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]
| Punk Rock Jesus | |
|---|---|
 Cover art for Punk Rock Jesus #1 by Sean Murphy. | |
| 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 |
Background
editThe first issue was released July 11, 2012.[2] Punk Rock Jesus won the IGN Award for Best Comic Mini-Series of 2012.[3]
Plot
editIn 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]
Collected editions
edit| Trade paperbacks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
| Punk Rock Jesus | Punk Rock Jesus #1–6 | April 9, 2013 | 978-1401237684 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Truitt, Brian (August 4, 2012). "Losing His Religion: Author Crafts Sci-Fi Punk Rock Jesus". Ottawa Citizen. USA Today. p. 47. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ Langshaw, Mark (April 9, 2012). "'Punk Rock Jesus' unveiled by Vertigo". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Best Comic Mini-series". IGN. November 30, 2012. 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.
- ^ Raiteri, Steve. "Punk Rock Jesus". Library Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
External links
edit- Punk Rock Jesus at Comic Vine
- Comic Book DB – Punk Rock Jesus (2012) at the Wayback Machine (archived February 7, 2019)