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3 | -> "In the battle between good and evil, it's hard to tell who's on which side..." |
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5 | ''Hand of the Morningstar'' is a Christian graphic novel series created by Brett Burner, Mike Miller (Volumes 1-3), Eric Ninaltowski (Volumes 3-8), and Ben Avery (Volumes 6-8), combining SuperheroTropes with SignsOfTheEndTimes. |
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7 | The plot adheres to two perspectives of the story. First, the focus is on a group of [[FiveManBand five superheroes]], known as the Hand of the Morningstar, who wages a crime-fighting crusade for their god-like leader, the Morningstar, to spread peace across the earth. Conversely, the story follows Michael "The Tempest" Tempe, another super, and his conflicts with the aforementioned group. The premise gives a different spin on the usual conflict between heroes and villains: "- but what happens when the villain becomes a Christian, and the Superhero carries an evil secret?" |
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9 | Volumes 1-3 are available to read for free on the [[http://handofthemorningstar.com/ main site]]. |
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11 | !!This work provides examples of: |
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13 | * ArtShift: The artist transition from Mike Miller to Eric Ninaltowski is quite apparent. |
14 | * DecoyProtagonist: Surprisingly (but non-fatally), the Hand of the Morningstar thanks to Michael taking the helm since Volume 2. [[spoiler: Instead, they undergo a much [[FaceHeelTurn darker]] route.]] |
15 | * HeelFaithTurn: Michael Tempe by his conversion to Christianity. [[spoiler: [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Likewise for Kami a.k.a Jorge.]]]] |
16 | * MeaningfulName[=/=]MeaningfulRename: |
17 | ** The members of the Hand of the Morningstar were all given {{CodeName}}s based on certain Mythological figures. |
18 | ** Michael "The Tempest" Tempe also counts for his [[ArchangelMichael namesake]] and [[WeatherManipulation super identity]]. |
19 | * MultinationalTeam: The Hand of the Morningstar: Titan (USA), Avatar (India), Shango (West Africa), Kwan Yin (China), and Kami (South America). |
20 | * PerspectiveFlip: The story takes the focus from the Hand to Michael Tempe from Volume 2 onwards. |
21 | * ReligiousEdutainment |
22 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: Michael "The Tempest" Tempe had used his storm powers to protest the destruction of the environment [[{{Irony}} while unintentionally contributing to said destruction]]. [[CharacterDevelopment After his conversion, he changed to less harmful and more diplomatic tactics to address the issues]]. |
23 | * WesternTerrorists: The '''S'''overeign '''W'''orld '''Arm'''y is a terrorist organization that seeks to change international policy through hijacked [[MilitaryScienceFiction military]] {{Mecha}}. It does have a [[MiddleEasternCoalition Middle Eastern man as the leader]] though. [[spoiler: [[DecoyLeader Allegedly.]]]] |
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