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Comic History Mysteries #4 - myths and folklore
This episode the Ramblin Phoenix, The Voice and The Janitor discuss myths and folklore as influences on comics and media.
Show Notes:
To begin Ramblin wants to first discuss the elephant in the room when discussing myth and comics, which is Neil Gaiman, who work is so steeped and influenced by myth it is nearly a genre unto itself.
Dragon Ball is brought of as an example of a story that was inspired by the Chinese myth “Journey to the West.”...it devolves for a bit there… in which they hit upon the comic Lucifer, Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle, Wreck it Ralph, and the Netflix show Castlevania.
The discussion moves onto trickster figures in myth. Beginning with the Hawaiian demigod Maui. Loki is perhaps the most famous of the trickster figures. Ramblin goes on to explain how the Marvel Universe actually changed many of the aspects and connections found in Norse mythology. That leads to a discussion of some real Norse myths, followed by a comparison between Thor and Hercules.This evolves into a discussion about the history of theater, and the conception of the idea of “The Age of Heros.”
Ramblin also wants to cut Hades some slack as he seems to be made out to be the Greek version of the devil when he actually did his job while Zeus could not keep it in his pants.
The group next brings up how comics often will take inspiration or use characters from different myths as part of their story arcs.
The group moves on from ancient myth to a more modern myth: Cthulhu. There is a fascination with playing the idea of ripping away the veil of reality.Next, the topic of different versions of the same story is discussed. Ramblin feels that it is not helpful to try to find A “definitive” version but enjoy what different versions are trying to say with these same characters.
The Janitor being up the thought that that is something that indie comics do all the time which is taking these myths and retaining them in brand new ways to tell a new story.
In the end, myths make interesting stories and continue to inspire new stories in many different mediums but especially in comics.
https://www.comixcentral.com/comic-history-mysteries-4/
For more history fun with the Ramblin Phoenix’s check out his history blog: www.historicalperceptions.com
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By Robert MoarThis episode the Ramblin Phoenix, The Voice and The Janitor discuss myths and folklore as influences on comics and media.
Show Notes:
To begin Ramblin wants to first discuss the elephant in the room when discussing myth and comics, which is Neil Gaiman, who work is so steeped and influenced by myth it is nearly a genre unto itself.
Dragon Ball is brought of as an example of a story that was inspired by the Chinese myth “Journey to the West.”...it devolves for a bit there… in which they hit upon the comic Lucifer, Jumanji: Welcome to The Jungle, Wreck it Ralph, and the Netflix show Castlevania.
The discussion moves onto trickster figures in myth. Beginning with the Hawaiian demigod Maui. Loki is perhaps the most famous of the trickster figures. Ramblin goes on to explain how the Marvel Universe actually changed many of the aspects and connections found in Norse mythology. That leads to a discussion of some real Norse myths, followed by a comparison between Thor and Hercules.This evolves into a discussion about the history of theater, and the conception of the idea of “The Age of Heros.”
Ramblin also wants to cut Hades some slack as he seems to be made out to be the Greek version of the devil when he actually did his job while Zeus could not keep it in his pants.
The group next brings up how comics often will take inspiration or use characters from different myths as part of their story arcs.
The group moves on from ancient myth to a more modern myth: Cthulhu. There is a fascination with playing the idea of ripping away the veil of reality.Next, the topic of different versions of the same story is discussed. Ramblin feels that it is not helpful to try to find A “definitive” version but enjoy what different versions are trying to say with these same characters.
The Janitor being up the thought that that is something that indie comics do all the time which is taking these myths and retaining them in brand new ways to tell a new story.
In the end, myths make interesting stories and continue to inspire new stories in many different mediums but especially in comics.
https://www.comixcentral.com/comic-history-mysteries-4/
For more history fun with the Ramblin Phoenix’s check out his history blog: www.historicalperceptions.com