Throughout much of Tolkien’s legendarium, there are many women who can be seen as representing the Blessed Virgin Mary. These characters include Arwen, the daughter of Elrond; Eowyn the niece of Théoden, king of Rohan; Galadriel the queen of Lothlórien, and Lúthien the wife of Beren of whom great tales are told in The Silmarillion. […]
Is Tolkien’s “Varda” the best representation of Mary in Middle-Earth? Read More »
https://anchor.fm/voyagepodcast/episodes/The-Voyage-Blog-cast-Christian-symbolism-in-Robert-E–Howards-first-Conan-the-Barbarian-tale-e2b52m5 Like J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard was among a handful of twentieth century writers whose work redefined fantasy. In particular, Howard is often credited as the father of the “sword and sorcery” sub-genre. Indeed, his Conan tales remain the standard by which all subsequent sword and sorcery stories are judged. After creating Conan, Howard
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In 1982, Marvel Comics published a biography on the first half of St. John Paul II’s life, informally making him the next “Marvel super-hero.” Since then the beloved Polish pontiff hasn’t appeared in many comics, until now! St. John Paul II is a central figure in our latest comic book for Voyage Comics, “Champion of
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The Disney+ show What If…? featured a series of anthology episodes about alternative realities in the MCU Multiverse. Led by the narrator known as “The Watcher,” viewers are taken into various stories with twists on beloved Marvel characters. The final few episodes conclude the season with an epic battle and unite heroes against the AI, Ultron, who
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October 13 is the anniversary of the “day that the Sun danced.” In 1917, having promised a miracle at end of her apparitions to Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto and their older cousin Lucia dos Santos, Our Lady delivered the Miracle of the Sun, which was the miracle witnessed by the most people since Biblical
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Aside from being one of the most action-packed and visually stunning masterpieces of television, The Mandalorian has many underlying themes which are very pro-life. At the beginning of the series, Din Djarin, a Mandalorian, is a bounty hunter looking for his next objective, when he is told about an expensive job. A remnant warlord of
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Though intended for a juvenile audience, with an extra dollop of whimsy mingled with eucatastrophic reality, The Hobbit presents an adventure whose protagonist is motivated by moral reasoning, rather than by hubris. Thrust into an unforgiving and unknown landscape, Bilbo Baggins gets perhaps a bit full of himself when he realizes, once he’s got the
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Dear Friends, Today, September 27, 2021, marks the official anniversary of the founding of Voyage Comics! It’s been a full three years since we embarked on our “voyage” to create quality, faith-filled comics that the entire family can enjoy. I’ll be honest, it hasn’t been easy! Starting a company from scratch, with no capital investment, was certainly
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Like J.R.R. Tolkien’s magnum opus, The Lord of the Rings, his prequel, The Hobbit, is a “fundamentally religious and Catholic work”[1] that is saturated with Christian elements and offers a mythic and mystic telling of the Christian story. Bilbo Baggins, the unlikely hero of Tolkien’s short novel, is a creature of comfort, amply described as
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As a Middle-earth aficionado, I have read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. While these books are creative and profound, my personal favorite Tolkien work [so far this may be subject to change!] does not take place in a mythic land or through the medium of an epic adventure tale. Instead, a short
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