6.22.2006
The Magic of Music
What do you get when you mix an obsessive love of music with occult dabblings? You may get something very like the new comic "Phonogram". The comic follows the exploits of 'Phonomancer' (someone who draws magical energy from music) David Kohl, an unspeakably rude bastard and music obsessive who acts as the hero for this six issue series coming out in August from Image Comics.
"Music is Magic. You know this already. You've known this from the first time a record sent a divine shiver down your spine or when a band changed the way you dressed forever. How does something that's just noises arranged in sequence do that? No-one knows. It's just...magic. Everyone knows that. It's just that some realise that it's more than metaphor."
It seems the cover for the comic's first issue is already making waves in the UK occult community according to columnist Rich Johnston.
"One reader writes, "I was in an occult bookshop in London near the British Museum the other day when I overheard a strange conversation. I didn't catch all of it, but what I did hear went something along the lines of: "Dammit, this looks genuine... Actual Theban script, how could they know about that?... they shouldn't be publishing stuff like this.." and to finish it off: 'THEY'RE MESSING WITH POWERS THEY COULDN'T POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND!'"
Despite "messing" with Theban script writer Kieron Gillen remains unrepentant!
"the actual logo has Theban in it, too. The letters between each of the main ones are Theban... Commonly used by witches. Appeared in about 1500 or so. Apparently invented by Honorious of Thebe...Heh. Bloody witches getting all uppity at us stealing their magic. We're all about meddling in things man was not meant to meddle with. We own Menswear Albums."
You can read a ten-page preview of the comic, here.
Labels: Paganism
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