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Objects in Bottle are Larger than they Appear.
Footnote: Not that there’s going to be a quiz anytime soon about Modern Interplanetary Religion, but…
Believe it or not, Scout Aeblis (our purple bunny friend there) isn’t a Christian, but a Pangean.
To best explain the difference, if Christianity’s Bible is Judaism’s Tanach with a few extra volumes tacked on, the Pangean Record is the Tanach, Christian Bible, Koran, a pinch of the Book of Mormon, and at least two other books written on different planets all strung together, put through three translations, run through a shredder, pasted back together in the order that made the most sense… and only then made it to the Editing department, but not before Legal got its claws into it.
The Pangean Record is, in short, the most politically correct religious document in the galaxy, documenting the tales of a planet dubbed Pangea where every known and recognized sentient species* lives together and ends up acting out several biblical tales, with interference being run not by any recognizable species, but by supernatural points of light meant to be stand-ins for angels and demons. Each tale is starred by a duo of biblical characters, even if said pairing never existed in the original documents — Jesus and Magdalene er, Maggie, in this case, have been transformed into an Anyr and a Kendril acting out a poor man’s rendition of Romeo and Juliet.
If you think THAT was a bad adaptation, you should go read the Pangean version of Sodom and Gomorrah. If you don’t have time for the full story, just skip ahead to the part where Sodom and Gomorrah end up in the strip club.
*Footnote to the Footnote: Adharia’s species (not to mention that of her new horned friend) are not currently included in the Pangean Record, and won’t be until their planet (and species) are officially recognized. This is a blessing in disguise, since there’s always a minor holy war whenever the Pangea Corporation has to come out with a new edition of the gospel.
May 17th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Wow… ok, I see why that bauble was so expensive now.
Nice work!
May 17th, 2009 at 12:50 am
Okay, wow. Head-shot turned into God-shot. or perhaps… “GOD LIKE!”
Also, the coloration for her is like a living paintball splatter.
May 17th, 2009 at 6:03 am
It’s a summoning bullet! 0_o
May 17th, 2009 at 8:55 am
first of all, she/he/it is rocking.
secondly, golden undies? flowing purple body wraps? Art deco fur/sin paint? Me thinks this bullet’s power comes from its excellent micro-storage wardrobe! What ethereal being with nigh unlimited cosmic powers wouldn’t show up for exception fashion opportunities?*
*This message brought to by the devil in Prada
May 17th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Great shot, I can see the image of just the summoned guardian(?) making a great wallpaper or print.
Brilliant pose, love the contempt and anger in those eyes- and the “oh shit” from the others. Well at least they’ll be getting what was coming to them.
May 17th, 2009 at 10:10 am
…well, damn. Not good for the scouts.
May 17th, 2009 at 11:20 am
didn’t think it would be that big…
May 17th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Did the corpse disappear?
May 17th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
That’s an awesome… being…
Wait, does “Maggie” refer to Mother Mary or Mary Magdalene?
May 17th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
That was,… unexpected.
Very pretty. We already had a purple cattaur. Now, an angry-looking goattaur.
May 17th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
@Cy: Just added a footnote that should answer your question, as well as a few you didn’t even want the answer to. :-p
May 17th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
How very… dashing. And angry looking. Love the mix of blue on purple and of course, the glowing eyes of “you’re in deep crap now, kiddies”.
May 17th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
first off, that is pretty
secondly, that footnote is just awesome, I’ll have to find a way to send that to people.
May 18th, 2009 at 11:59 am
ah ha hmm… can I take this to mean I was right about the globe thing containing an efreet? Lets see, black and funky eyes, check. Strange colour of the body fur/skin/hide, check. Appears to fit the description for the ‘dead inside’ yes? With the ‘wingies’ having such a problem with the ‘insides’ I wonder what the show sponsor will do now.
May 18th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Thats the koolest thing I’ve seen all day. Very beautifully colored too, i know someones going to be shitting bricks, if they haven’t already!.
May 18th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Wow.
May 18th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I do believe…that that is the most gorgeous single panel in the entire history of the strip to date. Bravo.
May 19th, 2009 at 10:23 am
Pangeon, I get it. Something similar to the ‘Wayists’ from the show “Andromeda”. They’ve basically taken all major religions from most major civilizations and combined them into one, all-consuming religion about a greater being. Most of the religious figures in those religions have become saints or profits [including "saint" Jesus]. Kind of a cool. Also makes sense, what with Christianity being earth-based. Not saying there wouldn’t be similar religions on other planets, but they’d have different names and stories.
I love the effort you put into the background of the universe and characters here. And the art’s pretty, to boot! =^.^=
May 19th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
The art is, as usual, exquisit, and the footnote is very enlightening, but I too am curious to know where the corpse went, and what exactly that is (other than Death on four legs). Is it a Guardian? A Summons? Angel? Demon? Demi-God? Ye Olde Satyr of Holy Execution And Vengeance?
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:32 am
I’ve just realized something about Pangeanism. It is the most incorrect religion that could ever possible be devised by sentient beings. We have discovered the One False Religion.
May 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am
I predict this religion thing could spark a big problem.
Just remember guys! It’s fantasy. FANTASY! [means not-real]