According to the Ramban’s Thirteen Principles of Faith, we, Jews, believe that “that the dead will be brought back to life when G-d wills it to happen.”
Okay, but what happens if you remarried and your first wife comes back? Dum-dum-DUM! (That’s eerie music playing in the background, duh.)
Anyway! Will it be, like, before “Crisis on Infinite Earths” (DC Comics) where there was an Earth-one and an Earth-two and each Earth had, like, it’s own Superman? So they’ll be, like, alternate universes?
Whew, this is too big for my pretty little head. 😉
Luckily, I’m sure G-d has read “Crisis on Infinite Earths” (after all, it’s only $19.79 on Amazon.com) and thought about this. I wonder if G-d has also considered “resurrection technology”….
Related:
Book I wish I’d purchased at the YU (Yeshiva University) annual Soy Seforim Jewish book sale! (Sale ends February 15!) Sadly, I went WAY over my book budget this month: “Jews in America: A Cartoon History”
There’s even a Hispanic version: “Latino USA: A Cartoon History, written by Mexican Jewish writer Ilan Stavans.
Also check out: “American Judaism: A History” by Jonathan D. Sarna. Not a comic book but very engaging and interesting.
Related: “Up, Up, and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture, and Values Shaped The Comic Book Superhero” by Rabbi Simcha Weinstein
This is an interesting question. Assuming that the cartoon contains no prohibited subject matter (e.g., graven images), I think G-d would “support” comics to the extent that they further the performance of Mitvot. Judaic writings like Perkei Avot show that G-d wants man to seize the day in a manner that is righteous and helps others. If comics further the noted end, then I would assume that G-d approves of comics. As an aside, Chazal supports that G-d “believes” in nothing other than man, which is the quintessential act of faith given man's track record.
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