The Phantom Stranger #9: Trinity of Sin
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scans_dailyThe book opens with the Phantom Stranger nailed to a tree in a very personal abyss, sacrificing himself in a bargain to release his mortal family from the horrific state they've been placed in by the Sin-Eater. Last issue, you'll recall that this character was once Philip Stark a serial killer who was about to murder his wife and children.
The Phantom Stranger makes a deal with the Sin Eater for the life of his family.
Creator: J.M. DeMatteis and Fernando Blanco
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Date: 2013-06-06 04:01 pm (UTC)It would suck for them but A. They'd be Alive and B. hopefully able to move on with their lives.
It would also allow all the families of his many victims to have closure on what happened to their family members..
It would also have the added benefit of not creating a Supernatural Devil.
Also we wouldn't have a comic book where the Protagonist is a rapist.
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Date: 2013-06-06 08:48 am (UTC)Stranger? Yeah, just ... fucking stop already.
Sin Eater? You officially lost any right to be sanctimonious when you tried to kill your entire family. You fuck right off.
Scottie Godhood? Stop speaking like the Stranger did a terrible thing by intervening with the family's potential murder. Actually, the entire tone of this is condemning Stranger for daring to do something heroic instead of the actual sketchy shit he did after.
And it's a shame, because spending time in hell without remembering who you were doing it for and why you cared for them so much? That's the most deliciously and tragicly sadistic personal hell I've seen since Silent Hill. And it's ruined because GO TEAM NOBODY!
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Date: 2013-06-06 06:52 pm (UTC)And it should be remembered that Judas' sin was not the betrayal, it was despair, in believing that Jesus would be unable to forgive him for his betrayal. (Compare with Peter, who denied Christ, but repented and was absolutely forgiven by the man himself)
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Date: 2013-06-06 09:35 pm (UTC)My personal opinion remains, by being the guy to do the most unpleasant task, he sort of volunteered himself for other unpleasant tasks.
And I would suppose that heaven or not pain in life matters. You're not supposed to commit suicide. And you're supposed to help people who need help. So basically my point is deciding that a great reward awaits them is not a reason to accept death
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