The most prolific comics publisher in world isn't DC or Marvel. It's a religious tract publisher in Rancho Cucamonga, run by a man who makes Steve Ditko look like an extroverted publicity hound.
And just like what happened to Mr. Ditko, people have now made a documentary about him... God's Cartoonist: The Comic Crusade of Jack Chick.
For nearly forty years, Chick Publications, under the leadership of Jack T. Chick, has published over three quarters of a billion religious tracts that have been distributed in over 100 languages around the world.
In the process, Jack Chick's name has become revered in the world of fundamentalist teachings, reviled among dozens of major religions and banned as hate literature in several countries, including Canada. Outside the world of religion, the tracts have become highly valued pop culture collectibles with presentations in galleries from NY to La and a permanent collection in the Smithsonian.
And just like what happened to Mr. Ditko, people have now made a documentary about him... God's Cartoonist: The Comic Crusade of Jack Chick.
For nearly forty years, Chick Publications, under the leadership of Jack T. Chick, has published over three quarters of a billion religious tracts that have been distributed in over 100 languages around the world.
In the process, Jack Chick's name has become revered in the world of fundamentalist teachings, reviled among dozens of major religions and banned as hate literature in several countries, including Canada. Outside the world of religion, the tracts have become highly valued pop culture collectibles with presentations in galleries from NY to La and a permanent collection in the Smithsonian.
- 7/10/2009
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
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