Punk Rock Jesus
| Punk Rock Jesus | |
|---|---|
 Cover art for Punk Rock Jesus #1 by Sean Murphy. All Image Comics characters are trademarks of and copyright 2008 Image Comics or their respective owners. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Vertigo Comics |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | July 2012 – January 2013 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | Jesus |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Sean Murphy |
| Written by | Sean Murphy |
| Artist(s) | Sean Murphy |
| Collected editions | |
| Punk Rock Jesus | ISBN 978-1401237684 |
Punk Rock Jesus is a six-issue limited series comic book created by Sean Murphy and released on DC Comics' Vertigo Comics imprint. The series ran for six issues from September 2012 to January 2013 and was collected as a trade paperback in April 2013.
Publication history
Critically acclaimed, Punk Rock Jesus won the IGN Award for Best Comic Mini-Series of 2012.[1]
Plot
In 2019 an entertainment company named OPHIS (Greek for serpent) starts whats known as the "J2 Project", a plan to resurrect Jesus Christ. A clone of Jesus Christ is made with DNA from the Shroud of Turin. The young jesus is raised on an island with his entire life dictated and televised and viewed by nearly the entire world. Faced with these stresses the young Jesus ultimately becomes a rebellious punk rocker. Religious zealots either love or hate the show and politicians begin to fret over potential influences on the nation. The scientific community fears the implications of the cloning itself.[2]
Collected editions
| Trade paperbacks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
| Punk Rock Jesus | Punk Rock Jesus #1–6 | April 9, 2012 | 978-1401237684 |
See also
References
- ^ "Best Comic Mini-series". IGN. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ Parker, John (April 2, 2013). "Sean Murphy's 'Punk Rock Jesus' Asks All The Right Questions [Review]". Comics Alliance. Retrieved June 15, 2017.