Pillar of Light: Joseph Smith’s First Vision (2020)
To commemorate the 2020 bicentennial of Joseph Smith’s First Vision, artist Jeremy Fink and I created the above comic book to tell of Joseph’s experience being in the presence of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
The idea of presenting Joseph’s experience as a comic book grew out of a personal study of “Joseph Smith-History” and observing how the use of chiasmus emphasizes a contrast between light and dark — a conflict between good and evil. (In the diagram of the chiasm in Joseph Smith-History 1:15-18, corresponding parts are highlighted with the same color to aid understanding. Notice how the words highlighted in yellow, for example, show the supremacy of light over darkness.)
To my mind, this battle between light and dark seemed to fit well with a comic book format. Luckily, my friend, Jeremy Fink, is a skilled comic book artist and welcomed the challenge of the project. It took us three years to complete! We hope you enjoy it.
Due to multiple inquiries, we printed a limited number of copies of Pillar of Light. Email me if you are interested in additional print copies.