Posts Tagged midgard

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Heaven and Hell

by on May 27, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Odin and Friends is primarily concerned with the misadventures of the Norse gods, but occasionally must turn its attention to pressing matters in other corners of the metaphysical universe. Sadly, Ronnie James Dio passed away on May 16, and the now the dominant powers of the Christian religion are fighting over who lays claim to his soul. Dio was fond of saying that there is no such thing as a heaven and hell beyond this world… that heaven and hell are here on earth and exist inside every one of us. However, the battling forces of the Christian universe don’t quite see it that way. Make sure to tune in next week to see how this celestial confrontation plays out.

Free Gas in Heaven

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Respite From Wrath

by on April 21, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Hail Odin Religious Tract In honor the beginning of Spring, Odin has decided to give the humans a respite from his temper and wrath. For one week only he shall not disintegrate another human being, no matter what the offense. No insult is too grave, no words too harsh. But the music of Joni Mitchell… that might be another story.

I’m not sure why atheists would be summoned to participate in a week of blasphemy, since they don’t believe in god or gods in the first place, but it seemed funny to me. Kind of like something you would see in a Chick Comic. “Hey, Fred, lets go hang out with the atheists and blaspheme.” “Right, Mike, bring your dungeons and dragons books so we can summon the devil at the same time.”

Regarding Joni Mitchell… I completely understand why some people cannot handle listening to, say, Napalm Death. Or Emperor. Or Slayer. Hence, such music is generally not played in doctor’s offices, supermarkets, or places where the insane are convalescing. Yet Joni Mitchell is also capable of creating feelings of gut wrenching anxiety and despair for many people in this world, and gets played routinely in all those places. Okay, I’m not sure about insane asylums, but I wouldn’t doubt it. Why the double standard?

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High Tech

by on March 29, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Most medieval gods run from technology, but Loki embraces it.

This is the first time the Rainbow Bridge has appeared in Odin and Friends. Well, actually the second time. You may be looking at this cartoon and be saying, “hey, what happened to the comic about Baldur needing glasses because he couldn’t see the Rainbow Bridge?” Well, unless you archived it, it has been obliterated! I thought the bit about Baldur needing glasses was kind of funny, but I wasn’t happy with the direction the Rainbow Bridge was going. Wednesday’s original comic, also obliterated, started getting all pseudo mystical and meta textual and Twilight Zone-esque with the bridge coming and going depending on the strength of your beliefs, kind of like Freddy Kruger in Nightmare on Elm Street. I like the idea of Loki being able to summon the Bridge on his Crackberry much better. Plus, I think there is something metaphorically interesting about associating the God of Mischief (and ultimate turncoat of the Gods) to emerging technology. After all, it was Loki who contracted the dwarves to make Mjolnir, Skidbladnir, and lots of other cool God toys and weapons. So Loki being high tech isn’t exactly a new idea.

By the way, Odin and Friends turns one year old on April 1!

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Poppycock

by on March 26, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Midgard is filled with traffic, pollution, crime, and murder. Its landscape has been ravaged by war and overpopulation. Its population has been brainwashed by the media, greenwashed by corporations, and scrubbed free of intelligence by religious poppycockers. Loki is truly depressed. He can’t find anything to do to make it worse!

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Modern Art

by on March 12, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Loki introduces Baldur to one of mankind’s greatest achievements: modern art. The Viking gods understand this stuff even less than your average farm worker from Iowa. Not to diss on farm workers from Iowa, but they aren’t usually eating cheese off toothpicks and sipping appletini’s on opening night while watching some guy on heroin take a dump on a sheet of distressed metal in order to problematize the relation of the body to the notion of surface in the post “post” double post modern era. Odin bless them in their glorious ignorance.

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Feral Creatures

by on February 24, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Baldur is not having much fun at Uncle Loki’s “art gallery”. He’s also starting to catch on that Sleezy Pete’s might not be the best place to pick up a canvas for his mead hall. The boy is still a little nervous around the opposite sex, and having a woman crawl towards him growling on all fours is not a very good introduction. Fortunately, as a Viking he realizes that all problems can be solved with the broadsword, and soon he and Loki are off to further misadventures.

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Potential

by on February 22, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Baldur fails to see the potential in courting women that:

1) Lack strong backs… completely worthless rowing or in the field.

2) Have slender arms… can barely lift a sack of potatoes, much less a Viking broad sword.

3) Possess narrow hips… even if the upper half is well suited for child rearing, how many children can a narrow-hipped woman possibly produce?

Loki sees things a little differently, however.

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Total Female Disaster

by on February 17, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Baldur can’t understand why the women in Asgard look nothing like those on Midgard.

Loki explains:

The women in Asgard are covered up with so much armor and weaponry that there’s no telling what lies beneath. Those that are willing to depart with their shells are frequently in dire shape from tussles with giants, dragons, and enemy clans. Add to this the generally cold northern climate and you have a prescription for total female disaster.

Yeah, I know this comic is a little sick. Welcome to my twisted brain. At least I know — like the Norse gods — that I won’t have to live with myself forever. Even the afterlife is temporary. This comic is a little misinformed as well. Everyone knows there are plenty of smoking hot Valkyries in Asgard. Unfortunately, I don’t currently have the illustration skills to create them for the electronic pages of Odin and Friends!

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