A reality TV show starring a clone of Jesus Christ causes chaos across the US of the near future in Punk Rock Jesus a new graphic novel written & drawn by Sean Murphy the acclaimed illustrator of Joe the Barbarian & American Vampire J2 causes both outrage & adulation Religious zealots either love or hate the show angry politicians worry about its influence on the nation & 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 & 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 & forms a punk rock band & what starts off as babysitting for Thomas becomes an epic battle as Jesus goes to war against the corporate media complex that created him