5. But between Conan pastiche & syncretic misogynist theology, there's some political/religious satire in Cerebus relevant to Trumpism
-
-
Replying to @HeerJeet
6. There's a long storyline where Cerebus becomes Pope. And part of how he maintains power is via polarizing.
3 replies 6 retweets 9 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
7. Pope Cerebus does more & more extreme things, polarizing acts which lose followers but build a hard core of the faithful.
1 reply 6 retweets 8 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
8. There's a sequence where Pope Cerebus is given a baby to blesspic.twitter.com/N0j9sUxB47
2 replies 4 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
9. The blessing of the baby does not end well.pic.twitter.com/9czwhYyfbu
3 replies 3 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
10. Point made by this sequence is that killing the baby doesn't end the worship of Pope Cerebus, rather it intensifies allegiance of base
1 reply 5 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
11. Throwing (and killing) baby was precursor to Trump's own comment that he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue & not lose supporters.
4 replies 3 retweets 16 likes
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.