#christian comics

[thedepartmentofdiscoveries]

I think this is from that one crazy Christian comic where a woman is also tempted by Satan as in below lol. The artwork is great though you have to admit.

#old school comic #comic panels #babylon #witchblr #witchcore #witch community #witchcraft #astrology #black magic #seances #sorcery #demon contact #the patriarchy hating on women as usual #spiritual #weird christian comics #christian comics #there is more of this on pinterest but not in order #out of context comic panels

[gaykarstaagforever]

The 1990s comics "Rob Liefeld Revolution", along with the speculation boom that created AND immediately destroyed it, produced a lot of poorly-aged comic book jank. We know this.

What many of us do not know is that it also inspired a similar sea-change in that market that is always eager to rip off whatever is currently making the most money: Christian book stores.

Which brings us to Eternal Studios 1993 Archangels: The Saga.

(Just a note: this ENTIRE book is printed on slippy magazine-cover paper. I took these pictures in a room barely lit by a distant lightbulb and STILL couldn't get rid of the glare. Never before have I worked so hard on something so utterly pointless, and I post comics content on Tumblr dot com. God bless my phone for doing its best to make any of these even bearable.)

This "saga" apparently lastest exactly 9 issues, before the company, Eternal Studios of Houston, Texas (because of course) went bust. Or so I assume. I haven't found any information on them online, and I Googled for way longer than I'm willing to admit.

Archangels: The Short Saga is the story of a group of men who are given metal armor and vague superpowers by God to fight demons, or something. This is just the first issue and I've never seen any of the others, and this is just the origin story of one of the guys, so I don't know. And I won't be finding out, because a) the Internet doesn't know what this is, and 2) any of the physical copies of these cost between $30 and $60 online. Because Evangelical Christianity is an eternal grift, ever since it was started by an unemployed man who claimed to be a wizard, but then suspiciously didn't use any of his powers to stop himself from getting tortured to death. And then his 12 unemployed friends decided they REALLY didn't want to go back to work.

This comic fits well into the religion invented by those people, in that whatever their God is doing here, it doesn't make a lot of sense. He already has an army of angels who battle demons. Why does He need to empower human men to do it, too?

The art here is...well. Given the era, it is fine. It is a step above the typical Liefeld, in that basic human anatomy is understood and replicated. The most distracting thing is the mid-90s digital coloring, which absolutely loves that lensflare.

See?

Also, and I want to be clear here, "good" and "bad" assessments of art are, to me, vaguely technical determinations. Like, art can be good, but a book can still be stupid and boring. Conversely, art can be bad, but can still be used in a way that is rad as hell:

And if the 90s - in comics, and in general - are notable for one thing besides Nirvana and Friends, it is how radical to the MAX everything was. We were not doing subtle nuance in 1993.

I got this book as a gift in like 1997 (it is a 1996 "second printing"), and I loved these splash pages. I was about 5 years into comics at that point, but with limited access in my area and under the yoke of the Assemblies of God church, so this was edgy and cool to me at 15. I had many bad Christian comics at that time, and this wasn't one of them. So kudos on that...?

It isn't even badly written. It is vaguely preachy, but specifically about how drunk driving is bad, and I'm not about to argue that point, even if you're only saying that because JESUS.

The blue-and-orange metal suit man from the above screamy splash page becomes that because he is the shotgun passenger in this car (I think). He gets killed in this crash, and the Angel of Death harvests all the souls except his, because God needs him to be Metal Angel Superman. Because of...protests? And gang crime?

Evangelical Christians who live in the suburbs conceive of evil as exactly two things, icky hippie protests and urban gang violence. This was true in 1993, and is true now.

They also only know about "wild parties" from tracts Jack Chick published in the 1960s. Note how these cool 90s young people are smoking cigars and drinking brandy from Old Fashioned glasses.

Overall, as an intro to a series, this is fine. Weird metal He-Men are fighting the Devil in the name of God, and there have certainly been worse ideas, and worse introductions to them. But it also hardly encourages anyone to want more of whatever this is. Like, it's an American Evangelical Christian comic: even if there ARE any fight scenes, everything will end with some speech about how Jesus is better than pills and gangs, and some brawny white man in a polo shirt will do the Sinner's Prayer, then probably marry his best (blonde) girl. They all have one note, even if they're playing that note during the heady days of the 90s comics wasteland.

There is exactly one short video on YouTube about this book, and the guy is way too generous. Have you ever read this? Are you, along with me and that guy, one of the 10 people who remember this comic?

Those ten people include the three guys who made it.

God, that fucking slippy paper.

Paying premium prices for this shit is probably why they went bust.

#evangelicals #christian comics #1990s #90s comics #rob liefeld #jack chick #comic art #comic books #jesus

[cryptocollectibles]

The Prodigal Son #1 (1976) by Barbour Christian Comics

Written and drawn by Al Hartley.

