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			<title>Swamp Thing 88- The Lost Jesus Story</title>
			<link>https://megomuseum.com/community/forum/general-discussion/comic-books/2108743-swamp-thing-88-the-lost-jesus-story</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[This came out yesterday.  The continuation of Rick Veitch's Swamp Thing time travel story. Swampy had been sent through time by the alien Dominators as part of the Invasion crossover. This part was pulled by DC because of the subject matter. Swampy ends up in the garden of Gethsemane at an important time. The story starts with the Wisemen (actually evil sorcerers) conjuring Belial to deal with Jesus. Apparently they only came to the nativity to scope out a potential rival. Belial attacks and impregnated the Golden Gladiator with an embryonic Etrigan. The Gladiator is the captain of the guard and client of Mary Magdeline. He promised to let Jesus go, but Etrigan assures this doesn't happen.  Swampy spots Jesus in the garden, and recognizes him from Alec Holland's memories. The Roman's arrive for Jesus, and Swampy tries to help fight them off, but is sent back to the timestream(by Jesus I think.) Jesus exorcises Etrigan from the Gladiator. He's then taken to the crucifixion, and Belial kills the Wiseman because his son Etrigan is now bound to Earth. All in all, I found this to be a very good story. As an old Catholic boy, I didn't find anything offensive. No revisionism on Jesus. He's depicted as above reapproach and doing everything out of love and concern for people.  The only difference is I think is it's left up to the reader to decide if the DC version of Jesus is actually Divine, or a Sorcerer Supreme type character. Also maybe if you revere the Wiseman as religious figures, you might not like that they're depicted as depraved villains with body parts hanging in their ritual chamber and pluck out their own eyes as a sacrifice to Belial. But Swamp Thing was always a horror comic. Gives an origin of sorts for Etrigan, and with the Wiseman, you might never look at a Christmas nativity scene the same way again.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This came out yesterday.  The continuation of Rick Veitch's Swamp Thing time travel story. Swampy had been sent through time by the alien Dominators as part of the Invasion crossover. This part was pulled by DC because of the subject matter. Swampy ends up in the garden of Gethsemane at an important time. The story starts with the Wisemen (actually evil sorcerers) conjuring Belial to deal with Jesus. Apparently they only came to the nativity to scope out a potential rival. Belial attacks and impregnated the Golden Gladiator with an embryonic Etrigan. The Gladiator is the captain of the guard and client of Mary Magdeline. He promised to let Jesus go, but Etrigan assures this doesn't happen.  Swampy spots Jesus in the garden, and recognizes him from Alec Holland's memories. The Roman's arrive for Jesus, and Swampy tries to help fight them off, but is sent back to the timestream(by Jesus I think.) Jesus exorcises Etrigan from the Gladiator. He's then taken to the crucifixion, and Belial kills the Wiseman because his son Etrigan is now bound to Earth. All in all, I found this to be a very good story. As an old Catholic boy, I didn't find anything offensive. No revisionism on Jesus. He's depicted as above reapproach and doing everything out of love and concern for people.  The only difference is I think is it's left up to the reader to decide if the DC version of Jesus is actually Divine, or a Sorcerer Supreme type character. Also maybe if you revere the Wiseman as religious figures, you might not like that they're depicted as depraved villains with body parts hanging in their ritual chamber and pluck out their own eyes as a sacrifice to Belial. But Swamp Thing was always a horror comic. Gives an origin of sorts for Etrigan, and with the Wiseman, you might never look at a Christmas nativity scene the same way again.]]></content:encoded>
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			<dc:creator>BudgetMego</dc:creator>
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			<title>Len Strazewski   (February 16, 1955 – April 27, 2026)</title>
			<link>https://megomuseum.com/community/forum/general-discussion/comic-books/2108661-len-strazewski-february-16-1955-%E2%80%93-april-27-2026</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:16:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[https://bleedingcool.com/comics/len-strazewski-creator-of-prime-and-jesse-quick-has-died-aged-71/




This one is too close to home.    Len was my &quot;sensei&quot;   He taught me the art of comic-book writing and also warned me that &quot;comics would break your heart&quot;   and he was right.  

As noted above in the link real briefly; Len Strazewski was best known for co-creating both Prime and Prototype as a founder of Malibu's Ultraverse, writing Starman, Flash, JSA, Phantom Lady, The Fly, and Action Comics Weekly for DC Comics, Speed Racer and Dai Kamikaze for Now Comics, Trollords for Tru Studios, Super-Teens for Archie, Street Fighters and Elven for Malibu.    I am trying to find out more info on when his funeral services are going to happen and right now is not the time for me to go into my history with Len.   This is all too much and I am starting to freak out.   Sorry.   I promise to tell more later.   Sorry.]]></description>
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This one is too close to home.    Len was my <i>&quot;sensei&quot;  </i> He taught me the art of comic-book writing and also warned me that<i> &quot;comics would break your heart&quot;  </i> and he was right.  <br />
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As noted above in the link real briefly; Len Strazewski was best known for co-creating both Prime and Prototype as a founder of Malibu's Ultraverse, writing Starman, Flash,<b> JSA</b>, Phantom Lady, The Fly, and Action Comics Weekly for DC Comics, Speed Racer and Dai Kamikaze for Now Comics, Trollords for Tru Studios, Super-Teens for Archie, Street Fighters and Elven for Malibu.    I am trying to find out more info on when his funeral services are going to happen and right now is not the time for me to go into my history with Len.   This is all too much and I am starting to freak out.   Sorry.   I promise to tell more later.   Sorry.<br />
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			<dc:creator>Jorge Galvan</dc:creator>
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			<title>RIP Gerry Conway</title>
			<link>https://megomuseum.com/community/forum/general-discussion/comic-books/2108632-rip-gerry-conway</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:36:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/remembering-gerry-conway-1952-2026

Prolific comic writer Gerry Conway (1952-2026) has left us. Gerry's legacy includes work for Marvel, DC and others and on the Conan the Destroyer movie with Roy Thomas. It includes stories, characters, editorial work, and more. His legacy will endue. 

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Prolific comic writer Gerry Conway (1952-2026) has left us. Gerry's legacy includes work for Marvel, DC and others and on the Conan the Destroyer movie with Roy Thomas. It includes stories, characters, editorial work, and more. His legacy will endue. <br />
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			<dc:creator>MRP</dc:creator>
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			<title>Supergirl PSA cartoon</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:14:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Supergirl never showed up in Super Friends/Super Powers show but there was this PSA dealing with seatbelts marking the second cartoon appearance (1st being Underroos).</description>
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			<dc:creator>monitor_ep</dc:creator>
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