Last week, the comic and pop culture world converged in San Diego for Comic-Con 2012. I attended and am still recovering from all the excitement (i.e., excellent panels, long lines, and camping out). So for this week, Take Two highlights previous posts that touch on comics, pop culture, and, as always, how they relate to the Christian faith. (more…)
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July 20, 2012
Connecting Comics with Faith
Posted by Sandra under Apologetics, Belief, Comic-Con, Cultural Events, Movies, Superheroes | Tags: bad designs, benefits of fantasy, fallacies, Iron Man, Marvel, Spider-Man, superpowers, time travel, TRON, Zombies |[3] Comments
May 18, 2012
Marvel Comics and Logical Fallacies
Posted by Sandra under Apologetics, Conversations, Debates, evangelism, Superheroes | Tags: logical fallacies, Marvel, Spider-Man, Spiderman |[13] Comments
The other day a few of us on staff took a break to discuss an urgent topic:
Who is the best* super hero in the Marvel universe?
Tolerant observers in this roundtable discussion shared their opinion and shrugged off opposing views with indifference. But the longtime, diehard fans clung to their views like Spidey to a wall. (more…)
November 15, 2013
Thor and the Beginning of the Universe
Posted by Maureen under big bang, Movies, Universe | Tags: beginning of the universe, Big Bang, naturalism, thor: the dark world |Leave a Comment
In continuation of the Marvel Comics movie franchise, Thor: The Dark World hit theatres this autumn. As Thor is my personal favorite of the Avengers heroes, I went to see the film for the sheer enjoyment of it (and enjoyable it was), but while taking in the entire spectacle, something in the film’s opening monologue piqued my curiosity.
Odin, Thor’s father, explains that before the present universe began to exist there was darkness. From that darkness arose the Dark Elves, bad guys who have returned for revenge. This little tidbit got me thinking about the beginning of the universe. (more…)
July 26, 2013
Geeking and Reaching Out at Comic-Con
Posted by Sandra under Arts, Christian Living, Comic-Con, Conversations, Cultural Events, In the News | Tags: Christian Comic Arts Society, Comic-Con, Europa Report, FrontGate, Hall H, Scott Shuford, SDCC, The Last Adam, Zondervan |[6] Comments
In case you missed it, last week the world’s nerds were drawn to San Diego like metal to Magneto for the city’s international Comic-Con. I, too, made the annual trek to nerd mecca to get my fandom on. While the reveals (read: announcements) from the Warner Brothers and Marvel panels were spaz worthy, there’s certainly more to do at a con than just scream at screens.
The long lines provide ample time for attendees to spark up conversation with fellow fan boys and girls. (more…)
July 3, 2013
Take Two Turns Four!
Posted by Sandra under Apologetics, Bible interpretation, biblical archeology, Blogging, Christmas, Debates, Dual Revelation, Origin of life, Religious Pluralism | Tags: blog birthday, giveaway, top 10 list |[5] Comments
Bust out the party hats because today Take Two celebrates its fourth birthday. In celebration of our big day, we’ve compiled some of your favorite posts—consider it a“regifting” of sorts.
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June 6, 2013
Man of Steel and the Original Superhero
Posted by Sandra under Belief, Christian Living, Jesus, Movies, Redemption, Salvation, Superheroes | Tags: Fazale Rana, Fuz Rana, hope, Jesus as an example, Kenneth Samples, Man of Steel, Moses, Superman |Leave a Comment
In case it’s not already on your radar, the highly anticipated reboot Man of Steel releases next week. Most are familiar with who Superman is—understandable considering this cultural icon (and first comic book superhero) has been around for 75 years.
For nonnatives to the comic book world, here’s a quick recap: Young Kal-El is placed in a rocket ship and transported to Earth just before his home planet of Krypton explodes. Taking the name Clark Kent, the child grows to become Superman. With his superpowers, Superman protects the earth and its people.
What might be less familiar to some are the religious analogies drawn from Superman. (more…)
December 20, 2012
Christmas Reflections from Take Two
Posted by Sandra under Belief, Christian Living, Christmas, Faith, Heaven, Holidays, New Creation | Tags: apocalypse, end of the world, hope, Mary, Mary mother of Jesus, newtown, o holy night, sandy hook elementary school, someday at christmas |[5] Comments
Songs of Joy to Come
Lunchtime conversations at RTB run the gamut from comics to Christian doctrine to the qualities of a good churro. Recently, we shared what our favorite Christmas carol is. Digital Outreach Director Phil likes “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” even if its lyrics are a bit creepy. Copyeditor Elissa admits N Sync’s “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” is her favorite because it brings back wonderful childhood memories. And blogging cohort Maureen likes “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.” In particular, she loves the third verse, which declares that Christ was “born to raise the sons of earth.”
My favorites are “O Holy Night” and “Someday at Christmas.” The latter doesn’t mention the first Christmas specifically, yet both songs hint at the joyful hope we have in Christ. (more…)
June 1, 2012
Is Time Travel Possible?
Posted by Sandra under Science in the News, Superheroes, Time travel | Tags: Back to the Future, CERN laboratory, DC comics, Doc Brown, Einstein, Marty McFly, speed of light, superluminal neutrinos, Superman |Leave a Comment
“Sure Superman was faster than a speeding bullet. But could he fly fast enough to reverse the Earth’s rotation and travel back in time?” (more…)
July 1, 2011
Blockbusters and Bombardments
Posted by Maureen under Collision event, Cultural Events, Moon formation, Movies | Tags: asteroids, blockbusters, comets, dinosaurs, God's purpose, Impact Events, Late Heavy Bombardment, Moon formation, movies, summer |1 Comment
This summer is a good one for movie fans, with major blockbusters opening nearly every week. Though most movie-goers don’t walk into action-adventure/superhero films expecting more than spectacular special effects and epic battles, I’ve been pleasantly surprised to find quality storytelling in this season’s fare. (more…)
August 6, 2010
New Research Suggests Latent “Superpowers”
Posted by Sandra under Biomedicine, Stem Cell Research, Superheroes | Tags: adult stem cells, blastomeres, embryonic stem cells, Fazale Rana, superpowers |[5] Comments
If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Invisibility? The ability to fly? Have stretchy limbs? How ‘bout heal yourself?
Well then, run at an incredible speed to the nearest costume store because recent research shows that we do—in a sense—have the ability to heal ourselves. (more…)