November 6th, 2009
Wealth
Be careful what you pray for. Or at least how you phrase your prayer. The gods can take these things quite literally.
Odin has never been fond of greedy individuals either. In the the Eddas, the gold-lusting witch Gullveig was attacked with spears in Odin’s hall and burned not once, not twice, but three times, setting off the first war of the universe between the Aesir and Vanir (some theorists have associated Gullveig with Freyja, who has an affinity for bright, precious, sparkly things).
One final bit of commentary: One nice thing about making a comic is it’s one of the few artistic mediums where you can still drop a safe on someone’s head for laughs.
December 7th, 2009 at 5:01 am
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