tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404239006837327058.post6360411324610636932..comments2010-10-23T17:35:02.040-07:00Comments on boycrazyboy: Death AngelSina Sparrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15672704478687136092noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404239006837327058.post-23885595211620261152009-04-01T09:22:00.000-07:002009-04-01T09:22:00.000-07:00Jon, there's a very good reason for that - I was l...Jon, there's a very good reason for that - I was looking at a picture of Jack Kirby's Hela (goddess of death) as inspiration for designing this. As far as I'm concerned Jack's Hela is THE LAST WORD in archetypal death-goddess/angels. Actually I always love his treatments of gods and/or god-like hidden races. The Inhumans, the Asgardians, the New Gods, the Eternals... sigh...Sina Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672704478687136092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404239006837327058.post-63014405146676734702009-03-29T08:27:00.000-07:002009-03-29T08:27:00.000-07:00I like the treatment of the legs. It reminds me of...I like the treatment of the legs. It reminds me of Kirby's New Gods which is great.the sebaceous funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453492158092876031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404239006837327058.post-63845455467631997282009-03-10T15:00:00.000-07:002009-03-10T15:00:00.000-07:00Yeah I love the Orpheus myth as well but I think I...Yeah I love the Orpheus myth as well but I think I like the Ishtar story even more just because it is so weird and we don't fully know the motivations of the characters... like, we don't even know WHY she goes into the Underworld, it doesn't seem to BE for any reason as far as we can tell, right? I like the death and rebirth of Balder too, with Frigga (I think) asking everything in the world to promise not to harm Balder but then thinking mistletoe is so harmless she won't bother it... precious!Sina Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15672704478687136092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-404239006837327058.post-77369423268362688342009-03-10T12:18:00.000-07:002009-03-10T12:18:00.000-07:00The Ishtar mythos is very curious. There are simil...The Ishtar mythos is very curious. There are similar ones in the Wotan myths, I'm thinking of my favorite story of the death of Balder, which is precipitated by Loki who I think is a his half-brother. Also the Orpheus myth has similar themes but deals with mortals who are blessed by the gods. I can't help wanting to see the male forms of this Death Angel.Nathan Kiblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044456348332122323noreply@blogger.com