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Post by Crom-Cruach on May 13, 2011 15:38:03 GMT -5
So I'm putting up a thread on Patience and the previous Magdalena. To discuss.
To start off, one thing I like about her is that her powers might actually have nothing to do with Christianity. Which is pretty ironic.
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Post by NexusOfLight on May 13, 2011 20:27:44 GMT -5
Before the Artifacts thing started, the Magdalena's powers had everything to do with Christianity. Bloodline of Mary and Jesus an' all. I guess we'll have to see where Marz is going to take us in the upcoming issues. It's been a long while since I read the Magdalena's series, and I'm thinking of doing so over this summer just because.
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Post by Crom-Cruach on May 13, 2011 20:35:50 GMT -5
Before the Artifacts thing started, the Magdalena's powers had everything to do with Christianity. Bloodline of Mary and Jesus an' all. Not really since itself as is explained in the Magdalena trade:Blood Divine. Specifically in the story where the second Magdalena dies and the Cardinal reads the letter that reveals her origin. It's not certain the Jesus is the son of god. And as the comic states he's of the bloodline of kings. And the comic even goes on to show that when the Magdalena line was discovered by the church in the middle-ages. It is shown that that the mother of the first magdalena in history who left her girl in a monastery wasn't a christian. She was a CatharThis is why that Cardinal had the papers hidden. The idea of kings having magical powers (giving them divine authority) is not at all exclusive to Christianity.
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Post by NexusOfLight on May 13, 2011 20:39:33 GMT -5
And that's why I need to read over those stories again. Very interesting.
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Post by Crom-Cruach on May 13, 2011 20:41:01 GMT -5
It's a good trade, if uneven in quality and confusing if you haven't read the Darkness and some Witchblade as some of the stories in there are actually part of arcs in those stories.
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Post by NexusOfLight on May 13, 2011 20:42:57 GMT -5
I got the issues. Top Cow was the first company I got into when I became really interested in comics, so I was pretty young reading through most of the stuff. I remember a lot of it going over my head too.
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Post by Crom-Cruach on May 13, 2011 20:45:05 GMT -5
Cool, I'm waiting for the Magdalena trade of the current mini-series. Gonna buy it for sure
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Post by jakefury on Sept 13, 2011 19:43:02 GMT -5
What's a good starting point for some Magdalena? I've seen a mini by Marz at my bookstore that's available.
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Sept 13, 2011 19:55:53 GMT -5
What's a good starting point for some Magdalena? I've seen a mini by Marz at my bookstore that's available. These are good choices: -Magdalena: Blood Divine -Magdalena: Origins Volume 2 -Magdalena: Volume 1 Blood divines covers the story of the Magdalena's in the modern era that came before the current one. Origins Volume 2 covers Patience's origin (current magdalena). Volume 1 covers the latest mini. Beyond that most of her appearances have been in Witchblade and Darkness (where she was created) She hasn't gotten a full series to her own, only minis.
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Post by jakefury on Sept 13, 2011 20:06:55 GMT -5
Thanks again!
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Sept 13, 2011 20:12:54 GMT -5
My pleasure disciple
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Post by jakefury on Sept 13, 2011 20:13:35 GMT -5
Hahahaha, the Crom Jr comment cracked me up.
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Sept 13, 2011 20:14:07 GMT -5
lol.
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Post by jakefury on Sept 13, 2011 20:36:41 GMT -5
so, there's a new Magdalena in every generation?
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Sept 13, 2011 20:44:43 GMT -5
so, there's a new Magdalena in every generation? No, it's a bloodline descendant from Christ. The Catholic church rediscovered them in during the Albigensian Crusade. Since then they've trained 1 of the bloodline at a time to be the Magdalena. There is never more then one since the Magdalena wields the spear of destiny. However, there are more then one member of the bloodline each generation so if one dies, there is another one to replace her. Patience became the current when her predecessors were either killed or driven insane.
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Post by jakefury on Sept 13, 2011 21:01:36 GMT -5
Very interesting, I need to read some of her stuff too.
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Sept 13, 2011 21:03:51 GMT -5
Yes.
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Oct 26, 2011 20:16:26 GMT -5
Anyone else read the latest mini-series. I bought the trade and finished it a couple weeks ago. I'd very much like to discuss it.
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Post by Bentley on Nov 13, 2011 12:46:43 GMT -5
I'm currently following Magdalena, but only the last few minis, it's been decent.
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Nov 13, 2011 13:38:34 GMT -5
LAst few minis have been good yes, even if some portions of it annoy me somewhat as a scholar.
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