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Jesus Christ Has Risen in Pop Culture

Jesus Christ Has Risen in Pop Culture

“Where’s your messiah now?” – Dathan “The Ten Commandments” (1956) Movies Christ figure is a concept that is not uncommon in literature, but this concept manifests itself in movies, too. Somethimes itâ’s obvious that a certain character is supposed to be representative of a messiah, and sometimes the subtlety of the character or his situation can lead to the depiction of a Christ figure by inference.  Unreality Mag put a little list together (make sure you read the comments): Matrix Superman Ellen Ripley – Alien 3 RoboCop John Connor – The Terminator movies Comic Books Jesus is also going graphic...

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Comic Critique Saturday: My Dead Girlfriend Volume 1

Comic Critique Saturday: My Dead Girlfriend Volume 1

My Dead Girlfriend is quite imaginative and entertaining. Why did I pick it up? The cover has a Joss Whedon quote, “. . . A Delight”. How I am supposed to refuse a testimony from Firefly’s creative genius? So, I took it home for a spin. Finney is the youngest member in the long and unfortunate Bleak bloodline, and has few pressures that weigh more heavily upon him than his impending, and most likely, cataclysmic death. The Bleak family is notorious for its members meeting their demise: Margaret Bleak, a magician’s assistant was literally sawed in half, and Archibald...

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