Punk Rock Jesus, Paperback
Descriere
A New York Times Bestseller 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 newgraphic novel written and drawn by Sean Murphy, the acclaimed illustrator of JOE THE BARBARIAN and AMERICANVAMPIRE. J2 causes both outrage and adulation. Religious zealots either love or hate the show, angry politicians worry about its influenceon 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 Mc Kael 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 religiousheritage and forms a punk rock band. And what starts off as babysitting for Thomas becomes an epic battle, as Jesus goes to waragainst the corporate media complex that created him. Along with his artistic credits on JOE THE BARBARIAN and AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, Murphy also wrote and illustrated the graphic novel OFF ROAD (Oni Press), and cowrote OUTER ORBIT (Dark Horse Comics).""
Despre autor
Sean Gordon Murphy este un scriitor și artist american de benzi desenate, cunoscut pentru lucrările sale la seriale precum Joe the Barbarian, alături de Grant Morrison, Chrononauts, alături de Mark Millar, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest și The Wake, alături de Scott Snyder, Tokyo Ghost, alături de Rick Remender, precum și pentru miniseria Punk Rock Jesus.
