Creating storms, rocking the earth with thunder, and painting the sky with the occasional rainbow… why shouldn’t Thor, the master craftsman of the heavens, take pride in his own work?
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In the Norse religion, Thor was well-loved by the people, and “held to control the winds and showers, the fair weather and fruits of the earth.” (Adam of Bremen, medieval chronicler)
And his beard was red.
Odin finds outer space a wonderful place to get away from it all.
In space, Odin can escape the pranks of Loki, the problems of Baldur, and the doting of Frigg.
In space, Odin has no concerns, no worries of any kind.
Except for one…
Odin continues his respite in outer space, the perfect place to escape the endless chatter of humans on earth. To some, space is a lonely, desolate place, but to Odin, it’s a glorious realm of sublime beauty. Kind of like a more extreme version of Iceland.
By the way, for those of you religious sticklers out there, I’m still working out the details of how “planet earth” fits into the Norse cosmology of the World Tree and the Nine Realms. Methinks Odin knows a bit more about our magnificent universe than he lets on in the myths…
The Viking gods don’t just like treasure, they like valor.
Conquest, pillage, glory, trickery… along with great steaming piles of gore served up with swords on the battlefield.
Those of you interested in peace and love, this might not be the religion for you. Stick to your desert religions.
Desert religions? Peace and love? Wait a sec…
The Viking gods are back. Powerful gods and goddesses are waiting to hear your prayers. Valkyries are ready to deliver your corpse to the proper destination. For the heroes, heavenly accommodations await in Valhalla. For the degenerates, there is not one, but two versions of hell. But before you start asking the Viking gods to heal your ailments and tip sporting events in your favor, remember this:
Viking gods like shiny things, so be prepared to pony up some treasure.
Strange how everyone seems to be inventing their own religion nowadays, picking and choosing from ancient books and myths like shoppers at the market. Loki figures, as long as you’re going to believe in wacky stuff, why not just go with the Viking gods? Armored badasses with magical weapons are waiting to hear your prayers.
The New York Times recently carried an editorial suggesting that humans consider one-way missions as a way of making voyages into space more affordable. The article also suggested that science should not be required to justify human space exploration. I’ve been thinking a lot about the article and how different we are from our adventurous ancestors who risked sailing off the edge of the earth and attack from deadly sea monsters to explore the entire planet in shallow boats. Nowadays, in most of our cities, the stars are so obscured from light pollution that we almost forget they are there.
Editorial can be found here. What do you think?
Odin frightens the humans with rumble of thunder and the sizzle of electricity. Doom is imminent. Someone is going to die. Run for the hills. Duck under a rock. Angry Odin is about to strike.
Odin and Friends is now a century old… 100 comics old, that is.
I figured showing Odin floating high in the atmosphere, radiating lightning to the farthest corners of the Nine Worlds, was a good way to mark the occasion. After all, what is the point of being a powerful sky god if you can’t enjoy a glorious electric storm now and again?
See my blog entry for highlights on the last 100 issues of Odin and Friends, and a preview of what’s coming in future toons.
And thanks for reading!
