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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

The trade paperback, Superman: Redemptionbrings together three different Superman stories with religious contexts:

AngelSuperman #659.
Redemption: Action Comics #848 & Action Comics #849
The Beast from KryptonSuperman #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)