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Nah, I don't think it's necessary.
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DC Comics Discussion Thread
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Monitors were unimpressive during countdown .
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That makes no sense, since the story proper says God emerged from the Void.
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J.M. DeMatteis is the guy who probably read a lot of Lovecraft when he was younger and so writes every comic Cosmic using 1-A terms.
That's probably an exaggeration, but it's staggering how much of the more impressive Marvel and DC cosmic feats were written by him.
That's probably an exaggeration, but it's staggering how much of the more impressive Marvel and DC cosmic feats were written by him.
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I think he's referring to The Creator as an aspect of God not The Void
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He is referring to the primal source of creation which is the void
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Countdown is horrendous, that much is known.
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Jim starlin explained in an interview that the main purpose of the storyline was to get rid of new gods from the DC.
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Which in itself is a bad idea.
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Final Crisis secret files retconned the source low showings .
According to GM The Source is the ultimate concept which cannot be contained , seperated , divided or halved .
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/YuNKvKVaFD...QMhmZqTxYVVyuzVd_ioj_pesVT62mWcIaoWRsRKMz0=s0
According to GM The Source is the ultimate concept which cannot be contained , seperated , divided or halved .
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/YuNKvKVaFD...QMhmZqTxYVVyuzVd_ioj_pesVT62mWcIaoWRsRKMz0=s0
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Yes. I am aware of this.
Although perhaps we should insert a copy of the scan into The Source profile page?
Although perhaps we should insert a copy of the scan into The Source profile page?
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yes
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It's interesting, because the New Guardians storyline of Green Lantern referred to the Life Equation as the Source. The original New Gods comics also referred to the Source as the Life Equation.
It was also stated to be the only thing capable of stopping Darkseid if he got his hands on the Anti-Life Equation. Grant Morrison's statement about the Source being an ultimate concept seem to show why the Life Equation is dominant over the Anti-Life Equation.
It was also stated to be the only thing capable of stopping Darkseid if he got his hands on the Anti-Life Equation. Grant Morrison's statement about the Source being an ultimate concept seem to show why the Life Equation is dominant over the Anti-Life Equation.
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Well, the problem is that the word "Source" is thrown around a lot these days in DC Comics and refers to multiple concepts and entities. See the case above regarding DeMatteis. Grant Morrison has also used the word "Source" to refer to at least three different concepts in the past.
I do find it alarming that both Jack Kirby and Robert Venditti both referred to the Source as the Life Equation though. There is some consistency there.
However, both Morrison and Kirby used it within the context of the New Gods, where the Life Equation is considered to be a part of the Source. Since the New Gods largely embrace the Life aspect of the Source, I believe that is why they refer to the Life Equation as the Source.
I do find it alarming that both Jack Kirby and Robert Venditti both referred to the Source as the Life Equation though. There is some consistency there.
However, both Morrison and Kirby used it within the context of the New Gods, where the Life Equation is considered to be a part of the Source. Since the New Gods largely embrace the Life aspect of the Source, I believe that is why they refer to the Life Equation as the Source.
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Everything is the source from what we learn from the jack kirby stories . There is a spectre comic where The Source temporarily shows him the true nature of god itself making him one with the whole existence .
http://static4.comicvine.com/uploads/original/14/146753/4627512-1023648168-33953.jpg
As shown in vertigo The Presence showed an example with buddha on how even in the nothingness he is everywehere
http://imgur.com/a/YBck3
http://static4.comicvine.com/uploads/original/14/146753/4627512-1023648168-33953.jpg
As shown in vertigo The Presence showed an example with buddha on how even in the nothingness he is everywehere
http://imgur.com/a/YBck3
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This is most interesting! DeMatteis uses the term "Source" to refer to the "Unmanifest Void." I also wonder if his version of "God" is the same as the Presence or if it is another being entirely. It's interesting that he refers to the "Unmanifest Void" as being merely "God's Unconscious."EgyptianGodRaw said:
I'm beginning to wonder if this is the Overvoid or another concept altogether.
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I am going to read through the New 52 Voice's appearances, and some Spectre storylines to make a profile for The Voice / Logos.
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Overvoid is another name for the void . There is a spectre comic which refers to the void as the void beyond all the voids , the infinite nothingness , The cosmic emptiness that existed before thought , form , shape and even you . JM demattis ops the characters he writes for example 1A Spectre ,Swamp thing , Eternity and oblivion .Kuwabara! said:
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Yes, I remember that one. The Void was even white once the Spectre was "erased". About two pages later, the same Void was described as All That Is (as it was depicted by the same white space).
If the Source/Void that DeMatteis was referring to is the Overvoid, can we even accept it as being valid material? It effectively states that the Overvoid is a merely aspect of "God" (whatever or whoever "God" is).
If the Source/Void that DeMatteis was referring to is the Overvoid, can we even accept it as being valid material? It effectively states that the Overvoid is a merely aspect of "God" (whatever or whoever "God" is).
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DeMatteis was more likely referring to the concept of Brahman, rather than God as he actually is within DC Comics.
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I wondered that myself, because the Justice League Dark story where this is taken from is primarily based on Hindu beliefs. Although, in his own words, he said that the Overvoid was "an Aspect of God." Maybe Brahman is the "God" he is referring to?
EDIT: In the scene, he refers to the Void as being both "God's Unconscious" and the "Sea of Brahman". Is he distinguishing between God and Brahman?
EDIT: In the scene, he refers to the Void as being both "God's Unconscious" and the "Sea of Brahman". Is he distinguishing between God and Brahman?
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You are mixing more things up than he is, now.
He said that the God who emerged from the void is an aspect of God.
This makes sense from a Hindu Cosmology in a way, as the God who emerges from and returns to nothingness is Brahma, who's existence goes through cyclical srishti (creations) and pralaya (annihilation), and after 100 Brahma-Years (1 Brahma-Day is like 4.8 Billion years) he, alongside everything else in existence will enter the Mahapralaya, which is a complete annihilation. But even Mahapralaya would be just an aspect of Brahman.
However, this does not make any sense whatsoever within DC / Vertigo Cosmology. We cannot equate Pralaya the character with the Overvoid, nor assume that The Presence that emerged from the void is an aspect of a greater Presence.
He said that the God who emerged from the void is an aspect of God.
This makes sense from a Hindu Cosmology in a way, as the God who emerges from and returns to nothingness is Brahma, who's existence goes through cyclical srishti (creations) and pralaya (annihilation), and after 100 Brahma-Years (1 Brahma-Day is like 4.8 Billion years) he, alongside everything else in existence will enter the Mahapralaya, which is a complete annihilation. But even Mahapralaya would be just an aspect of Brahman.
However, this does not make any sense whatsoever within DC / Vertigo Cosmology. We cannot equate Pralaya the character with the Overvoid, nor assume that The Presence that emerged from the void is an aspect of a greater Presence.
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The God they referred has appeared in the various forms in the storylines notably The Presence and The Source are his most common
And DC has already referred bramhan concept in wonder woman storyline .
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YnI4CbpuEnY/Vnfko1LxW6I/AAAAAAAAEHA/KMFDfJTSRGQ/s1600-Ic42/RCO007.jpg
And DC has already referred bramhan concept in wonder woman storyline .
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YnI4CbpuEnY/Vnfko1LxW6I/AAAAAAAAEHA/KMFDfJTSRGQ/s1600-Ic42/RCO007.jpg
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we see a multiversal creation story about Brahma on panel: http://i.imgur.com/tEHZ0dX.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/rIruEQp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/rIruEQp.jpg
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I agree.
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Ok . I'll leave here
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