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Originally posted by Marcus Rowland:
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Originally posted by Lynn S. M.:
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Originally posted by Marcus Rowland:
He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy...
I'm certainly not claiming that Superman *is* the Messiah; only that there are a lot of parallels between him and Jesus.
It's a quote, from Monty Python's Life of Brian
Whoops. I guess its time to rewatch that movie. It's been a couple decades since I last saw it.

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Forgot to add that Superman was dead at least once in the 1960s (I think), and Batman has also been dead before. It's REALLY common if a comic book character seems to be losing impetus, an easy way to get more attention paid to the story.
I guess that makes sense. And if that doesn't work, the character could always stay dead and the comic book companies would then move on to more profitable characters.

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If you want a REALLY messianic character the last couple of years of Doctor Who take some beating. Literally ascending carried by a flight of angels in one of the Xmas specials, repeatedly dying to save us, etc. etc.
I guess he's currently a far cry from Tom Baker et al.'s doctor, then. I have only seen part of one episode of the new doctor; I hadn't been impressed either with him or with his companion. (I can't recall her name, but she was a stereotypical slacker and did not seem to present (m)any redeeming qualities, at least IMHO.)

Thanks for the clarification, Marcus.

cheers,
Lynn