Sunday Morning Superheroes

In this episode, we talk about the Christian themes in Batman: Knightsend, including cults, religious trauma, and what it means to represent Christ! This episode is brought to you be Haley Patillo music theory tutoring! Get started at HaleyPatillo.com ! Note: I know that I do not pronounce Jean-Paul's name through consistently throughout the episode. Sometimes English is hard, even for English...

In this episode, Hollis talked about some of his favorite Batman and Spider-Man villains and what they can teach us about loving our enemies. Check out sponsor Haley Patillo here: https://haleypatillo.com/

In this episode, Hollis considers the infamous Women in Refrigerators trope from a biblical perspective.

Hollis honors the life of comics writer Peter David with a discussion of the platonic and Biblical elements in Hulk: The End. This episode is brought to you by Haley Patillo music theory tutoring! Schedule your online session at HaleyPatillo.com .

In this episode, Hollis discusses the Marvel anti-hero Punisher and if his war on crime can square with The Bible.

In this special Holiday episode, Hollis and David Zwirn discuss "The Return of Superman" and its connections to The Resurrection of Jesus!

In this special Lent episode, Hollis and David Zwirn discuss the Death of Superman storyline and how it relates to Jesus's ultimate sacrifice!

In this special Christmas episode, Hollis discusses Ace the Bat-hound origin story from DC Rebirth Batman Annul #1 and what it teaches us about redemption. Check out my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558205870095 This podcast is a part of the Phoenix Sisters Entertainment Network: www.facebook.com/PhoenixSisEntertainment

In this episode, Hollis discusses the Marvel Comics character Silver Surfer and the ways in which Stan Lee meant for him to be like Jesus Christ. Check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558205870095 This podcast is a part of the Phoenix Sisters Entertainment Network: www.facebook.com/PhoenixSisEntertainment

Hollis and author Constellation Jennings discuss the Marvel antihero Venom and how he relates to DID and the American Church as 80s comic creators perceived it.

Was Superman a Methodist? Hollis Thompson and David Zwirn (a lay minister in the United Methodist Church and History professor at the University of Arkansas at Hope and Texarkana) discuss the history of Superman and his canonical Methodist background. Part of the Cereal Box Network - www.cerealboxnetwork.com

Please welcome Brandon Jones, creator of the new comic The Evil Men Do, for a conversation about justice, vigilantes, and the Biblical avenger of blood. Listener discretion is advised.

A Christian Reading of Batman: The Killing Joke In this episode, we look at one of the darkest Batman comics and discover some surprising ways in which it illustrates Spiritual themes. Listener discretion is advised. Part of the Cereal Box Network! Support this show (and the others) at www.buymeacoffee.com/cerealboxpod

Biblical Lessons From Spider-Man Is Spider-Man's Origin rooted in Proverbs? Was King Solomon the first to teach that "With great power, comes great responsibility?" Prof. Hollis Thompson makes a great case for just that in the debut episode of Sunday Morning Superheroes! Presented by the Cereal Box Network - www.cerealboxnetwork.com

What is Sunday Morning Superheroes and Who is it for? People of faith all over the world find great spiritual truths in the stories of superheroes like Superman, Batman, Spider-man, and the X-men. Prof. Hollis Thompson is one of those people, and that fascination has become an area of deep academic and personal significance. In this podcast, Prof. Thompson will help listeners explore the intersect...