jack chick has died

[niyad]

Chick Productions announced Monday that their founder Jack Chick has died at 92, which is big news for anyone who’s ever been fascinated, horrified, and occasionally delighted by his comic books. Chick was the creator of Chick Tracts, a long-running series of evangelical mini comics designed to bring people to Jesus through a combination of insane, bizarre, fairly campy storylines and extremely middling art. You’ve accidentally sat on one at a bus stop, or had one thrust into your Halloween bag by your worst neighbor.

David W. Daniels, an author for Chick Publications, wrote on Facebook that Chick died in his sleep Sunday night; we saw the news via our friends at Christian Nightmares.

Chick was a bit of a mysterious figure, and gave almost no interviews throughout his career. The most complete biography we have comes from his own website, which talks about his early years as a bad boy artist that no Christians wanted to try to save:

http://pictorial.jezebel.com/jack-chick-the-creator-of-bigoted-yet-weirdly-enjoyabl-1788161719

[grubbs]

1. Good

May his ass fat sizzle in hell for all eternity.

[niyad]

4. I am not shedding any tears.

[Boxerfan]

2. I think I found one of his creations metal detecting....

One of the oddest things I've ever dug up-and I've dug a few very oddd'uns.

It was a tin for saving coins-Decorated in cartoon style characters.

It had a theme-to save up to "be a rock star" with some vague religious stuff thrown in.

But the topper was a kid on the bottom declaring to the guitar dude above-

"Losers! Competitive Yodeling is where the money is at!"


I kid you not.....

[niyad]

3. that is truly funny!!

[Brickbat]

5. GODDAMMIT 2016.

[ThoughtCriminal]

6. Now what will fundies hand out for Halloween?

Going to have to keep recycling "The Gay Blade".

[niyad]

7. one of my favourite movies--"remember, it is no sin to be poor, only to dress poorly!"

[white_wolf]

8. My personal favorite was the one where the girl killed herself after her D&D character died

Because apparently, no one in that group wanted to spend the gold on a scroll of resurrection and rolling up a new character was just too much trouble.

[niyad]

9. completely bizarre.

[Bucky]

10. He's up in Heaven now, screaming at some Catholics_

[niyad]

11. better there than here

[sofa king]

12. He's not in Heaven, yet.

He's got a couple of million years in Purgatory filling out paperwork, first.

But I have to say this, I had more fun writing my own dialog over Chick tracts than any other works I have mocked and defaced. So Chick made my world a better place, in some microscopic way.

[Coventina]

13. Good riddence. His propaganda was psychological torture for young children exposed to it.

[niyad]

14. definitely not shedding tears here!