This is 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' 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' 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 numbered 1-6 and features over 100-pages of new
bonus material. |
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