“Satan, the pope, and Dungeons & Dragons: How Jack Chick’s cartoons informed American fundamentalism”

“Satan, the pope, and Dungeons & Dragons: How Jack Chick’s cartoons informed American fundamentalism”

 

Jack Chick's scholarly inspiration
His work wasn’t quite as subtle as this but, still, it continued the tradition.  (Wikimedia Commons)

 

If you haven’t encountered the legendary Jack Chick — who died recently — you’ve missed one of life’s great treats.  Here’s an introductory article about him:

 

http://www.vox.com/culture/2016/11/8/13426962/jack-chick-alt-right-fundamentalism-tracts-catholics-trump

 

You can read a few representative pages of his classic and informative comic book The Enchanter — it’s about us Mormons! — by clicking on the Read Sample button here:

 

http://www.chick.com/catalog/comics/0118.asp

 

 


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