History ComicBook / GodIsDead

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Tansy and to extent the entire "Ladies of the House" of the Special Priestess of the new goddess Gaia were raise to be these. They are raised as early as twelve years old to be sent off on missions to convert the far isolated corners of the Earth to their religion of love using sex as a sort of holy prostitute/missionary hooker.

Picture this scene: one day after a summer filled with strange, unnatural weather and staggering natural disasters, a very tall and muscular old man with head of long white hair and a white beard is walking through Vatican City. He steps into the Art/SistineChapel and looks up at that most famous of paintings on the ceiling, The Creation of Adam, where God stretches forward his hand to pass life into Adam. The old man with the flowing white hair and beard considers it for a moment... and then declares it to be ridiculous, and says that he will never be satisfied with such a bloodless and tame form of worship. He [[BoltOfDivineRetribution calls down a lighting bolt]] that strikes right through the roof of the chapel, and as he makes himself a throne there he declares his identity for the first time: [[OhCrap Zeus, King of the Gods]].

Not long after the appearance of Zeus, gods of multiple pantheons begin appearing, (most prominently the [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek]], [[Myth/NorseMythology Norse]], [[Myth/AztecMythology Aztec]], [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Egyptian]], and [[Myth/HinduMythology Hindu]] deities) and hold a conference where they agree to not fight and allow each other to take control of their traditional territories. The gods then focus on taking complete control of the Earth, recruiting followers, mercilessly repressing any non-believers, destroying any knowledge that doesn't come from themselves, and starting to crush the few factions (such as the US Military) that attempt an organized resistance.

Picture this scene: one day after a summer filled with strange, unnatural weather and staggering natural disasters, a very tall and muscular old man with head of long white hair and a white beard is walking through Vatican City. He steps into the Art/SistineChapel and looks up at that most famous of paintings on the ceiling, The Creation of Adam]], where God stretches forward his hand to pass life into Adam. The old man with the flowing white hair and beard considers it for a moment... and then declares it to be ridiculous, and says that he will never be satisfied with such a bloodless and tame form of worship. He [[BoltOfDivineRetribution calls down a lighting bolt]] that strikes right through the roof of the chapel, and as he makes himself a throne there he declares his identity for the first time: [[OhCrap Zeus, King of the Gods]].

Picture this scene: one day after a summer filled with strange, unnatural weather and staggering natural disasters, a very tall and muscular old man with head of long white hair and a white beard is walking through Vatican City. He steps into the Sistine Chapel and looks up at that most famous of paintings on the ceiling, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_Adam The Creation of Adam]], where God stretches forward his hand to pass life into Adam. The old man with the flowing white hair and beard considers it for a moment... and then declares it to be ridiculous, and says that he will never be satisfied with such a bloodless and tame form of worship. He [[BoltOfDivineRetribution calls down a lighting bolt]] that strikes right through the roof of the chapel, and as he makes himself a throne there he declares his identity for the first time: [[OhCrap Zeus, King of the Gods]].

* DrivenToSuicide: The US President near the very start, and later, TheQuisling newscaster.

* KickTheDog: Happens quite often. The king is probably when [[spoiler:Zeus gets the Stephen Hawking analogue to betray the rest of The Collective. Zeus points out that he can do what all the other scientists and doctors can't and heal him. As a condition Zeus makes the poor man beg for it without the aid of either his wheelchair or the computer that lets him speak. When the poor guy finally manages to do it, tears in his eyes, after panels of trying, Zeus' answer is "No!" and he stomps on the guy like an ant]]. Another notable one is a Chinese peasant asking one of the Chinese god Paoxi to bless her infant daughter. Paoxi is displeased at being given a "girl-child" for such a blessing and promptly tosses the infant off a cliff.

* NukeEm At one point the US resorts to using a nuclear bomb to try to kill off Quetzalcoatl and its followers that are invading the States. [[spoiler:It does the job on the followers, but has no effect on the god itself.]]

Picture this scene: one day after a summer filled with strange, unnatural weather and staggering natural disasters, a very tall and muscular old man with head of long white hair and a white beard is walking through Vatican City. He steps into the Sistine Chapel and looks up at that most famous of paintings on the ceiling, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel#/media/File:Creación_de_Adám.jpg The Creation of Adam]], where God stretches forward his hand to pass life into Adam. The old man with the flowing white hair and beard considers it for a moment... and then declares it to be ridiculous, and says that he will never be satisfied with such a bloodless and tame form of worship. He [[BoltOfDivineRetribution calls down a lighting bolt]] that strikes right through the roof of the chapel, and as he makes himself a throne there he declares his identity for the first time: [[OhCrap Zeus, King of the Gods]].

