The Mormon depictions in comics include anti-Mormon political cartoons from the 19th and 20th centuries as well as characters in comics that identify as Mormons. In addition, various artists have made comic book versions from parts of the Book of Mormon.
The early woodcuts of the 1840s depict Mormon negatively in the anti-Mormon literature. In the second half of the 19th century, political cartoons mocked Mormon issues and events such as the Mountain Meadows massacre, polygamy, and the death of Brigham Young. In this political cartoon, Mormons are often described as ethnic minorities. Beginning in 1898 when B.H. Roberts was elected to the congress and continued through the election of Reed Smoot to the Senate, political cartoons focused on this politician's relationship with Mormonism and polygamy. After the Smoot trial ended in 1904, cartoons about Mormon were less frequent.
The 20th century Mormonic comics have several references to Mormon, usually at a glance as a cultural reference. Contemporary comics like Salt City Strangers and Stripling Warrior focus on the experience of Mormon characters.
Various artists have described parts of the Book of Mormon in comic book form. In 1947, John Philip Dalby and Henry Anderson published comics that summarize the Book of Mormon stories. The story of "Peace House" from Ric Estrada in Coriantumr was published in GI Combat # 169 and the illustrations appeared in the LDS church of New Testament Stories in 1980. Mike Allred published three volumes > The Golden Plates in 2004 and 2005, which also summarizes events at the Book of Mormon . Other artists have tried similar projects. Some events from the history of the LDS church are also described in the comics.
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Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (referred to as Mormons) have long been the subject of satirical humor. Illustrations of anti-Mormon books and newspaper columns were common throughout the United States during the 19th century.
Woodcuts
Some of the earliest forms of illustration used to mock the faith of the LDS are wooden carvings performed by Eber D. Howe. He used these pieces published in 1834 to describe the tall tales that surround the story of Joseph Smith's acquisition of the gold plates. The next major anti-Mormon publication was conducted in 1842 and is a book that turns into a book titled History of the Saints , written by former Mormon John C. Bennett with woodcuts by FE Worchester and an illustration by the Reverend Henry Caswall. In 1842, Sidney Roberts published Great Distress and Loss of American Citizens in which two prints, "A View of Some Mormon Massacre" and "Mormon left the city of Nauvoo, February 1, 1846", describe the suffering of the Mormons. Soon afterwards, more former Mormon publications appeared, such as The Authentic History of Extraordinary People . Because wooden pieces are not often used, in 1847 caricatures have become more common and are used to describe the Council of the Twelve Apostles in a book written by former Mormon Mary and Enhance Van Deusen. Their book is published in twenty-three editions over an eighteen-year period and focuses on the sacred worship and ceremonial aspects of the Mormon temple and includes detailed illustrations that are folded in color.
In the 1857-1898 newspaper
In 1857, the first Mormon cartoon series, later to become known as a comic, emerged as part of Ilustras Frank leslie's paper and bridged the subject of how women in Mormon militia would influence the outcome of the Utah War. Other comics published that year focused on the Mountain Meadows massacre, which portrays the Mormons as ignorant to a cruel prophet. The following year another cartoon series appeared in Nick Nax and described the family and gender dynamics in the Mormon community. The most common topics for Mormon criticism in the media over this period of time surrounded the practice of newly adopted plural marriages. The illustration entitled "Brigham Young the Great American Family" in the Frank Leslie Budget and The Family Bedstead in Roughing It was published in the 1870s, both of which mock the Mormon polygamy. In 1872, a ten-page cartoon series in Leslie Weekley described a scene in which many Mormon women seek the hands of Japanese ambassadors in marriage, entitled "The Adventures of the Japanese Ambassador in Utah." Animal depictions of polygamy are also common. One example is the The Lantern's depiction of rooster surrounded by many chickens with the description "A piece of rotten Mormonism (poultry)".
Young's announcement of United Order's implementation in 1874 brought another wave of satirical cartoons. Mostly related to the pictorial magazine entitled Enoch's Advocate printed by anti-Mormon in Utah. The 1875 Beecher-Tilton Scandal Scandal inspired the rise of Mormon-related comics. Although the case of adultery is not directly related to Mormonism, for several years after Young's death in 1877, the Puck magazine and other print sources related that Beecher qualified to be his successor as chair of the Mormon church..
