There are supposed to be seven of these; I’ve been through three, so I am ready for what comes next. 

This time around, here’s what’s on the menu: 

• Anti-Christ Themes: The documentary contends that these media franchises normalize or promote anti-Christ themes.

• Glorification of Occult and Violence: The series alleges that storylines often glorify violence, the occult, blasphemy and sexual perversion.

• Satanic Imagery: It investigates whether comics and movies reframe Satan or demonic figures as heroes or saviors.

• Influencing Children: The film argues that leading writers use manipulation and occult themes to alter how children view the God of the Bible.

• Occult Roots: The series explores the influence of occult figures like Aleister Crowley on popular media, specifically in relation to characters like Doctor Strange.

I was wondering when these guys would get to Grant Morrison and Garth Ennis. After all, Morrison openly admits to practicing occult rituals to fuel his work. The documentary views this not as creative quirkiness, but as a literal attempt to use Sigil Magick through comic panels to alter the consciousness of young readers.

You can only imagine what they thought of Preacher.

And wow, that reveal in Avengers #31 that — in the words of We Got This Covered — when Tony Stark was investigating the mysterious appearance of a million-year-old Iron Man helmet, he teams up with a talking snake, who’s actually Mephisto, the Marvel Universe’s devil. The talking snake reveals to the hero that Howard Stark made a deal with him: if Howard was to become the most intelligent man on the planet, he would give his son to the devil.”

It’s hard to tell whether the stories in this are What If or Elseworld stories, and so many of the upsetting tales have been retconned. This also recycles a lot of the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby hate. 

The series often takes a hard line on the creators, suggesting that the Jewish-Christian roots of early comics were a facade for deeper occult interests. By recycling the hate, the film attempts to show that the industry’s foundation was flawed from the start, moving from Kirby’s Celestials (space gods) to the overt Satanism of modern runs.

You can watch this on Fawesome.