Museum Artifact: Chick Tract Parody "Satanic Panic" and Baphometta Doll Package by Davidt Dunlop

 Troy Davis writes:

Creative indie comics auteur Davidt Dunlop made a wickedly clever tract "Satanic Panic" starring breakout character Baphometta who serves as a kick-ass force of vengeance when some cruel schoolchildren torment a young girl. Baphometta is a schoolgirl version of French fabulist Léo Taxil's fanciful character behind the Freemasons, the anthropomorphic demon Baphomet. There's even a tie-in: a groovy Baphometta doll! 

When the museum received the Baphometta package in the mail, I was pleasantly surprised to have also received a Baphometta card; the doll was wrapped in black paper and wrapped with a bow and Baphometta tag.  I give the tract/card/doll combo my highest recommendation. You can order them here.  

NOTES ON JACK CHICK: In my introductory post, I listed just a few of the many rare and valuable objects from The Museum's extensive Chick-related collection . . . The role of Ralph Rushtoi in the publishing careers of both Jack Chick and another comics-based tract writer Vic Lockman. . . I discuss the role of Bill Bright's prolific tract The Four Spiritual Laws in leading to a format change in Chick tracts that was a key reason why they have become much more popular since the late 1960s . . . My thoughts on Jack Chick's spreading of the peace symbol/broken cross mythology . . .  Jack Chick's retro-futuristic car in the scarce 48-page version of "The Beast" . . . Chick tract parody "Constitutional Rites" . . .Jack Chick's cold war tract "Ivan The Terrible" . . . Article on Chick by fellow Catholic-baiting Bob Jones University magazine . . .Catholic-bashing tract by Chick's protege Alberto Rivera . . . Knock-off of a Chick tract by James Lloyd:"Left Behind" . . . Chick tract parody "Donald Trump Is The Antichrist; Prepare for the Rapture!"  . . . The extremely rare 1970 Chick tract "Operation Somebody Cares" . . .The rare Chick Publications comic book "Jonah" by Chick and Fred Carter . . . The museum's prized cultural artifact, original art by Jack Chick . . .  The museum's collection of Jack Chick's high school yearbooks . . . An appreciation of the deranged nature of the original 1972 version of the Chick tract "The Last Generation" . . . Oversized 1964 version of Chick's "This Was Your Life". . . The Chick Tract Parody Page.

The Museum of Weird and Demented Religious Tracts is a project of Les Zazous Postmodern Art Galley of Bellaire, Ohio. Read the Welcome Statement of The Museum here.

For more on the gallery, check out the web site here and the gallery's Twitter handle is @ZazousLes.  The Twitter handle for the museum is @WeirdTracts

The index of tracts for the museum's website is here. 

Contributions of weird tracts to the museum can be made by mail: send your weird tracts to Les Zazous Postmodern Art Gallery 3475 Guernsey Street, Bellaire, Ohio 43906.

Museum Artifact: Chick Tract Parody "The Collector" by Kurt Kurtsteiner and Harry S. Robins

 Troy Davis writes:

Jack Chick's work has been parodied by some of the best people in the comics scene: Daniel Clowes, Charles Burns, Ivan Brunetti, Johnny Ryan and many others. Check out the far-from-exhaustive Chick Tract Parody Page for more. However, I believe "The Collector" is the best overall Chick tract parody. Written by Kurt Kuersteiner, the creator of the Jack T. Chick Museum of Art website; the art is by underappreciated alternative comics creator Harry S. Robins. 

Kuersteiner's story is easily the most thorough parody in terms of addressing the many diverse elements of Chick's worldview. The primary Chick work satirized is the tract "Somebody Goofed" but many characters, elements, and themes from other tracts have cameo appearances such as "Angels?" "The Last Generation," "The Gay Blade," "A Demon's Nightmare," "The Beast," and the top-selling Chick tract "This Was Your Life." "The Collector" doesn't just demonstrate a wealth of knowledge about Chickesque thought but it's also funny as shit. Robins' artwork does a fine job of mimicking Chick's style. Like Chick, Robins does a lot of crosshatching. Kuersteiner and Robins are a great combo.

The comic is chapter 13 in Kuersteiner's 2004 book The Unofficial Guide to The Art of Jack T. Chick: Chick Tracts, Crusader Comics, and Battle Cry Newspapers.

NOTES ON JACK CHICK: In my introductory post, I listed just a few of the many rare and valuable objects from The Museum's extensive Chick-related collection . . . The role of Ralph Rushtoi in the publishing careers of both Jack Chick and another comics-based tract writer Vic Lockman. . . I discuss the role of Bill Bright's prolific tract The Four Spiritual Laws in leading to a format change in Chick tracts that was a key reason why they have become much more popular since the late 1960s . . . My thoughts on Jack Chick's spreading of the peace symbol/broken cross mythology . . .  Jack Chick's retro-futuristic car in the scarce 48-page version of "The Beast" . . . Chick tract parody "Constitutional Rites" . . .Jack Chick's cold war tract "Ivan The Terrible" . . . Article on Chick by fellow Catholic-baiting Bob Jones University magazine . . .Catholic-bashing tract by Chick's protege Alberto Rivera . . . Knock-off of a Chick tract by James Lloyd:"Left Behind" . . . Chick tract parody "Donald Trump Is The Antichrist; Prepare for the Rapture!"  . . . The extremely rare 1970 Chick tract "Operation Somebody Cares" . . .The rare Chick Publications comic book "Jonah" by Chick and Fred Carter . . . The museum's prized cultural artifact, original art by Jack Chick . . .  The museum's collection of Jack Chick's high school yearbooks . . . An appreciation of the deranged nature of the original 1972 version of the Chick tract "The Last Generation" . . . Oversized 1964 version of Chick's "This Was Your Life". . . The Chick Tract Parody Page.

The Museum of Weird and Demented Religious Tracts is a project of Les Zazous Postmodern Art Galley of Bellaire, Ohio. Read the Welcome Statement of The Museum here.

For more on the gallery, check out the web site here and the gallery's Twitter handle is @ZazousLes.  The Twitter handle for the museum is @WeirdTracts

The index of tracts for the museum's website is here. 

Contributions of weird tracts to the museum can be made by mail: send your weird tracts to Les Zazous Postmodern Art Gallery 3475 Guernsey Street, Bellaire, Ohio 43906.

Weird Tract Number 137: Opus Dei Information Pack

 Troy Davis writes:

Some observers have claimed that the secretive right-wing Catholic organization push to deny President Biden communion. I don't know if that's true but it lead me to realize that I have none of their literature so I requested some. I received an envelope in the mail yesterday and it's really, really, really boring stuff. There are booklets about founder Saint Josemaria Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás and Father Joseph Muzquiz who established the group in the United States and other countries. Mark Twain called The Book of Mormon "chloroform in print." The same can be said about this listless literature. 

The Museum of Weird and Demented Religious Tracts is a project of Les Zazous Postmodern Art Galley of Bellaire, Ohio. Read the Welcome Statement of The Museum here.

For more on the gallery, check out the web site here and the gallery's Twitter handle is @ZazousLes.  The Twitter handle for the museum is @WeirdTracts

The index of tracts for the museum's website is here. 

Contributions of weird tracts to the museum can be made by mail: send your weird tracts to Les Zazous Postmodern Art Gallery 3475 Guernsey Street, Bellaire, Ohio 43906.