Adventures of God

"In this slice of (eternal) life, you'll meet God, visit Heaven and learn that what goes on behind the pearly gates isn't exactly the way the good book describes it. For starters, it's a pretty unhealthy work environment – what with God's ginormous, fragile ego and heavy-drinking problem. The good news is that while heaven is a lot less holy than expected, it's much more hilarious too." ==Major characters==

The following characters are central to plot lines in the comic and make regular appearances: • God is the creator of Heaven and Earth, who after awakening after a blackout to find the horribly-outdated Old Testament is still available for people to read on Earth, goes to release an updated version excising controversial views, while reconnecting with his sons Jesus and Lucy and infrequently attempting to overcome his alcoholism. • Lucifer "Lucy" Morningstar is the ruler of Hell who is outraged to learn that God had been sending all gay people to Hell in order to try and set him up on a date, leading him to convert the frozen lakes of Hell into an ice-skating rink. Lucy also deals with a rogue troop of girls who infrequently attempt to sell their souls to him. • Jesus is the son of God and Mary, who seeks to reconnect with his father after estrangement in heaven over his death on Earth not being recognized in the modern day. • Gabe is God's top angel and overseer of Earth, responsible for designing the planet and its people on behalf of God, who helps him live from day-to-day. • Ebag is Gabe's opposite and Lucy's top demon, who seeks to do the opposite of Gabe in every action, often accidentally accomplishing good. • Riley is a gay man sent to Hell by God in order to date Lucy. Although initially rejecting Riley and returning him to Heaven, Lucy eventually falls in love with him, and the pair gets married in the 150th episode. • '''Satan's Lil' Hellpers''' are a group of girls who after accidentally figuring out how to summon Lucy (as "Satan") decide to attempt to keep summoning him after he refuses to accept their souls, eventually leading to Lucy helping them with their various problems free of charge. Their names are Jasmine, Kimberly, Britt, and Susan. • Bub is the angel in charge of Limbo, deciding of those on the borderline between Heaven and Hell upon their deaths to which afterlife they will be sent to. • Bob is a human who chooses to remain in Limbo with Bub rather than proceed to any other realm after he is given the choice to, joining him in deciding who should go where. • BoDaDemon is a demon who decides to accompany Bub and Bob after finding himself banished from both Heaven and Hell, seeking to send the wrong people to opposite realms. ==Publication==

The webcomic updates biweekly on Webtoon. and had its global release on November 9, 2021. Originally drawing the webtoon by hand, Jay illustrates Adventures of God using Photoshop and a Wacom Cintiq Pro drawing tablet. ==Influences==

In episode descriptions of Adventures of God, Ferrazzi and Jay list their childhood Belgian Sunday school lessons in Bible stories as the primary inspiration for the series. ==Reception==

In 2019, WEBTOON announced that Adventures of God had been viewed over 100 million times, making it one of the most viewed webcomic on the platform. As of April 2021, Adventures of God is the nineteenth-most popular webtoon on the platform, with over 1.4 million subscribers. Il Post declared Adventures of God to be one of the best examples of webtoons in general, praising Ferrazzi's and Jay's ability and willingness to "humanize and makes fun of a God full of doubts and with an alcoholism problem." ObjectifGard reviewer Linda Mansouri said that "the reading experience is more than interesting. The mockups are airy, the bubbles are very readable and the comic strip adapts perfectly to the width of the smartphone. As for the quality of the drawings, it exceeds our expectations. The episodes are quite short and very numerous. The stories of the webtoon inspire the cinema for adaptations on the big screen, but also television series, video games, and even the print edition. It's the complete opposite of French comics, which are designed on paper and then adapted on screen", before concluding the webtoon as a "cultural recommendation" for those in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. A reviewer for Ayo Bandung praised the unexpected perspective of sacred items and people of Christian beliefs, and ambiguity over the true protagonists and antagonists of the series, before concluding that "[i]t is precisely in this way that the humor that is displayed results in deep reflection." Awards ==Publications==

In February 2019, the Czech Republic Tourism board announced that Adventures of God would serve as the basis for the NoD Theater stage play The Bible 2, jointly directed by Janek Lesák and Natálie Preslová. Presented in four acts, the play is accompanied by a constantly recurring musical jingle by composer Ivo Sedláček. The Bible 2 follows God (Láďa Karda) after just woken up blackout drunk after a big party to celebrate the creation of the world and publication of the Bible, only to discovers that the world is no longer the same one he created, and is soon set to destroy itself, along with the rest of humanity. Will God, together with the Professor (Martin Cikán) and his sons Lucy (Lumíra Přichystalová) and newly Buddhist Jesus (Jan Strýček) be able to write a new Bible and put the world back on track? ==References==