You can’t have a happy Thanksgiving without a little bit of laughter. So sit back and enjoy these hilarious Latter-day Saint comics as you get ready to celebrate Turkey Day with your family.
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Instead of candy, we have a sweet Halloween treat for you that won't give you a sugar hangover the next morning.
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If one were to pass by 14-year-old Ingrid Ochoa's bedroom on any given day, they probably would hear the distinct clicking of a typewriter.
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If you read the comics each day, you may have noticed a familiar name in Monday’s paper—David A. Bednar.
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Editor's note: "Start with a Smile" is a weekly Monday feature that starts the week off with family-friendly content. This article was originally published in November 2017.
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Captain America, the Silver Surfer, Black Panther, Flash, Batman, Aquaman—and now Joseph Smith. These are some of the epic characters artist Sal Velluto has depicted in his career.
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Need a laugh or a really good pun to boost your spirits? Here are some hilarious memes and tweets that celebrate all the best—and the most awkward—in Latter-day Saint culture.
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June—the month where Facebook seems to nearly burst with engagement announcements, first-look videos, and calls for mailing addresses.
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What might the world look like if the Avengers were actually Latter-day Saints? Here are just a few possible scenarios you might run into:
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After his nationally syndicated cartoon was canceled, Val Chadwick Bagley wondered if his cartooning career was over. That is until he stumbled across a scripture while in the temple.
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Superhero creator Stan Lee was a titan of comic book history. The 95-year-old former editor-and-chief of Marvel Comics was known for his powerful writing and unlimited imagination.
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Marvel's recent issue of the Amazing Spider-Man contained a reference to anti-Latter-day Saint literature, a reference the company said was made "without awareness."
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This year, celebrate our LDS pioneer heritage with a good laugh at these 14 hilarious pioneer-based comics and memes.
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For those who regularly read the Pickles comic strip, you might have noticed the tell-tale signs that its creator, Brian Crane, is a Mormon.
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"The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache," Sister Marjorie Hinckley told a writer with the Liahona."If we can’t laugh at life, we are in big trouble."
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Aside from fascinating Mormon-influenced comic characters, there are also many interesting LDS artists who shape the comic book industry behind the scenes.
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This article originally ran in LDS Living in 2015. In celebration of the 70th anniversary of Charlie Brown's first mention in a comic strip on May 30, 1948, we wanted to share Charles M. Schulz's legacy of faith with our readers.
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Do you ever remember those moments from your mission you felt were so iconic, so perfect, so funny, so unexpected, or so off-the-wall you felt like something out of a comic book? Well, 30 returned missionaries recently came together to create the very first book-length collection of missionary comics showing moments they would never forget.
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Ready for conference yet? Though we always look forward to the inspiring words from our living prophet and apostles, there is also a humorous side to some of our general conference traditions. Check out these hilarious comics from LDS artists.
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Need some comic relief? Check out these 15 super funny Mormon cartoons by Arie Van De Graaff that are sure to give you a laugh.
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The Golden Plates comic series, originally a Book of Mormon adaptation project started by Michael Allred in the early 2000s, was recently updated and made re-available online at LDS Ideas. Andrew Knaupp, who worked on revamping the series for digital format, found that immersing himelf in the project gave him unique insights regarding Joseph Smith's translation process and the stories within The Book of Mormon.
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If the candy, costumes, and decorations haven't already tipped you off, you might have noticed Halloween is just around the corner.
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Imagine you're trying to kill some time before the midnight showing of the latest Avengers installment, so you and your friends decide to brush up on your superhero trivia by skimming through the classic comics you love just as much now as when you were 7 years old.
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Did you know laughter makes you more attractive, relieves stress, strengthens relationships, and burns calories?
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A Latter-day Saint detective from Salt Lake City, Utah, Spider-Man character Jacob Raven knows his fair share of tragedy. Having a prominent Mormon character in a major Marvel comic book is interesting in and of itself, but a fascinating aspect of Jacob Raven is how he becomes a Job-like character in Spider-Man and how he relies on his faith to keep him going.
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Captain Canuck—the Canadian superhero who has his own stamp, maple syrup, TV series, and even an upcoming movie.
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We love our Mormon culture, but many of the things we do are just unusual enough that they can be pulled into a really good cartoon. Here are a few from some of our favorite LDS cartoonists that are sure to make you laugh out loud!
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When Arie Van De Graaff was a missionary in the MTC, he drew a cartoon missionary on the outside of each envelope he mailed home. The response from his family was so positive that he was soon including a cartoon strip inside the envelope with every letter home. Since then, Van De Graaff has created hundreds of gags celebrating the LDS culture. He uses his art to entertain his wife and four children and is regularly featured in the New Era and the Friend magazines.
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From technology glitches to last-minute speakers, sacrament meeting talks don't always go as smoothly as planned.
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Whether you're married, single, or somewhere in between, I'm sure you can relate to these Mormon comics by Arie Van De Graaff that hilariously show the frustrations and joys of finding true love.
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Tis the season to be merry. In order to help you have a more holly, jolly Christmas, we've compiled a little bit of Mormon humor with these 15 hilarious Christmas comics from Arie Van De Graff.
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Need a little laugh to help boost your spirits? Well here are some great Mormon comics that every Latter-day Saint can relate to from Honest Jon's blog and Honest Jon Comics' Facebook page.
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MR says: How many of you returned missionaries can relate to these amazing drawings and comics of what mission life is really like?
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MR says: Many BYU graduates and Latter-day Saints have been working diligently on the Peanuts movie, which came out November 6, taking on the task of creating Snoopy's fantasy world and Charlie Brown in 3D.
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