Fiction that covers possession of humans by non-human entities from another
dimension.
In some settings, the entities are blamed for evil in the world. In Bitter Root,
hateful/racist people turn into monsters, and do even worse things. There is a
sense of redeemability in the possessed humans.
In other cases, e.g., Outcast and Monstress, humanity is collateral damage in
someone else’s war. The entities are refugees on earth, despite being more
powerful than humans.
body { background-image: url('/img/fiction/bitter-root.jpg'); } Bitter Root. David F. Walker; Chuck Brown; Sanford Greene. imagecomics.com . www.hoopladigital.com . #extraterrestrial-possession
Snapshots [Dr. Sylvester] I am not the devil. It was the devil that made me what I have become, and the devil I am here to destroy. Look around you, Enoch Sangerye. You’ve seen this before – cities and towns burned to the ground....
#religious-fiction
#extraterrestrial-possession
Volume 9 was nominated for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story or Comic. However, not very stoked after Book One (Vol 1 and 2). Maybe it gets better? Only Volume 9 has been nominated for a Hugo Award, so maybe check that next time before committing?
body { background-image: url('/img/fiction/wicdiv.jpg'); } The Recurrence. Every 90 years, 12 gods reincarnate on earth for 2 years....
#extraterrestrial-possession
body { background-image: url('/img/fiction/liu-monstress.jpg'); } Ms. Liu notes that Monstress is a creator-owned comic book series. Why is “creator-owned” significant?
While creator ownership has been common in fiction writing, it’s more the exception in comics, recorded music, and motion pictures, where the work is sold to the publishers, or produced as work-for-hire. Prominent outfits for creator-owned comics include Image Comics (founded by prominent Marvel artists), DC’s Vertigo imprint (now Black Label), and Dark Horse Comics' Legend imprint....
body { background-image: url('/img/fiction/kirkman-outcast.jpeg'); } Outcast. Robert Kirkman; Paul Azaceta. imagecomics.com . www.hoopladigital.com . 2014. Accessed Dec 11, 2022. #religious-fiction
#extraterrestrial-possession
Snapshots [Rev. Anderson] I know… How completely I failed you. You brought me face to face with the Devil himself… And I didn’t have the strength to confront him. Am I no longer worthy to do your work? Is that why I have no power over these demons?...
body { background-image: url('/img/fiction/simone-clean-room.jpg'); } Clean Room (2015 - 2017). Gail Simone; Jon Davis-Hunt; Walter Geovani; Sanya Anwar. www.dc.com . www.hoopladigital.com . 2015. #extraterrestrial-possession
Snapshots [Chloe] The Haverlin brothers from next door came to visit, when my mother did not. They pulled me out. I told them I was grateful because I didn’t want to make them sad. Sometimes the truth hurts the people with the best hearts the most....