Punk Rock Jesus

Sean Murphy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2025
DC Comics (Verlag)
978-1-7995-0099-5 (ISBN)

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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 the incredible Sean Murphy. 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's 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's 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.

After breaking into the industry at a young age, Sean Murphy made a name for himself in the world of indie comics before joining up with DC. In his tenure, he has worked on such titles as Batman/Scarecrow: Year One, Teen Titans, Hellblazer, Joe the Barbarian, and the miniseries American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest. Sean also wrote and illustrated the original graphic novel Off Road, as well as his recent popular miniseries, Punk Rock Jesus. Currently, he can be seen working as the artist on the critically acclaimed Vertigo miniseries The Wake with Scott Snyder.

Erscheinungsdatum	09.04.2025
Sprache	englisch
Maße	168 x 259 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Comic
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
ISBN-10	1-7995-0099-3 / 1799500993
ISBN-13	978-1-7995-0099-5 / 9781799500995
Zustand	Neuware