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Around the Tubes

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20161014060201watch_dogs_2It’s new comic book day tomorrow! What are you all excited for? Sound off in the comments below! While you decide on that, here’s some comic news from around the web in our morning roundup.

Around the Tubes

Boing Boing – RIP Jack Chick, father of the Satanic Panic – Such an interesting person.

Kotaku – Watch Dogs 2 Makes Fun Of Donald Trump – And the reaction by gamers was?

Kotaku – Marvel Comics Needs to Do Way Better With Its LGBT Representation – Yes it does.

Tulsa World – Jimmie Tramel: Oklahoma once waged war on comics, but looks like comics won – Some interesting history.

The Boston Globe – To fight bullying, Watertown man pens graphic novel – That’s cool to see.

Newsarama – Spider-Man 2099 Artist Wants To Teach You How To Draw – For FREE – This is really cool to see.

The Beat – Manga About A British Explorer Wins the German Children’s Literature Award for Nonfiction! – Didn’t even know about this one. Need to check it out!

Florida Mother Upset Over Halloween Comics

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KTNV of Florida has a story about a mother who was upset over the comic books her kids received on Halloween. The comics by Chick Publications could only be described as comics for Evangelical Christians. The two comics the children received are The Sky Lighter about an Islamic boy who blows himself up in a crowd of people and The Visitors about a pair of Mormons who visit a home and deliver some controversial comments.

The company was created by Jack Chick, who has a history of controversy. His comics have been described by the Los Angeles Magazine as “equal parts hate literature and fire-and-brimstone sermonizing” For example the comics accuse Roman Catholics, Freemasons, Muslims and many other groups of murder and conspiracies.

Chick Publications says the comics are taken from scripture in the King James Bible and they are not meant to be offensive. The company is clearly anti-Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, and homosexual and promotes a pro-life stance.

So, was this appropriate to hand out to children trick-or-treating? Sound off below with your thoughts.