Zine - Heavenly Ever After

This zine was inspired by a Netflix series...a South Korean one about the afterlife titled 'Heavenly Ever After'.  The first episode (of the 12 total) sets up the background of the main character and her immediate 'family' -- all whom she will eventually meet in the afterlife.  

The series has so many twists and turns in the storyline as well as explores some of those questions I think we all have asked or will about whether 'life' goes on after we physically die and whether we'll meet our beloveds in the afterlife if there is one.

One of the interesting plot twists is that a woman in her 80s loses her paralyzed husband of about the same age.  He chooses in Heaven, to take the form of the youthful male -- at about 30 -- that he was before becoming completely paralyzed for the rest of his earthly life in an accident.  The woman, his loving wife and dedicated caretaker, chooses to stay her age (80s) when she ascends to Heaven because of something he says about how beautiful she has become with age.  So, they are the odd couple in Heaven because most choose to be their youthful selves.

Heaven in this series is considered to be a place of rest and resolution/ integration...not a forever place.  It is a stage (phase) on the road to becoming the greatest version of our soul.

The show has mystery, humor, and some extraordinarly touching moments.  It is a cross-breed of sorts in that it has Christian and Buddhist elements (God, Prayer, Heaven, Hell, Past Lives, Reincarnation).  Regardless of the mix, it is a well-done, thoughtful series.  The age between the couple from real life that become distinctly different in Heaven is particularly sensitively handled and very well-acted.

So, what could I do to mark this show as meaningful to me?  Make a zine!  So, I've done that by first creating marker drawings of the five main characters; writing notes about how the female lead (Lee Hae-sook) is related to the others; and closing the zine with the prayer spoken by the Paster in Heaven -- who so wants to meet his Mom.