Picture this scene: one day after a summer filled with strange, unnatural weather and staggering natural disasters, a very tall and muscular old man with head of long white hair and a white beard is walking through Vatican City. He steps into the Sistine Chapel and looks up at that most famous of paintings on the ceiling, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel#/media/File:Creación_de_Adám.jpg The Creation of Adam]], where God stretches forward his hand to pass life into Adam. The old man with the flowing white hair and beard considers it for a moment... and then declares it to be ridiculous, and says that he will never be satisfied with such a bloodless and tame form of worship. He [[BoltOfDivineRetribution calls down a lighting bolt]] that strikes right through the roof of the chapel, and as he makes himself a throne there he declares his identity for the first time: [[OhCrap Zeus, King of the Gods]].

Picture this scene: one day after a summer of strange and unnatural weather and natural disasters, a very tall and muscular old man with head of long white hair and a white beard is walking through Vatican City. He steps into the Sistine Chapel and looks up at that most famous of paintings on the ceiling, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel#/media/File:Creación_de_Adám.jpg The Creation of Adam]], where God stretches forward his hand to pass life into Adam. The old man with the flowing white hair and beard considers it for a moment... and then declares it to be ridiculous, and says that he will never be satisfied with such a bloodless and tame form of worship. He [[BoltOfDivineRetribution calls down a lighting bolt]] that strikes right through the roof of the chapel, and as he makes himself a throne there he declares his identity for the first time: [[OhCrap Zeus, King of the Gods]].

* SadlyMythtaken: A number of the gods don't match with their mythical personalities or appearances.

* GratutiousSex: Shown many times in the series. More so with Tansy to gain favor with several gods, but a moe random case would be with Gaby and Paul. Paul was tasked with finding and protecting Gaby from turning into Gaia once more after being resurrected, but ended up having sex with her not more than two minutes after meeting her.

* GratutiousSex: Shown many times in the series. Moreso with Tansy to gain favor with several gods, but a stronger case would be with Gaby and the traveler. He was tasked with finding and protecting her from turning into Gaia once more after being resurrected, but have sex with her not more than two minutes after meeting her.

* ActionGirl: Gaia, a bodyguard for The Collective and daughter of a mercenary who is aiding them, [[spoiler:and later still a newly made goddess]] is this to an almost exaggerated or Narm level.

* Lu Dongbin is upset at Paoxi killing an infant girl and threatens to cut Paoxi down with Lu's magic sword.

Picture this scene: one summer day a very tall and muscular old man with head of long white hair and a white beard is walking through Vatican City. He steps into the Sistine Chapel and looks up at that most famous of paintings on the ceiling, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel#/media/File:Creación_de_Adám.jpg The Creation of Adam]], where God stretches forward his hand to pass life into Adam. The old man with the flowing white hair and beard considers it for a moment... and then declares it to be ridiculous, and says that he will never be satisfied with such a bloodless and tame form of worship. He [[BoltOfDivineRetribution calls down a lighting bolt]] that strikes right through the roof of the chapel, and as he makes himself a throne there he declares his identity for the first time: [[OhCrap Zeus, King of the Gods]].

* KickTheDog: Happens quite often. The king is probably when [[spoiler:Zeus gets the Stephen Hawking analogue to betray the rest of The Collective. Zeus points out that he can do what all the other scientists and doctors can't and heal him. As a condition Zeus makes the poor man beg for it without the aid of either his wheelchair or the computer that lets him speak. When the poor guy finally manages to do it, tears in his eyes, after panels of trying, Zeus' answer is "No!" and he stomps on the guy like an ant]]. Another notable one is a Chinese peasant asking one of the Chinese gods to bless her infant daughter. The god in question is displeased at being given a "girl-child" for such a blessing and promptly tosses the infant off a cliff.

* NukeEm At one point the US resorts to using a nuclear bomb to try to kill off an Aztec God and its followers that are invading the States. [[spoiler:It does the job on the followers, but has no effect on the god itself.]]

** As a nuclear bomb heads toward a group of invaders and the Aztec god leading them, said god praises the followers for their courage and tells them ItHasBeenAnHonor. Since the god is unharmed and all the followers incinerated, there was no reason to do so other than basic decency.

