Punk Rock Jesus

Limited series comic book by Sean Murphy

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

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

## Background

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

## Plot

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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]

## Collected editions

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Trade paperbacks

Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN
Punk Rock Jesus | Punk Rock Jesus #1–6 | April 9, 2013 | 978-1401237684

## See also

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* Christ Clone Trilogy
* I'm Not Jesus Mommy

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Langshaw, Mark (April 9, 2012). "'Punk Rock Jesus' unveiled by Vertigo". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
3. ^ "Best Comic Mini-series". IGN. November 30, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
4. ^ Parker, John (April 2, 2013). "Sean Murphy's 'Punk Rock Jesus' Asks All The Right Questions [Review]". Comics Alliance. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
5. ^ Raiteri, Steve. "Punk Rock Jesus". Library Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

## External links

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* Punk Rock Jesus at Comic Vine
* Comic Book DB – Punk Rock Jesus (2012) at the Wayback Machine (archived February 7, 2019)

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