing Adventures of the Afterbirth of Jesus
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More Than You Ever Wanted to Know on Black Panther and Religion
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Sacred and Sequential’s Top 2019 Stories
As 2019 draws to a close, we at Sacred and Sequential wanted to take a look back at the year that was and recount the five most-viewed new posts. (Postings from previous years were not included in this list.)
Ultimately, it looks like comics Jesus and calls for new scholarship attracted the most attention! What’s coming in 2020?
Our thanks to all who contributed — and especially those who linked to us and read!
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Religion, Spirituality, and Comics – A Sampler (Part 1 of 3)
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No to Jesus with superheroes; Yes to Jesus with kung-fu beheadings
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CFP – Marveling Religion: Critical Discourse and the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Religion, Spirituality, and Comics – A Sampler (Part 2 of 3)
In the first part of this religion, spirituality and comics sampler, we looked at Mark Waid and Alex Ross’ Kingdom Come, Vertigo’s Lucifer, and Matt Hawkin’s The Tithe. In this instalment of the sampler we turn to a couple of Superman stories, encounter the mysterious Phantom Stranger, and investigate a murder in the Vatican.
4. Superman: Redemption
- Publisher: DC Comics (2007)
- Writers: Fabian Nicieza, Kurt Busiek
- Artist: Carlos Pacheco, Al Barrionuevo, Allan Goldman, Bradley Walker, Peter Vale, Walter Simonson
- Inker: Al Barrionuevo, Robin Riggs, Ron Randall, Jesús Merino, Walter Simonson
- Publisher link: https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/superman-1939/superman-redemption
The trade paperback, Superman: Redemption, brings together three different Superman stories with religious contexts:
Angel: Superman #659.
Redemption: Action Comics #848 & Action Comics #849
The Beast from Krypton: Superman #666.
The stories are interesting because the writers use an existing ‘non-religious’ narrative world or character – Superman – to explore something of the notion of religion and religious authority. Continue reading Religion, Spirituality, and Comics – A Sampler (Part 2 of 3)
Depictions of Jesus in Comics – the Sioux City Reporter Speaks to Dr. Coody
Sacred and Sequential‘s own Elizabeth Coody was featured by the Sioux City Journal this past week for her work at Morningside College and recent participation in the “Graphic Novels and Comics across the Humanities” conference. Food and Lifestyle reporter Earl Horlyk notes Dr. Coody’s astute observation that illustrations of Jesus as Caucasian or even quite muscular say “more about an artist’s interpretation than anything in the Bible.”
Additionally, S&S would like to further applaud our colleague for the wonderful sentiment behind her quote: “Well, I think it’s a sin to depict Jesus as dull.”