Comments on: Mission to the Heathens 2 of 5 http://www.colintedford.com/2009/mission-to-the-heathens-2-of-5/ Colin Tedford's comics & stuff. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:36:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Colin http://www.colintedford.com/2009/mission-to-the-heathens-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-12355 Colin Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:46:47 +0000 http://www.colintedford.com/2009/mission-to-the-heathens-2-of-5/#comment-12355 Thanks, guys! Blake, Marek is right about the sequence you mention - the tribal folks have a relatively egalitarian social structure, but the priest assumes the shaman-guy has the power to command people. Marek, avoiding racial differences does help focus the story a little more, though mainly I was just thinking about the original Christianization of Europe (of course, this strip veers well away from historical accuracy to highlight the worldview differences without getting too involved). I started drawing the strip to submit to a European magazine (hence the wordlessness); the theme for the issue was "Mortal sin" (hence the subject matter). Thanks, guys!

Blake, Marek is right about the sequence you mention – the tribal folks have a relatively egalitarian social structure, but the priest assumes the shaman-guy has the power to command people.

Marek, avoiding racial differences does help focus the story a little more, though mainly I was just thinking about the original Christianization of Europe (of course, this strip veers well away from historical accuracy to highlight the worldview differences without getting too involved). I started drawing the strip to submit to a European magazine (hence the wordlessness); the theme for the issue was “Mortal sin” (hence the subject matter).

]]> By: Marek http://www.colintedford.com/2009/mission-to-the-heathens-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-9716 Marek Sun, 10 May 2009 02:46:21 +0000 http://www.colintedford.com/2009/mission-to-the-heathens-2-of-5/#comment-9716 I like the space this gives me to articulate the concepts on my own terms. I especially love the speaking bird & tree... and your graphic depiction of the theological debate here. The antlers dude is the shaman/medicine man, right, who can maybe relieve the priest of his voices? But the priest plans to try to convert the shaman. I wonder if you purposefully avoided racial difference between the priest and the savage? I like the space this gives me to articulate the concepts on my own terms. I especially love the speaking bird & tree… and your graphic depiction of the theological debate here.

The antlers dude is the shaman/medicine man, right, who can maybe relieve the priest of his voices? But the priest plans to try to convert the shaman.

I wonder if you purposefully avoided racial difference between the priest and the savage?

]]> By: Blake http://www.colintedford.com/2009/mission-to-the-heathens-2-of-5/comment-page-1/#comment-6181 Blake Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:58:37 +0000 http://www.colintedford.com/2009/mission-to-the-heathens-2-of-5/#comment-6181 Again, you are my favorite minister, and this is my favorite explanation of religion ever! Are you making up a new one? I'm not sure I could figure out the last few panels starting with reindeer man and why he equals the king in Pope hat's mind Again, you are my favorite minister, and this is my favorite explanation of religion ever! Are you making up a new one? I’m not sure I could figure out the last few panels starting with reindeer man and why he equals the king in Pope hat’s mind

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