PUNK ROCK JESUS (2012)

"The newest reality show hit has the unlikeliest celebrity of all in this new black and white miniseries from writer/artist Sean Murphy (JOE THE BARBARIAN, Off Road)! J2, the TV series starring a clone of Jesus Christ, causes chaos across a near-future United States in PUNK ROCK JESUS, a new miniseries written and drawn by Sean Murphy, the acclaimed illustrator of JOE THE BARBARIAN and AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST. J2 causes 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. And what effect will this all have on Gwen, the young woman who is selected, through an American Idol-style process, to be the mother of the new Messiah? All this leads to the hiring of Thomas McKael, the clone's bodyguard and a former IRA operative with a turbulent past who must protect the new Messiah - a baby who captivates the world, but grows up to become an angry teenager."

"The media circus around baby Chris reaches fever pitch as he performs his first 'miracle' - but all may not be as it seems. Meanwhile, Thomas begins to question OPHIS's methods, and young Gwen discovers exactly what it means to raise the new Messiah as the whole world is watching."

"As Chris grows up to be a teenager, he starts to question his existence, rebelling against his 'captors' in front of the whole world. Meanwhile, Gwen's depression has Thomas and Epstein worried, but all Slate sees is increasing ratings..."

"'A legend in the making...Give it a shot, if only so you can say you were there when it happened.'-Comic Book Resources Chris and his band The Flak Jackets go on tour to spread his secular message across America. But his band wants to pull out when the conflict between the New American Christians and the punk army gets brutal. Will Chris be able to put a stop to the anarchy before everything ends in a violently horrible Second Coming?"

"In this thrilling conclusion to the acclaimed miniseries, Chris and the Flak Jackets head to Jerusalem, the last stop on their world tour. But in this final concert, will the punk messiah rise above the protests from the world's three major religions, or will he take matters into his own hands?"