This may have been posted already, but the board moves so fast these days I find it hard to keep up...
Has anyone seen this...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/cartoons/6059421/Worlds-first-Muslim-superheroes-the-99-are-headed-for-British-television-screens.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/cartoons/6059421/Worlds-first-Muslim-superheroes-the-99-are-headed-for-British-television-screens.html)
Have these fella's been around for ages or is the Telegraphs claim that they are the first Muslim superheroes just lazy journalism?
I love the idea that there are 99 of them- one for each one of Allah's attributes, nutty as fuck!
Quote from: Dog Deever on 13 September, 2009, 10:12:24 PM
I love the idea that there are 99 of them- one for each one of Allah's attributes, nutty as fuck!
Strictly speaking they aren't:
QuoteHowever, despite being called the 99, there will never be a full cast of 99 superheroes since it is forbidden to depict all Allah's attributes
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... although the nutty part might be right. Not that I'm putting down Islam mind...
I saw clips from a really dodgy superhero series based around Christianity a while back. I grew up in a Christian household and I have respect for a lot of the values and beliefs but this programme was really embarrassing, although it did make me chuckle. (Albeit probably from the wrong reasons.)
I'm surprised no one's done this before really. Every major religion is ripe for a decent comic book twist/slant without getting too preachy.
Heh, anyone remember this?
Captain Euro! (http://www.captaineuro.com/)
Hmmm, Judaism has Superman, but who does Christianity have? The X-Men? (aside from the giveaway cross in the name, they have any number of spin-off teams with subtly different ethos, they're aloud to repeatedly turn evil and then be forgiven, and when they sacrifice themselves for a world that doesn't understand them they're usually back from the dead in about three days).
There is more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_99
I heard about it because they had attracted quite a lot of comic talent to work on it, like John McCrea (did this come up in his Megazine interview?).
Quote from: TordelBack on 14 September, 2009, 01:27:02 PM
Hmmm, Judaism has Superman
Which might make the upcoming JLA/99 crossover... interesting.
Quote from: TordelBack on 14 September, 2009, 01:27:02 PM
Hmmm, Judaism has Superman, but who does Christianity have?
Jesus?
Quote from: TordelBack on 14 September, 2009, 01:27:02 PM
but who does Christianity have?
Ultrachrist. (http://www.leisuresuit.net/ultrachrist/)
Cheers
Jim
Quote from: TordelBack on 14 September, 2009, 01:27:02 PM
Hmmm, Judaism has Superman, but who does Christianity have?
Battle Pope?
Quote from: TordelBack on 14 September, 2009, 01:27:02 PM
Hmmm, Judaism has Superman, but who does Christianity have? The X-Men? (aside from the giveaway cross in the name, they have any number of spin-off teams with subtly different ethos, they're aloud to repeatedly turn evil and then be forgiven, and when they sacrifice themselves for a world that doesn't understand them they're usually back from the dead in about three days).
Wet myself (figuratively, not literally) at that. Brilliant.
Who do we atheists have?
Atheist superheoes? Hmm. Aren't we spoilt for choice?
QuoteBattle Pope?
Has potential for marketing. You could sell 'Pope-On-A-Rope-Soap' or, failing that, 'Jesus Orange (King of the Juice)'.
I'll get me coat.
-Bouwel-
Quote...they're aloud to repeatedly turn evil..
My brain. My beautiful brain. Once we were unstoppable. Now, this. I blame Cheryl Cole (assuming she's the cute one),
The cute one prone to racist violence in Guildford nightclubs currently appearing on X factor without a stain on her vile character?
Yeah, that's her.
Well- there's is Diamond Dan, aka Sash Gordon, who got off on good christian footing by stealing his look from someone else and sticking a big sash on...
Perhaps the Catholic church could institute Captain Inquisitor- he could live in a cave beneath the Vatican, outfitted with all manner of torture devices and have tenuous links with the Hitler Youth.
Oh, wait a minute- someone has already come up with something similar, haven't they?
Quote from: Mike Gloady on 14 September, 2009, 06:57:37 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 14 September, 2009, 01:27:02 PM
Hmmm, Judaism has Superman, but who does Christianity have? The X-Men? (aside from the giveaway cross in the name, they have any number of spin-off teams with subtly different ethos, they're aloud to repeatedly turn evil and then be forgiven, and when they sacrifice themselves for a world that doesn't understand them they're usually back from the dead in about three days).
Wet myself (figuratively, not literally) at that. Brilliant.
Who do we atheists have?
Jesus or God wont save you but SuperDawkins will.
