Many funny strips were entered in this contest, and I shall mention a few runner-ups before getting to the winner. I mention them in chronological order.
I liked how, in "One of the Bible's Lesser-Known Lessons," wirthling made use of a Bible verse to support burglary. I looked it up in the Bible, confirming that he didn't make it up. This made his strip all the more impressive. I also like where Jesus says "Word," at the end, because it plays on both street slang and what Jesus is called in the Gospel of John.
I liked how, in "Dougan Tracts make witnessing easy," andydougan parodied a common theme in Chick tracts, that a morally bankrupt person can go to heaven merely by accepting the gospel.
I liked how, in "Love the Jewish People," Bogart parodies Chick's overenthusiastic, Old Testament-based, allegiance to Israel. Chick takes the Bible literally and firmly believes that palestine belongs to the Jews because God gave it to them in the Bible.
I liked how kaufman made tracts for various religions in "Chicklets."
"Get down and boogie with Chick" by DexX was amusing.
I was very impressed with Spankling's attempt to use Chick's own artwork. It was one of the funnier ones, though not quite the funniest. So my disqualification of it didn't affect its chances of winning.
The last strip, "When School's out ... for Jesus!" by Rev. Jim Bob Spittle, was also very amusing, especially since I am a humanist, and I like seeing Chick-style jabs at humanists.
Although there were many funny entries, the winning entry stood above the rest. "A Simple Strip Site" by Big Evil Dan was an excellent parody of a Chick tract.
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| What's up, Stan? That's a nice evil-looking goatee you're growing. | |
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| Thanks Gabe. You should stop by my place later. I just got the Internet installed. | |
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| The Internet? Isn't that a sinful place of pornographers and witches and role playing geeks? | |
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| Not at all. I did a search for Jesus and it came up with some really interesting sites. | |
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Matthew 26:41: Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.
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| stripcreator.com (logged in as: ILoveJesus) | |
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| Wow, this is neat, AND holy. | |
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| "This is such a shitty way to spend Easter" | |
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| It's got Jesus, so it must be good. | |
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| "RAAR, TOBOR WILL CORNHOLE YOU!!!" | |
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| That's sinful, yet funny. | |
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| "So I says, 'Them loaves and fishes ain't gonna multiply themselves'." "TOBOR WILL CORNHOLE JESUS!!!" | |
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| Ha, ha! What the fuck was the Bible talking about? Jesus was way cooler than it let on. | |
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| Gabe, I'm getting worried about you. I think this stripcreator site is bringing you further from Jesus. | |
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| Nonsense. It has a Jesus character, and it brings me closer to the Lord. | |
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Exodus 3:5: "Do not come any closer," God said.
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| But Jesus doesn't swear and have oral sex. He's pure! | |
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| Nonsense! You're just jealous. | |
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| Come on. You added to your ILoveJesus handle with "because he's got a fine ass!" in your sig. | |
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1 Samuel 21: "Look at the man! He is insane!"
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| Come on Gabe. Come with me and get away from the computer for a bit. | |
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| I suppose. I just finished a 30-part serial comic about time-traveling robots. | |
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| Well Gabe, now that you're away from the influence of that infernal machine... | |
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| OH MY GOD!!! There's a giant ball of fire in the sky! We're all going to die! | |
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| Uh Gabe, that's the sun. How long has it been since you were outside? Gabe? Uh, are you having a heart attack? | |
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Numbers 22:29: Balaam answered the donkey, "You have made a fool of me!"
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| Is this Heaven? Did that giant ball of fire really kill me? | |
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| Uh, yeah. Whatever. Anyway, God is waiting for you. | |
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| Wow, it really is God. And I get to spend all eternity with... | |
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| ...Satan. Sorry Gabe, but you aren't on the list. | |
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| Damn! That stripcreator site lured me into a life of sin! What a fool I've been, writing those blasphemous comics... | |
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| No, the comics were funny. You just used the site continuously for a year, and never sent Brad a cent. Damn freeloaders. | |
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[Click to view comic: ' CC 85: A Simple Strip Site- Save Yourself!']
So the next contest is Big Evil Dan's to run. Since it would be much harder to pick a second-place winner, I'll pick one only if Big Evil Dan hasn't started a new contest by Saturday.
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