#The Prodigal Son #Barbour Christian Comics #1976 #Prodigal Son #Vintage Comics #Etsy #Comic Books #Comics #Christian Comics #Humility #Al Hartley

[terebifunhouse]

Hippie tree says WE'RE NUMBER ONE this week at Mister Kitty's Stupid Comics! Also: Jesus https://misterkitty.net/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics814.html

#stupid comics #al hartley #christian comics

[alienbycomics]

Content Warning: religion and transphobia⚠️

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ I made a comic reflecting on my church upbringing as an eXvangelical trans person. The Jesus conservative Christians claim to represent looked lot more like many of the LGBTQ+ friends I know and love. Just some food for thought 💖

#cw religion #cw transphobes #trans artist #lgbtq comics #trans comic #transfem #queer comics #indie comics #trans comics #non binary artist #nonbinary #deconstructing christianity #deconstruction #deconversion #exvangelical #ex fundamentalist #trans day of visibility #easter

[prokopetz]

Bryan Lee O'Malley remarking that he had Scott explicitly spell out that his relationship with Knives was inappropriate in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off because he feels like a lot of the comic's readers maybe didn't pick up on that is very funny not only because how do you not, but also because the original Scott Pilgrim comics are some of the most didactic media I've ever read outside of, like, medieval Christian allegories about the wages of sin. It's just constantly explaining to the reader exactly why Scott is a bad person, sometimes with little annotated diagrams. Genuinely, what's it gonna take for the twentysomething male audience not to idolise a loser?

#media #comics #bryan lee o'malley #scott pilgrim takes off #scott pilgrim #reading comprehension #media literacy #religion mention #christianity mention #scott pilgrim takes off spoilers #scott pilgrim spoilers #spoilers #m

[stil-lindigo]

the calamity.

a comic about being seen.

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#cw: blood + eye scarring #oh the inherent intimacy of seeing and being seen #just a comic about how the desire to be seen and shown love and compassion unites us all #also big scary monster lady pretty #girl power! the personification of disaster and strife uses she/her pronouns! #i also feel somewhat obligated to mention here that i dont have anything against christianity as a whole #i just think the concept of God is interesting #i went to a christian school for 12 years im allowed to make this comic #comic art #sapphic #yes. interpret the subtext #stillindigo art #heartearters #thats the name of the anthology this will belong to. whenever i finish it #stillindigo comics

[goodchristianmemes]

<3

#good christian memes #meme #comic #angels #pleumier #link

[adventuretolkienlover]

DOMINION: The Fall of The House of Saul VOLUME 2! Christian Sci-fi Comic on Kickstarter Now!

Guys! You have to check this out! Let me explain what this is.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dominioncomic/dominion-volume-2-chapters-4-5-exclusive-print-run?ref=user_menu

I didn't know about this comic till today. But I can tell you it's awesome!

If you like Star Wars, Narnia, and The Lord of The Rings, then this comic is for you. Created by two christian collage professors, Dominion retells the full story of bible heros David, Saul, and Jonathan with a dramatic Sci-fi atmosphere and elements. It is heavily inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's and C.S. Lewis's story telling and writings. And as a C.S Lewis fan, I am SUPER impressed! The art is gorgeous and amazingly planned out. And the animal characters are brilliant.

The second volume of the comic is almost funded, but it only has five more day to go and it needs you help. Check out the page to learn more about it! Any help is good help!

Thanks and God bless!

#Dominion: The House of Saul #Kickstarter #Campaign #fundraiser #Comics #christian #Christian comics #Christian stories #Christian fundraiser #kickstarter project #kickstarter comics #fantasy comic #Sci-fi comics #kickstarter campaign #kickstarter rewards #graphic novel #indie comics

[wolfythewitch]

late night confession

#art #sketch #comic #religion #christianity #not really sure what to tag this haha #vent? sorta

[batmancurated]

batman city of madness by christian ward

#batman #bruce wayne #comicedit #batman art #dc comics #dc comics art #christian ward #batman city of madness

[goldenagejasontodd]

one of my favorite genres of comics is the weirdly religious ones that like definitely dont belong in the same box as like punisher or deadpool

#comics #comic books #jeez what do i even tag this #independent comics #christian comics

[bowlifecomics]

Favorite dinosaur??

#Dinosaurs #dino #Yapfest #Infodump #comic #paleo #paleoblr #bowdoodles #jurassic park #Bible #christian #christianity

[wwprice1]

A much smaller Bat Family enjoys the holidays together. Beautiful art by Christian Duce and Sarah Stern.

#dc comics #dc heroes #dc women #batman #bruce wayne #bat family #batman family #Robin #batman and robin #jason todd #Jason Todd Robin #Nightwing #dick grayson #barbara gordon #batgirl #alfred pennyworth #christian duce #sarah stern

[terebifunhouse]

REVEALED - the truth behind the mysterious balloon invading America's skies! This week at Mister Kitty's Stupid Comics! https://misterkitty.net/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics797.html

#stupid comics #Al Hartley #Christian Comics #1970s comics

[tomicscomics]

03/31/2024

Happy Easter! He is risen! Hallelujah!

JOKE-OGRAPHY: 1. Mary Magdalene makes early trips to Jesus's tomb, maybe to anoint His Body with funeral oils, or maybe just to cry. In this cartoon, she refers to these trips as her "mourning routine." The word "mourning" (grieving) sounds like "morning" (the early part of the day). This pun implies that Mary's early daily ritual (her "morning routine") is one of sorrow (hence, "mourning routine"). 2. As Mary approaches Jesus's tomb in John's version of the story, she sees that it's open and hurries to the apostles to have them inspect it. In this cartoon, however, she's too exhausted to recognize what the open tomb implies (that the dead Jesus has somehow left His tomb). She continues into the tomb to wait for Him to return, and only after several minutes does the event literally dawn on her. This particular sunrise has seen the Son rise.

#catholic #christian #jesus #comic #cartoon #catholic memes #jesus memes #christian memes #tomics #bible #easter #he is risen #hallelujah #mary magdalene #tomb #dawn of the no longer dead