‘What If …’ Stan Lee had created a new Christian realm for comics?
COVER STORY: Is this outlandish speculation? No! This week, Day1 radio host Peter Wallace tells the largely forgotten true story of how Stan Lee considered developing a fresh approach to “Christian comics.” Peter knows the story because he was involved in the project. Please, enjoy our cover story and share it with friends via social media and email.
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When all HOPE is lost!
Why AI isn’t ready for prime-time publishing.
IN THIS FRONT EDGE PUBLISHING COLUMN, David Crumm illustrates some of the many failures of the latest AI to illustrate stories from religious traditions—to simply taking a vacation. If you enjoy this column, please share it with friends on social media and email.
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Holidays & Festivals
Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday
HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS COLUMNIST STEPHANIE FENTON WRITES THIS WEEK: “With Lent quickly approaching and Easter on the horizon, Western Christians enter the season of repentance on Ash Wednesday—after, of course, making any last indulgences the day before, on Fat Tuesday.”
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WANT TO SEE ALL OF THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS & FESTIVALS?—It’s easy to find our annual calendar of global observances. Just remember the web address: InterfaithHolidays.com
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Click on this movie still to read Ed McNulty’s review of the inspiring true story, Devotion.
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Click on this image to learn more about the February 2023 issue of Visual Parables Journal, packed with complete faith-and-film discussion guides to movies, including Women Talking, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, All Quiet on the Western Front and A Man Called Otto.
Faith & Film
ED McNULTY, for decades, has published reviews, magazine articles and books exploring connections between faith and film. Most of his work is freely published. Ed supports his work by selling the Visual Parables Journal, a monthly magazine packed with discussion guides to films. This resource is used coast-to-coast by individuals who love the movies and by educators, clergy and small-group leaders.
Here are some of Ed’s most recent free reviews and columns:
- BLONDE—(Streaming on Netflix) In Ed’s new review of the controversial movie, Blonde, he disagrees with other critics and says there is value in this dark tale of misogyny in Hollywood.
- THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN—(In theaters and streaming on HBO) Ed writes, “Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are at the top of their form as villagers at loggerheads.“
- DEVOTION—(Streaming on Paramount+) “Director J.D. Dillard along with screenwriters Jake Crane and Jonathan Stewart have given us a fact-based film that commemorates a friendship that transcended the racial barriers of the times.”
- RRR—(Streaming on Netflix) “Set in British-ruled India in 1920 S.S. Rajamouli’s spectacular film is a patriotic reworking of history from which Mahatma Gandhi is totally absent.”
- SAINT OMER—(In theaters and streaming) “This film will leave you pensive about motherhood and even more about how culture and prejudiced expectations can poison the life of an outsider.”
- LIVING—(In theaters) Ed highly recommends this remake of an Akira Kirosawa classic.
- WOMEN TALKING—(In theaters) “Sarah Polley’s newest film, which she wrote as well as directed, was adapted by Polley from Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel of the same name.”
- A MAN CALLED OTTO—(In theaters) Ed says the original version of this film is delightful, as well, although Americans prefer not to read subtitles—and, of course, Tom Hanks is great in this English-language remake.
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