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Tom Gauld talks about Goliath – New Graphic Novel Out This Week!

Here’s Tom Gauld explaining that his new graphic novel Goliath seeks to fill the gaps in the biblical narrative: If you happen to be in London, Tom will next be appearing in Gosh! on Friday 9 March from 6:30pm for the … Continue reading

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Interview with Tom Gauld about his forthcoming graphic novel Goliath: Serif as Sacred Font

Tom Spurgeon has an interview with Tom Gauld which includes a discussion of his forthcoming graphic novel Goliath (“CR Sunday Interview: Tom Gauld”, The Comics Reporter, 22 January 2012), discussed earlier by Remnant of Giants. Have a read of the entire … Continue reading

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Goliath has a gigantic you-know-what. Tom Gauld’s graphic novel, Goliath (March 2012)

In Tom Gauld’s graphic novel, Goliath (Drawn & Quarterly, March 2012), the Philistine giant becomes a mild-mannered guy who would rather have an admin role: Given half a choice, he would pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say … Continue reading

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Captain Israel: Comic book nationalism at its most stupid

All of the myths of the modern state of Israel are on display in a new comic book which is available online: Captain Israel. Join Captain Israel as he creates a historical narrative in which Israel creates an oasis what was … Continue reading

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“The Greatest Theologian of the Twentieth Century” – The Story of Karl and Charlotte: A Dogmatic Fairy Tale

      Theological “greatness”: The Karl and Charlotte Collection: “6,000,000 words could never say how much I love you” “So Rösy must be the hidden Fourth!” “What goes on in the oikonomia stays in the oikonomia” “The sloth and … Continue reading

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“Open Door and Open Window Marriage” – The Story of Karl and Charlotte: A Dogmatic Fairy Tale

      “Marriage cannot and will not be carried through as a purely private undertaking. Even the smallest cottage of the happiest of lovers cannot be habitable inside unless it has at least a door and a few windows … Continue reading

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Academically, there are a lot of facts about Giants that are pretty cool: I Kill Giants, a Graphic Novel by Joe Kelly and JM Ken Niimura

… Barbara Thorson, as we learn a few pages later, is a giant-killer, carrying a hammer with her in a pouch, reading books on giants and conversing with invisible angels. Always ready to pounce and defend the world against giants … Continue reading

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“The sloth and misery of man” – The Story of Karl and Charlotte: A Dogmatic Fairy Tale

The Karl and Charlotte Collection: “6,000,000 words could never say how much I love you” “So Rösy must be the hidden Fourth!” “What goes on in the oikonomia stays in the oikonomia” “The sloth and misery of man” “Open Door … Continue reading

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Things you might not know about Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics Vol. II Part 2: (17) It predicted the AIDS epidemic

  Karl Barth (1886-1968): author, theologian, prophet.

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“What goes on in the oikonomia stays in the oikonomia” – The Story of Karl and Charlotte: A Dogmatic Fairy Tale

The Karl and Charlotte Collection: “6,000,000 words could never say how much I love you” “So Rösy must be the hidden Fourth!” “What goes on in the oikonomia stays in the oikonomia” “The sloth and misery of man” “Open Door … Continue reading

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