Many strips are the result of viewer suggestion, and Oh My Gods! as a whole often reflects the personal experiences of the artist. In January, 2008 Oh My Gods! chose to become available under a Creative Commons License (allowing for free personal / non-commercial use) something seen as both a fan pleasing move & a revolutionary choice for any online comic.ĭespite the strip's frequent references to Pagan and Wiccan sub-culture, it has a substantial Christian following as well as a Neopagan audience. The initial cast of Stan, Vera, Winston, and Victor soon expanded to include numerous additional characters including a Reiki Master, a few Christian Fundamentalists, a Chaos Magician, a Ceremonial Magician, and more. In an homage to newspaper comics, strips occurring Mon-Fri were produced in black & white, with weekends being in full color. The strip's most frequent area of focus for it's humor, however, was to make fun of 'itself' (the neopagan community it lived amongst). It's primarily a humorous take in the life of Neopagan, Pagan, Wiccan faiths, and their interactions with Christian Fundamentalists, homosexuals, and more. Oh My Gods! - the Pagan Based Comic Strip for the Polytheistic Masses!™ - is a webcomic written and illustrated by Shivian Balaris, which debuted in March 7th, 2002 and reached it's finale on June 3rd, 2010.
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