During the remainder of the 1870s and continuing during the 1880s, most of the comics related to Mormonism were related to politics. One example illustrates many of the difficulties facing the newly elected President of Cleveland during his presidency in the comic book of Puck entitled "Enemy in his Path. -Hercules Duty Before Our Next President." These problems are illustrated and the typical personification of Mormonism, which includes an old bearded man with the word Mormonism written around his waist and several portrayals of his many wives, is shown among them.
Mormon and racial minorities
In 1879, The Wasp introduced Mormon's comparison with other groups such as Chinese, blacks, Native Americans, and Irishmen in a cartoon depicting Uncle Sam kicking the groups out of bed. Many similar cartoons depicting Uncle Sam and his frustration with the various religious and ethnic groups living in the United States were created during this period. Another way in which the media describes Mormon is by combining aspects of Mormon and Catholic beliefs, such as dressing a Mormon in the religious clothing of the Catholic faith. Many times blacks are depicted in the Mormon polygamy family.
According to historian W. Paul Reeve, in the early 1900s, with intense media coverage of Reed Smoot's hearing, the images became "part of an attempt to trap Mormon in a racially suspicious past even when Mormon leaders seek to shape a whiter future. "Mormon is very aware of a little racial:
Outsiders suggest that Mormons are physically different and racially more similar to marginalized groups than to whites. Mormon responded with aspiration to white. It is a struggle back and forth between what the outsider imagines and what Mormons believe. The process is never linear and most often involves both sides to talk to each other. However, Mormon in the nineteenth century recognized their suspect racial position.
In the newspaper 1898-1909
Between 1905 and 1909, The Salt Lake Tribune included more than 600 cartoons relating to Mormonism. Related pictures began to be produced not only in newspapers and magazines, but in pamphlets, magazines, and picture books. The leader and politician of Mormon B. H. Roberts was elected to Congress in 1898, which placed the LDS church in the spotlight once again and the fact that Roberts practiced polygamy caused many problems for him, his family, and other Mormons still involved in polygamy relations. The Salt Lake Tribune and many other media have field days after discovering that one of Roberts' new wives gave birth to twins.
A similar reaction occurred in the media when Reed Smoot was elected to the US Senate in 1903. For the next three years, many cartoons and comics were made around Smoot's office. One of the most iconic of these sketches is "What They Expected at Washington" made by the Lovey cartoonist, who shows the train with one car for the husband, more cars for the wife, and then continues into the distance are full-fledged trains the children of Mormon. The anti-Mormon sentiment at The Salt Lake Tribune was triggered by its owner, Republican senator Thomas Kearns. Although Kearns and Smoot were initially friendly, according to Michael Paulos, Smoot's political success came from Kearns' fees, and Kearns hired former Mormonist Frank J. Cannon to edit the Tribune. Cannnon extreme anti-Mormonism, as reflected in the Tribune at the time, was recorded sarcastically by non-Mormons: "How proud we are that Gentile nations are stand-alone champions in the Tribune war. Mormon! "
In 1904, after Smoot was officially seated in the Senate, the great interest of the national media in Mormonism slowly declined and because new forms of communication and transport people could learn more about Mormons on a personal level rather than relying on the information provided. in daily newspaper comics.
Many popular comic portrayals include Mormon women who are slaves who are poor, uncultured, creepy, unfaithful, arrogant, and work too hard for their husbands. They are also often portrayed as members of the harem and become part of the lusty marriage lifestyle. During this period in history most of the women were portrayed in a negative light in the media, but due to the polygamy controversy in Mormon culture, the amount of ridicule that Mormon women received was much worse than that received by their non-Mormon counterparts.
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Mormon Characters in the 1950s-today comic
The well-known Italian comic book series Tex Willer, set up in West America, mentions the massacre of Mormons, Danites, and Mountain Meadows.
