Cover Story: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee’s Dream of a New Kind of Christian Comics

‘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:

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