Envy: Where Demons, Religion, and Comics Collide

What if the demons aren't the villains? On this episode of ParaReality, Sandman sits down with independent comic creator and publisher Austin Light, the mind behind American Demon Comics and the supernatural comic series Envy. At the center of Envy is Belial, a fallen angel and demon king whose story challenges traditional ideas about good and evil, Heaven and Hell, and the roles we've assigned to angels and demons. Austin discusses the inspiration behind the series, his approach to demonology and religious philosophy, and how mythology, theology, and the paranormal influence the world he's creating. But Austin's connection to the unexplained doesn't end on the comic page. He's also a paranormal investigator with the HSVPara team and has a deep interest in UFOs and UAP phenomena. Sandman and Austin explore the connections between his creative work and real-world paranormal investigation—and venture into the intriguing possibility that some of the entities humanity has called angels, demons, spirits, and even extraterrestrials might not fit as neatly into separate categories as we think. Austin also talks about independent publishing, American Demon Comics, and what's coming next for Envy. Plus, Austin and Sandman will both be appearing at GoblinCon in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, August 22–23, where you'll have the chance to meet them in person. Enter the world of Envy—where demons have stories of their own, morality isn't always black and white, and the boundary between fiction and the unexplained can become surprisingly thin. Envy is available at AmericanDemonComics.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices