Doing God's Will in Comics
"Do as thou whilst, be the whole of the law." This is, of course, the only commandment of satanism, and goes against all we value and hold dear. So, how do we do God's will when creating comics and not our own will, which is wicked by nature? The answer is, we must have the Holy Spirit acting through us. Easier said than done (at least for me), but I'm determined to do my best.
When Stan Lee created Spiderman, it was a reaction from the cookie cutter stories he had been writing. He wanted to express the troubles of his audience (teenagers) by creating a character that they could identify with. Because Stan Lee was a decent and honorable man, his Spiderman stories expressed the sensitivity that he wanted by being that voice for young people.
Of course the rest is history. He created something that touched the hearts of others, and we all responded to the Peter Parker within us. Peter Parker was everyone of us, because he was good and decent, and so was what was within us all.
Even though Stan did what he wanted, because he was in contact with something good, his creation was something good.
The challenge is then, to let the Holy Spirit purify our hearts, and when we create it will be something good that flows through us doing God's will.
God has a way of frustrating the devils plans. The devil wants us to give into whatever creative whim we want, and the result will be disastrous. But to the degree we can purify our hearts, that creativity can become something amazing, fantastic, incredible, mighty, and invincible! Just believe it can!
Best,
Dan
Comments
Thanks Julio!
You have some fine stortytelling and art as well.
I like your work in Big Book of Martyrs (Paradox Press) and your Orange Peel 3 comic as well. Nice artwork, professional quality. You're a good example to follow. Keep up the good work :)
Julio.
I think you can read a lot of things into those characters. As far as Spiderman's fingers, that might be just a practical way of shooting his web. I would be more inclined to see the obvious stuff, like Marvel's "Son of Satan". Or "Hellraiser" which I personally worked on. Even though these stories still have a good vs evil theme, they are so permeated with evil imagery that I do consider them evil.
Here's an article that shows some the occult satanism that Marvel gravitates to. http://io9.com/339338/marvel-comics-renounces-marriage-embraces-sat...
Also, I'm more concerned about the atheism of all the major comic book characters. Batman Superman, Spiderman, the Avengers, they're all atheists. Whenever they get in a jam, they never appeal to God. Their thoughts are never on God (We know this cause we can see what they're thinking in the thought bubbles).
I don't what to defend Stan Lee, or Spiderman. The morals in his comics have been excellent at times (like in the page above). My main argument with them would be the lack of Christian beliefs in the characters and the industry as a whole. That seems to have taken it's toll on the industry.
The great deal of the comic book industry is heavily into the occult. It's obvious just by heading to your local comic book convention. There's evil images everywhere. I went to a comic book convention that I hadn't been to in years and was surprised to see adult film actors signing autographs. The whole industry has become a moral cesspool.
If anyone ever wants to work in mainstream comics, be ready to surrender your integrity at the door. I don't miss working in comics one single bit. The only thing I'm really proud of in my whole comic book career, is a story I did of St Paul in Marvel's "Big Book of Martyrs". Also, of course my own current online Christian comic "Orange Peel 3".
As a kid, my parents bought us (my brother and I) a comic book called Aventuras del cine y la tv (Argentina) that included stories about two Marvel characters: Spider-Man (el Hombre Araña) and the Incredible Hulk!
They were both super heroes but Spidey was the "good" one in the traditional way; Hulk was usually a destructive force, a misunderstood "monster" at best.
Spidey acted kindly and selflessly to defend the weak, and even had to run from the law when he was persecuted unjustly. This made the character more of a "hero". So I agree with you that Spidey is intrinsically "good".
But, now that you added satanism to the mix, I'll share one thing that I dislike about the character: The way he places his hand to shoot his web.
It's like a cornuto sign (sign of the horns). While this sign can be used in some cultures to say your spouse is cheating on you, it's a gesture related the devil. Anton LeVey, the writer of the Satanic Bible (in 1969) and founder of the Church of Satan (in 1966), and his followers (including rock stars) use it.
Coincidence? We'll find out someday.
In the meantime, I leave something else for thoughts: Why some of most followed fictitious characters in the world are based on repulsive animals? Rat (Mickey Mouse), bat (Batman) and spider (Spider-Man). Is it because of the "darkness" that's in us? Or is it because some clever humans (with help?) can trick everyone into thinking ugly things are beautiful?