Jack Chick, the evangelical cartoonist whose Chick Tracts spread biblical messages as well as controversy died Sunday at age 92.
A message on Chick Publications’ Facebook page said that Chick died “peacefully in his sleep.”
“Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Brother Jack Chick passed away Sunday evening, October 23, peacefully in his sleep. He was 92,” the message read. “He will be interred in a small private ceremony.”
Chick Publications went on to say that, despite its founders’ death, it will go forward unchanged.
“Our promise to you —
Nothing changes:
The Method
The Vision
The Purpose.”
Born in 1924 in Los Angeles, Chick drew the cartoon “Times Have Changed?” — a thematic predecessor to the comic strip “B.C.” and the cartoon “The Flintstones” — prior to conveting to Christianity. He published his first tract, “Why No Revival?” in 1960, which was followed by “A Demon’s Nightmare” in 1962. Mny more would follow, including its iconic tract “This Was Your Life!”
With their heavy-handed, fire-and-brimstone messages, Chick Tracts — miniature comics spreading the Good Word as Chick sees it — constantly warn of damnation with an over-the-top zeal that has often been spoofed.
Chick also drew controversy for his views on as Roman Catholics, Freemasons, Muslims and Jews.
News of Chick’s death drew strong reactions on social media, with one critic tweeting, “Jack Chick chose to dedicate his entire life to spreading fear hatred and paranoia so im not sure whats wrong with being glad it’s ended lol.”
Thanks dead Jack Chick, this would actually be good pic.twitter.com/e113H0mU0m
— maple cocaine (@historyinflicks) October 24, 2016
jack chick chose to dedicate his entire life to spreading fear hatred and paranoia so im not sure whats wrong with being glad it’s ended lol
— weed mommy (@8C) October 24, 2016
Jack Chick has died.
The man was an integral part of the hateful culture that tried to destroy me.
I endure.
— Melissa ??”✨ (@0xabad1dea) October 24, 2016
RIP Jack Chick, father of the Satanic Panic https://t.co/ngKjyNPr6a
— Xeni Jardin (@xeni) October 24, 2016
I mean this: Jack Chick may have inspired more terror and fear in Christian kids than pretty much anyone. https://t.co/x9PjXCfoXo
— Jane Coaston (@cjane87) October 24, 2016
RIP Jack Chick, whose decades-long warnings about eternal damnation for unbelievers can finally be empirically tested
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) October 24, 2016
Jack Chick’s death is 2016 trying to get back on our good side. IT WON’T WORK, 2016!
— Angus Johnston (@studentactivism) October 24, 2016