Does God exist in the Marvel Universe?

Jim
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Judeo-Christian influence is strong at The House of Ideas. But perhaps more constant in the Marvel Universe than traditional religious narratives or concepts is the notion that many of humanity’s supernatural and mythological traditions descend not from some sort of divinity, but from powerful alien forces.

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Andrew K
Tue, 05/30/17 6:34 am

It doesn’t get a mention in the article, but if I’m not wrong, not only is there a God back of the DC comics franchise, but he is specifically identified as the Judeo-Christian God.
I find it very interesting that both comic worlds—and others, to my knowledge—have consciously or otherwise avoided an absurd or meaningless universe in favor of one suggesting an ultimate being. It’s as if we, in the end, lack the ability to truly conceive of a reality without God and all the implications that that would entail. I think subconsciously we realize that if you don’t have God, you don’t have story.