Comics Are My Religion: Phantom Stranger Podcast with A. David Lewis

Welcome to Comics Are My Religion, a look at theology through the lens of comic books. There are some basic ground rules about engaging in respectful dialog about religion in this column. The column below may have spoilers for books you might not have read, so be warned!

The Phantom Stranger has a long and varied history in the DC Universe. But in the New 52 Universe, in "Phantom Stranger" #0 by Dan Didio and Brent Anderson, his origin has been explicitly tied to a religious and biblical story. This is perhaps the closest a mainstream comic has come to making Judeo-Christian characters legitimate players in a fictional universe. What does this mean theologically? What does this mean for comics?

This month, we're back in podcast form, and Dr. A. David Lewis joins me again to discuss the new Phantom Stranger's origin and the ramifications of who he is to the larger Christian mythology in comic form.

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If you have questions or feedback on the podcast, comment below or visit us at the ComicAttack.net Forums under the Comics Are My Religion Thread.

NEXT MONTH: We'll play "Stump the Priest!" Toss me your difficult questions involving religion and/or comics. You can do so on the forum, by e-mail, or Twitter.

Podcast music by Vigilantes of Love, "Judas Skin."

Jeff Jackson
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@FrJeffJackson

Contest of Champions Live Episode #48: Invisible Woman vs. Professor X

Welcome to Season 2 of the internet's only superhero fight podcast, Contest of Champions Live! Each week, your hosts the Clobberin' Clergyman and the Canadian Capekiller referee between a group of competitors, each with a team of Marvel superheroes, to battle it out and decide once and for all who can beat up who.

• Listen to Episode #48 here! You can click the link to listen to the podcast or right click “save link as” to download it.
• VOTE for who you think would win here!

It's the Season 2 FINALS!!!! This week, the guys are joined by competitors Eli Anthony and Tom McNeely,as Professor X takes on Invisible Woman in Hell's Kitchen for all the CoC marbles! Also in this episode, we talked about the new "Team 7" book from DC, our greatest comic story arc of all time, and our Fights of the Week from "Amazing Spider-Man Annual #18," "Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #3," "Spider-Men #5," and "Superman #12." Also, in our Power Rankings segment, we rank Gentle, Mr. Hyde, Skinless Man, Venom, and Wolverine!

Leave us an iTunes review, follow us on Twitter @CoCPodcast, or talk to us on Facebook atfacebook.com/cocpodcast. Listen to past episodes by going here. And you can now find us both here at ComicAttack.net, and over at ComicRelated.com!

Jeff Jackson

jeff@comicattack.net

@FrJeffJackson

Contest of Champions Live Episode #45: Professor X vs. Protector

Welcome to Season 2 of the internet's only superhero fight podcast, Contest of Champions Live! Each week, your hosts the Clobberin' Clergyman and the Canadian Capekiller referee between a group of competitors, each with a team of Marvel superheroes, to battle it out and decide once and for all who can beat up who.

• Listen to Episode #45 here! You can click the link to listen to the podcast or right click “save link as” to download it.
• VOTE for who you think would win here!

This week, the guys are joined by competitors Tom McNeely and Dan Briand, as the former Avenger Protector takes on Professor X, in Hell's Kitchen! Also in this episode, we talked about local Ontario comic shop The Dragon and its owner Jennifer Haines who recently won an Eisner, how Iron Patriot might show up in Iron Man 3, who we think would win in a fight between the entire Marvel & DC universes, and our Fights of the Week from Aquaman #12, Hellblazer #292, Locke & Key Grindhouse #1, and Web of Spider-Man #129.2! Also, in our Power Rankings segment, we rank Cloud 9, Dust, Mercury, Sandman, and Veil!

Leave us an iTunes review, follow us on Twitter @CoCPodcast, or like us on Facebook. Listen to past episodes by going here. And you can now find us both here at ComicAttack.net, and over at ComicRelated.com!

Jeff Jackson

jeff@comicattack.net

@FrJeffJackson

Contest of Champions Episode #44.1: Rob Liefeld vs. Scott Snyder

Welcome to Season 2 of the internet's only superhero fight podcast, Contest of Champions Live! Each week, your hosts the Clobberin' Clergyman and the Canadian Capekiller referee between a group of competitors, each with a team of Marvel superheroes, to battle it out and decide once and for all who can beat up who.

• Listen to Episode #44.1 here! You can click the link to listen to the podcast or right click “save link as” to download it.
• VOTE for who you think would win here!

In this SPECIAL episode, the hosts of CoC face off against one another to discuss who would win in a fight between Twitter-rant extraordinaire Rob Liefeld and "head" Batman writer Scott Snyder. We all want to know, right? So take a listen and then visit the forums and cast your vote!

Leave us an iTunes review, follow us on Twitter @CoCPodcast, or like us on Facebook. Listen to past episodes by going here. And you can now find us both here at ComicAttack.net, and over at ComicRelated.com!

Jeff Jackson

jeff@comicattack.net

@FrJeffJackson