- A reality TV show starring a clone of Jesus Christ causes chaos across the
U.S. of the near future in Punk Rock Jesus, a new graphic novel written
and drawn by Sean Murphy, the acclaimed illustrator of Joe the Barbarian
and American Vampire.- J2 causes both outrage and adulation. Religious zealots either love
or hate the show, angry politicians worry about its influence on the nation, and
members of the scientific community fear the implications of cloning a human
being at all, let alone the Son of God. Thomas McKael is the clones's bodyguard
and former IRA operative who, despite his turbulent past, is hired to protect
the new Jesus — a baby who captivates the world, but grows up to become an
angry teenager. When falling ratings force the network to cut Jesus's mother
from the series, the young star runs away, renounces his religious heritage, and
forms a punk rock band. And what starts off as babysitting for Thomas becomes an
epic battle, as Jesus goes to war against the corporate media complex that
created him.
- ISBN10 1401237681
- ISBN13 9781401237684
- Publish Date 9 April 2013
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 13 January 2022
- Publish Country US
- Imprint DC Comics
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 224
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9781401237684