Kurt Kolka invited me to send in information about Galen the Saintly (mouse angel) to this guy who's writing a book called Armour of God: the Encyclopedic History of Abrahamic Superheroes. It's a complete repository of information on superheroes who are openly Christian, Jewish, or Islamic.It's kinda kooky how these superhero freaks seem to accept Galen as a superhero. Galen doesn't accept himself as one. He's got a disdain for the practice of pummelling and destroying things. As long as I've had him in Cardinal Adventures, he's been more of an evangelist and teacher than a superhero. I always made a point to have him teach an object lesson.Says he, "Sometimes I think the only difference between superheroes and bullies is whose side they're on."I've been sketching the little guy as of late, making minor modifications to his body to make him more mouselike. I'm experimenting with making him roughly 3½ times as tall as his head, giving him a more rotund body, shorter legs, and longer feet. As soon as I can find some time, I'm going to color up one of my sketches and put it up here to see what you think of it.
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