Another depiction of Mormon in comics is a reference to current events or places. Published in the 1970s, the 23rd edition of Howard the Duck contains a duo parody of Don and Marie Osmond calling the Dearth Vapors, who choke their opponents sweetly out of their mouths. "Godzilla, King of Monsters" # 13 describes Godzilla and other monsters who left the Salt Lake temple in ruins on the cover. In actual comics, the temple is not destroyed. In a Captain America comic book published in 1980 in # 246, Joe Smith sought revenge on Martin Harris over the death of his son Joseph Smith Jr. While Joseph Smith Sr. never tried to kill Martin Harris, names and situations were inspired by Mormon history.
Some characters in comic books are Mormons to add an interest in their character. Kickstarter-funded comics, Salt City Strangers , follow the five superheroes that explore Mormonism in different ways; none of the creators themselves are Mormons. The series depicts local history and legends, with characters such as "seagulls" (references to the Miracle of the Seagull) and "Den Mother" (the name for the woman who leads the Boy Scouts). Warrior Stripling is a gay Mormon. Artist James Neish said that he wanted to "show that gay characters are just like God's eyes like heterosexuals." Author Brian Anderson says that the series is based on his own experience as a gay Mormon.
In the Confederation of the Alternative-Captain Confederation, Dr. Deseret is a Mormon who bravely opposes the Mormon people of polygamy and suffers from drug addiction that improves performance. A Mormon police detective, Jacob Raven, appeared on Spider-man: The Lost Years. Mallory Brook, a Mormon lawyer at the same law firm as She-Hulk, is the main character in this series.
Comics by Mormon artist
Book version of Mormon in the
John Held Sr. (father of John Held Jr.) contributed illustrations to the 1888 Book of Mormon Story .
John Philip Dalby published an unfinished comic version of the Book of Mormon published in Deseret News beginning in 1947. The stripes were filled with the width of the newspaper. The publication was sporadic after 1948, and the last piece was published in 1953. Dalby follows the Book of Mormon chronologically; he started his series on Ether and covered 1 Nephi through 3 Nephi 16. The Herald Publishing House, owned by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also published a pictorial version of the Book of Mormon in 1947. Book by Henry Anderson called First American and summarizes the Book of Mormon.
Ric Estrada wrote a filling story for DC GI Combat in # 169 called "Peace with Honor," which tells the story of the Book of Mormon where Shiz and Coriantumr fought to death. Mormon missionaries used a page of stories to teach new converts about the Gospel, and in 1980 Estrada illustrated the New Testament Stories for the LDS church.
In the 21st century, some artists have tried their hands in adapting the Book of Mormon tales to comics. In 2004 and 2005, Mike Allred created and published The Golden Plates, a series of three volume volumes, twelve sections covering the Book of Mormon events from Nephi First to the Mormon Words. His wife Laura Allred colored the comics. The series is not finished and is not printed. The unique aspect of the comic is the presence of Mormon women who are described as hardworking and intelligent. Nephi's wife is shown on her side during most of the text, which gives her a clearer role than that shown in the Book of Mormon itself. In 2009, Micah Acker published a volume of comic book Nephite Nation , containing the story of Amon. Stephen R. Carter, editor of Sunstone and artist Jett Atwood published two volumes of the Book of Mormon in 2012 and 2015, telling the stories from the Book of Mosiah. Also in 2012, Michael Mercer publishes From the Dust , the beginning of what will be an ambitious re-listing of the Book of Mormon , but the project was suspended in 2014 due to a lack of marketing fund.
History of Mormon church in comic
In 1948, the Deseret Book Company published the Blazing the Pioneer Trail with a text by Floyd Larson and illustrated by Forrest Hill. The comic booklet contains a story of faith concerning Mormon migration in 1847. Eileen Chabot Wendel also published a comic book episode of the Book of Mormon in his Story of the Golden Note. Ric Estrada wrote and illustrated the Mormon material for the DC Comics in his story "The Mormon Battalion" in No. 135 of our Troop Force . Sal Velluto, an artist who once worked for DC and Marvel, is an art director for The Friend. In his book Blammo # 7 , published in 2011, Noah Van Sciver described the First Vision, the Angel of Moroni visited Smith, and the publication of the Book of Mormon.
See also
- List of Mormon cartoonists
- Mountain Meadows Massacre and media
- Latter-day Saints in popular culture
- The Culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Cartoons and animations in Jewish culture
References
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