All the Weird Things Do Rejoice!

Comics and Stories That Will Make You BLAB! 1 #

Here are some great covers from Spire Christian Comics, featuring artwork from former Marvel artist Al Hartley.

First, I’m not posting these to make light of anyone’s beliefs or spread my own. Here at the Illustrated Archives I’m interested in looking into the history of art, illustration, animation and comics - whether it’s the good, the bad, the ugly, or the weird and the strange.

Al Hartley worked for over a decade with Atlas Comics (the precurser to Marvel) and completed one issue of Thor in the 1960′s. He had even worked on a few adult publications for Marvel and feeling unfulfilled he became a born again Christian and then spent the majority of his career drawing Archie’s comics and writing and illustrating for Spire Christian Comics, who published nineteen Archie’s titles by Al Hartley.

“The world was in terrible shape, and I’m glad we stood up and said what we believed; but a lot of the time we’d say these beautiful things about justice and fairness and equality, but we weren’t so nice to each other. We’d be jealous and we’d gossip, and we’d be moody and difficult and rude and inconsiderate. Why do I say ‘we’? I mean I would be all that– and if at the time I ever came near to knowing what I’d become, I’d dodge, I’d duck, I’d go on the offensive: the terrible Wall Street bankers. Lots of them were terrible– and so were lots of us.” 

Lent - Holy Week

This marks the completion of my Lent comic! I am so tired. 

Thanks for reading!

Peace + love,