the power of pictures II: even Jesus uses comics

on one of my mindless wanderings through the streets of the city, i found a soot covered religious tract entitled "What is Your Life?" i picked it up and flipped through it noting the composition, pacing and layout. not a bad little comic. it tells the story of man upon his death given the choice to redeem his life, embrace Jesus Christ and avoid the lake of fire. if somebody had given me this at the age of eight it would have scared me into the faith. it made me think about the power of the pictures to tell a story and how effective that can be. sure it's creepy and i don't agree with it's message but in it's simplest form it works.

a few of my favorite frames:




This was published by an organization out of Beckley, WV called Operation Somebody Cares. I'm thinking of asking them who does their printing.