It’s Iimi! This is The Way

Two students from the Sophomore logic class that Iimi is T.A. for come by during the club period. They have a quote from a Taoist philosopher who holds a view of absolutes in contrast with Christianity. Because they contradict, they can’t both be right when they say… This is The Way 

Post-Comic Notes:

The comic was scripted shortly after the US and Israel struck Iran, killing its leader, Khamenei. While it’s been revised before being uploaded, I lack the precognition to know what the events would be by the time it went live.

Tao (道), in the sense of Taoism, means “the way.” It is, of course, radically different from the Christian view of Jesus being The Way (John 14:6). The Act 2 title, “The Tao and The Way,” could also be titled “The Way and The Way,” but that might be misinterpreted as promoting syncretism.

As far as I know, “Asian Bearding” is a teenage slang term that only exists in this webcomic (Babylon has its own linguistic quirks that way). The concept is real, however. I discovered it while researching the Chinese-American teenage culture. It occurred to me that teens from other groups in Babylon that emphasize religion or heritage might adopt it as well.

Image Credits

Cover Art is  © Dean Spencer, used with permission. All rights reserved.

The Art on page 15 is The Massacre of the Innocents by Peter Paul Rubens, created ~1611, and is in the public domain.

AI Disclaimer

I discontinued using AI for covers and background scenery after Issue 277. I still use it to create logos, doodles, and symbols, simply because there are no non-AI logo-creation programs (suggestions are welcome). Some previously used images have been kept for consistency (iconic buildings and “historic photographs”) with the intent of replacing them when possible. Any other appearance of AI means the stock art seller I purchased from misrepresented their product.