God's Cartoonist: The Comic Crusade of Jack Chick

2008 documentary

Rating: 13/20

Plot: Attempts to uncover the mystery of reclusive fire 'n' brimstone comic artist Jack T. Chick by interviewing associates, collectors, and experts.

I really thought this would be a lot more interesting. There really didn't seem to be enough material here. It delves into how three individuals really helped shape Chick's worldview which helps things make a little more sense, but there's not nearly enough about the man himself or the production of his little comics. I suppose spoiling the mystery would destroy some of the fun, but it makes this seem incomplete as a documentary. I did like the animated bits, the recreations of some of the Chick tract stories in his style. And it did show enough of the comics to give somebody unfamiliar with the work an idea at just how talented, and offensive, that work is.