* ViewersAreGeniuses: Very little about the gods, who they are, and what their powers are, gets explained. So if you're not already familiar with with, say, which Egyptian God has which animal head or which Aztec deity is which, you're going to be kinda SOL.

* OnlySaneMan: Albert fits this trope better than most in the comic. He was the one who engineered the death of many gods and monsters, and leads the community found in the Dreamtime. He's often the one who points out the absurdity of the events occurring around him and calls out others for engaging in acts of zealotry or ignorance.

Not who you were expecting?

Not long after the appearance of Zeus, gods of multiple pantheons begin appearing, (most prominently the Greek, Norse, Aztec, Egyptian, and Hindu deities) and hold a conference where they agree to not fight and allow each other to take control of their traditional territories. The gods then focus on taking complete control of the Earth, recruiting followers, mercilessly repressing any non-believers, destroying any knowledge that doesn't come from themselves, and starting to crush the few factions (such as the US Military) that attempt an organized resistance.

Originally a limited series coauthored by Creator/JonathanHickman (best known for works such as ''ComicBook/TheManhattanProjects'' and ''ComicBook/EastOfWest'', among others) and Mike Costa, after the conclusion of the initial six issue arc, ''God IS Dead'' has since become an ongoing series with Mike Costa as the sole writer.

* ActionGirl: Gaia, a bodyguard for The Collective and daughter of a mercenary who is aiding them, is this to an almost exaggerated or Narm level.

* CrapsackWorld: The world that the gods start to create. Science and higher learning is outlawed, freedom of religion or speech is naturally a thing of the past, libraries and universities are torched, scientists and professors are purged, etc. It's going to be a world run purely according to the dictates and whims of the gods... and anybody who knows about the whims and dictates of say, Odin, Loki, Zeus, or most of the Aztec deities should find that quite a horrifying thought indeed.

** During the first trade paperback, more time is spent following the Norse Gods than any other pantheon, and they win battles win other pantheons via CurbstompBattle so often that it becomes logical to think that he Norse will be the eventual winners of the battle royale among the gods. [[spoiler:Then Zeus personally got involved and pasted Loki, Thor, and Odin one after another]].

* FlatCharacter: Most of The Collective, perhaps because the original run of the comic was planned to be so short that more time was given to action than CharacterDevelopment.
* GodIsDead: In the first trade paperback, the bodies of the gods soon pile up due to combat between them. But things really escalate in the second volume when [[spoiler:an attempt by humans to enter Heaven to try to get some answers finds that Yahweh, the God of the Abrahamic faiths, is in fact dead, sitting murdered on his throne.]]

* KickTheDog: Happens quite often. The king is probably when [[spoiler:Zeus gets the Stephen Hawking analogue to betray the rest of the collective and beg Zeus to heal him, (without using the machine that allows him to speak) when he finally manages this, Zeus' answer is "No!" and he stomps on the guy like an ant]]. Another notable one is a Chinese peasant asking a god to bless her infant daughter. The god in question is displeased at being given a "girl-child" for such a blessing and promptly tosses the infant off a cliff.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Collective contains painfully obvious versions of both Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

* PetTheDog: Aphrodite questions Zeus' decision to govern through sheer power and tyranny, and thinks that love is a more effective way to rule.
** As a nuclear bomb heads toward a group of invaders and the Aztec god leading them, said god praises the followers for their courage and tells them ItHasBeenAnHonor.

* SmugSnake: Hephaestus thinks he's clever enough to outsmart all the other gods and seize control for himself. The reality is that he moves from one bad idea to another, escalating things each time.

* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The Chinese pantheon never gets into the action of the first arc because they're so busy infighting that the local dragon winds up destroying their representatives out of sheer frustration.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: All the Chinese Dragon wants is peace for the world. Sounds good, right? Keep in mind that killing everyone who is fighting does result in peace.

* AllLovingHero: Jesus Christ and Eros count best fit the description of this trope. Both are pacifistic and benevolent individuals with a "spread the love" philosophy and are notable as the most kindhearted characters in the comic.

* ThePolyanna: No matter what happens to him, nothing seems to permanently upset Jesus Christ. He even takes being killed a number of times in stride.

* PetTheDog:
** Aphrodite questions Zeus' decision to govern through sheer power and tyranny, and thinks that love is a more effective way to rule.

* FlatCharacter: Most of The Collective.
* GodIsDead: [[spoiler:An attempt by humans to enter Heaven to try to get some answers finds that Yahweh, the God of the Abrahamic faiths, is in fact dead, sitting murdered on his throne.[[
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The Collective contains painfully obvious versions of both Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.