Punk Rock Jesus Explained

Format:Limited series
Limited:y
Ongoing:n
Publisher:Vertigo Comics
Startmo:July
Startyr:2012
Endmo:January
Endyr:2013
Issues:6
Main Char Team:Jesus
Writers:Sean Murphy
Artists:Sean Murphy
Creators:Sean Murphy
Tpb:Punk Rock Jesus
Isbn:978-1401237684
Sort:Punk Rock Jesus

Punk Rock Jesus is a six-issue limited series comic book created by Sean Murphy and published by Vertigo comics. The series ran for six issues from September 2012 to January 2013 and was collected as a trade paperback in April 2013.[1]

Background

The first issue was released July 11, 2012.[2] Punk Rock Jesus won the IGN Award for Best Comic Mini-Series of 2012.[3]

Plot

In 2019 an entertainment company named OPHIS (Greek for serpent) starts what's 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.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Truitt . Brian . August 4, 2012 . Losing His Religion: Author Crafts Sci-Fi Punk Rock Jesus . 47 . . . April 1, 2022.
  2. Web site: Langshaw . Mark . April 9, 2012 . 'Punk Rock Jesus' unveiled by Vertigo . April 1, 2022 . Digital Spy . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Best Comic Mini-series . IGN . June 15, 2017.
  4. Web site: Sean Murphy's 'Punk Rock Jesus' Asks All The Right Questions [Review] ]. Comics Alliance . Parker . John . April 2, 2013 . June 15, 2017.
  5. Web site: Raiteri . Steve . Punk Rock Jesus . 2024-08-08 . Library Journal.