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Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 12:02 AM Oct 2016

Jack T. Chick, Religious Cartoonist, Dies at 92

Source: NY Times

Jack T. Chick, whose religious cartoons, known as Chick tracts, became known worldwide as tools of religious salvation, but which were also attacked as instruments of hate speech, died on Sunday at his home in Alhambra, Calif. He was 92.

The death was confirmed by David W. Daniels of Mr. Chick’s company, Chick Publications.

“To some, Chick tracts are American folk art or even a form of religious pornography, titillating and somewhat dangerous,” Brill’s Content wrote in 1999. “Chick is the ultimate underground artist.”

Chick Publications says that almost 900 million copies of the cartoons have been printed and sold in 102 languages to missionaries, churches, youth groups and others.


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/27/arts/jack-chick-dead.html?_r=0



Some classic batshit from this guy:

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Jack T. Chick, Religious Cartoonist, Dies at 92 (Original Post) Adenoid_Hynkel Oct 2016 OP
I used to enjoy the parodies and fair-use twists that people would put on his "works." MADem Oct 2016 #1
I heard there was one in which Chick died and, as punishment, God sent him back to Earth Ken Burch Oct 2016 #3
She'd have to be undocumented to really call it hell. MADem Oct 2016 #4
And the actual Hell never did anything to deserve Eternal Chickefication. Ken Burch Oct 2016 #5
Make Tracts to Hell, Asshole Illinois Irishman Oct 2016 #2
Someone has to do it jmowreader Oct 2016 #6
Of all the places where I used to trick-or-treat on Halloween when I was a kid, Aristus Oct 2016 #7
LOL pressbox69 Oct 2016 #8
The world became awoke_in_2003 Oct 2016 #9
Guess he missed the rapshure? I can't believe that anyone ever took his shit seriously. anneboleyn Oct 2016 #10
Well he was a card carrying Chick too. chknltl Oct 2016 #11
Dark Dungeons PersonNumber503602 Oct 2016 #12
This actually makes me sad TrogL Oct 2016 #13
And nothing of value was lost. GOLGO 13 Oct 2016 #14
No exceptions! HenryJ Oct 2016 #15
Hate filled warrprayer Oct 2016 #17

MADem

(135,425 posts)
1. I used to enjoy the parodies and fair-use twists that people would put on his "works."
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 12:07 AM
Oct 2016

So I guess I should thank the guy for the many laughs he gave me, even though that wasn't his intent.

RIP, there, feller. Hope life finally taught you something.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
3. I heard there was one in which Chick died and, as punishment, God sent him back to Earth
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 01:07 AM
Oct 2016

As a Latina Catholic lesbian.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
4. She'd have to be undocumented to really call it hell.
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 01:23 AM
Oct 2016

With a GOP Congress and Trump as POTUS...that's an absolute nightmare.

If giving him his hell means we have to suffer, I say forgive him his foolishness and send him to heaven or at least one of the floors on the way!!

Aristus

(66,380 posts)
7. Of all the places where I used to trick-or-treat on Halloween when I was a kid,
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 10:37 AM
Oct 2016

Texas was the only place where people put Chick Tracts in my goodie bag.

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)
10. Guess he missed the rapshure? I can't believe that anyone ever took his shit seriously.
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 05:23 PM
Oct 2016

It is sad but true -- evangelical parents in the 80s were terrified of D&D b/c of crap propaganda like the Chick tracks and of course the talk show obsession with "satanism" (see Geraldo's infamous "Satan special&quot . Well, the nerds playing D&D and Atari games are now running internet companies (Chick probably thought that was evil also).

chknltl

(10,558 posts)
11. Well he was a card carrying Chick too.
Thu Oct 27, 2016, 08:04 PM
Oct 2016

Chick is my last name as well. 'Card carrying chick' is a family joke among us boys. No relationship to that guy.... I was a DnD dungeon master back in my college days so no telling what he'd of thought of that!

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