As a teacher, I often come into contact with wild explanations for common concepts. That’s where the idea for this strip came from. I like the idea that all the gods would sort of hang out together (that’s Ganesha and Poseidon, by the way). The background detail that they’re all seeing Twilight: Eclipse is a nice touch.
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JABEZ: Rick, what do you think is meant by the first commandment? "Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
JESUS: Hey, Zeus is cutting line...again!
JESUS: Hey, Zeus is cutting line...again!