- 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.- This deluxe edition collects Punk Rock Jesus #1-6 and features over
100-pages of new bonus material.
- ISBN13 9781401251468
- Publish Date 2 December 2014
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 28 October 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint DC Comics
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 240
- Language English