SuperDawkins - Defender of the Faithless and Destroyer of Dogma.
SuperDawkins - The Nihilistic will pray that he will save them.
Quote from: TordelBack on 14 September, 2009, 01:27:02 PM
Hmmm, Judaism has Superman, but who does Christianity have?
The Incredible Popeman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Popeman)?
QuoteYeah, that's her
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Cute, though.
By virtue of never watching X-Factor or reading the bits of papers that cover celebrity nite-club fights, I get to make a pure aesthetic judgement based on the assumption that she's the one i think she is. Life is so much better that way.
The women in my life are all gossip mag fiends, I absorb it through osmosis.
By the way, us nihilistic atheists don't pray. Not even to Dawkins or Darwin. They'd don't exist.
Nihilists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, at least it's an ethos.
Can I just make it clear I was being sarcastic. I'm sick of people characterising Atheism as nihilism - they're quite distinct and I'm about as far as you can get from a nihilist.
Heh! Panic not, Mike!
He's quoting the classics...
Ah, quite.
I wasn't being grumpy either. Thanks Your Lordship.
Sorry Mike, didnae mean to offend! (fucking nihilists)
See? This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass!
Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey.
Quote from: Mike Gloady on 15 September, 2009, 12:07:38 PM
Can I just make it clear I was being sarcastic. I'm sick of people characterising Atheism as nihilism - they're quite distinct and I'm about as far as you can get from a nihilist.
You have no faith in Religion.
You have no faith in Nihilism.
What do you have faith in ?
I lost faith in Nihilism a long time ago and i am undecided about Agnosticism.
Myself and a few others completed an in-depth an vaguely academic 'what religion/belief are you?' test. They all got the usual 'agonostic', 'athiest', 'Christian', etc.
My result? Satanist (Anton LaVey school).
-Bouwel-
Quote from: Bouwel on 15 September, 2009, 04:55:39 PM
Myself and a few others completed an in-depth an vaguely academic 'what religion/belief are you?' test. They all got the usual 'agonostic', 'athiest', 'Christian', etc.
My result? Satanist (Anton LaVey school).
-Bouwel-
Repent while you still can and immerse yourself in holy water.
;D :o
I wouldnt mind taking that test to see what the result would be.
QuoteRepent while you still can and immerse yourself in holy water.
It burns! It burns!!
-Bouwel-
Why not try "The Church of God The Utterly Indifferent"?
Great group rates and free air hockey Tuesday nights.
If there's free tea and biscuits as well, I'm there.
-Bouwel-
Quote from: PeterWolf on 15 September, 2009, 05:40:56 PM
Quote from: Bouwel on 15 September, 2009, 04:55:39 PM
Myself and a few others completed an in-depth an vaguely academic 'what religion/belief are you?' test. They all got the usual 'agonostic', 'athiest', 'Christian', etc.
My result? Satanist (Anton LaVey school).
-Bouwel-
Repent while you still can and immerse yourself in holy water.
;D :o
I wouldnt mind taking that test to see what the result would be.
There's probably a Facebook quiz you can take.
There is also The Church of the absentee landlord.
Nothing much happens and nothing in the way of bread or water is given out and certainly no miracles.
Bouwel has strayed too far down the left hand path to be saved by the sound of it.There might be another way to cast out those demons though.....
Just dont tell him where CF lives as he might steal CFs chickens.
QuoteBouwel has strayed too far down the left hand path to be saved by the sound of it.There might be another way to cast out those demons though.....
The power of Tharg compels you...?
-Bouwel-
Quote from: Bouwel on 15 September, 2009, 08:00:49 PM
QuoteBouwel has strayed too far down the left hand path to be saved by the sound of it.There might be another way to cast out those demons though.....
The power of Tharg compels you...?
-Bouwel-
Absolutely.
It was definately Tharg speaking when i was listening to the voices.....
I was speaking in tongues earlier as well .It might well have been Betelgeusian.....
;D
The voices say...join the First Church of Bouwel....we have biscuits and tea on Saturdays.
-Bouwel-
Quote from: Bouwel on 15 September, 2009, 08:16:59 PM
The voices say...join the First Church of Bouwel....we have biscuits and tea on Saturdays.
-Bouwel-
Lets see if we can turn the tea into alcohol and the biscuits into pizzas or burgers and multiply the quantity so there is enough to feed thousands.
The voices [Tharg] say YES !!
Free copies of 2000ad and Case Files will be materialised out of thin air !!
Purple Grape Kool-Aid free at the door !