The Genesis of Enigma
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scans_dailySorry guys, no Bat-rogue here. I just wanted to share one of my most favorite, lesser known Vertigo comics, that I took a look at off a whim and fell in love with and dreamt about.
Enigma, by Peter Milligan.
There is a lot I cannot in good faith spoil in this post, but mostly this works around how, when you don't grow up around the usual social constructs, you tend to see the world a lot differently.
This post would be about an unnamed man sees the world, because he pretty much.... grew up in a well in Arizona. And got godlike powers simply because nothing told him he couldn't have them.
I have a great great weakness for theological/mythological subversion.
From Enigma #6.
Enigma #7.
In summary, he was an unwanted child who was thrown down a well... and survived. He learned English through the voices echoing from the sky, aka the people passing the well. He ate lizards and called them with his power. Eventually, he was pulled out of his world, and he was brought into a world where everyone was so..... weak and stupid and unable.
He had power. He could control people. He could change reality. But no one else could. So he went back to somewhere dark and soothing, with love in its cracks.... and he finds the main character.... stretches his mind out....
I won't spoil any more, but this is where the whole comic begins. It was amazing, guys, and you may or may not trust me because I read the whole thing from 11 in the evening to 1 in the morning, but it definitely got me good.
Consider it recommended.
Enigma, by Peter Milligan.
There is a lot I cannot in good faith spoil in this post, but mostly this works around how, when you don't grow up around the usual social constructs, you tend to see the world a lot differently.
This post would be about an unnamed man sees the world, because he pretty much.... grew up in a well in Arizona. And got godlike powers simply because nothing told him he couldn't have them.
I have a great great weakness for theological/mythological subversion.
From Enigma #6.
Enigma #7.
In summary, he was an unwanted child who was thrown down a well... and survived. He learned English through the voices echoing from the sky, aka the people passing the well. He ate lizards and called them with his power. Eventually, he was pulled out of his world, and he was brought into a world where everyone was so..... weak and stupid and unable.
He had power. He could control people. He could change reality. But no one else could. So he went back to somewhere dark and soothing, with love in its cracks.... and he finds the main character.... stretches his mind out....
I won't spoil any more, but this is where the whole comic begins. It was amazing, guys, and you may or may not trust me because I read the whole thing from 11 in the evening to 1 in the morning, but it definitely got me good.
Consider it recommended.
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Date: 2011-05-02 11:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-05-03 01:24 am (UTC)I definitely decided to read it for superficial reasons, but I appreciated it for much much more. I don't think it matters why you read it, as long as you actually READ it like it should be read.
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Date: 2011-05-03 11:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-05-03 12:36 pm (UTC)