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God’s Comic Book Profile

May 7, 2016 A. David

Presented without comment — how the Comic Vine site profiles “God” in comics. (Warning: May be NSFW.)

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2020
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2019
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2018
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2016
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2014
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  • November 22 Knights Templar + Prince of Persia = Heist Comic
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  • September 8 Wednesday Theology: Daring to Address God
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  • July 28 The Tangles of Comics and Religion
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2013
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  • November 5 Ignore Those Pesky Pages…
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  • October 18 Turban, not Wingtips
  • August 14 Islam and Comics: Sensing a Trend?
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  • June 26 Sermon Stumping for Man of Steel
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  • May 22 ReligionLink Targets Comics, Misses a Lot
  • May 3 Comics Remain Important — and Varied!
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  • March 18 Huffington Post Features Muslim Superheroes — VOTE NOW!
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  • January 31 Batman and the Tibetan Comic Book of the Dead
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2012
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2011
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