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DC Cancels Comic Where Jesus Learns From Superhero After Outcry (theguardian.com)

Posted by msmash on from the how-about-that dept.

AmiMoJo writes: A new comics series in which Jesus Christ is sent on "a most holy mission by God" to learn "what it takes to be the true messiah of mankind" from a superhero called Sun-Man, has been cancelled by DC Comics. The move follows a petition that called it "outrageous and blasphemous". The Second Coming series, from DC imprint Vertigo, was due to launch on 6 March. Written by Mark Russell and illustrated by Richard Pace, its story followed Jesus's return to Earth. "Shocked to discover what has become of his gospel," he teams up with a superhero, Sun-Man, who is more widely worshipped than him.

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  1. Damn... by rnmartinez · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This sounds like something I would totally read.

    1. Re:Damn... by psergiu · · Score: 4, Interesting

      There's the Japanese version.
      Saint Young Men

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    2. Re:Damn... by Ragnarok89 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      This. I'm not a reader of comic by any stretch of the imagination, nor am I religious at all. However, the idea behind this story sounds intriguing. Not only would it be interesting to see what Jesus would think of what became of His Gospel, but of us as well. The idea of him having a discussion with a superhero who is "worshiped" more than Him sounds fascinating... Especially since the "worship" would be of a completely different kind.

      Imagine the discussion about superpowers? Gifts of God to a select few? Were they Chosen? Was it random? Did God have anything to do with it? Do superpowers make them "more" than Jesus is (given He can't fly, no super strength, no laser vision, etc). This would be an incredible analysis/discussion on what it means to be a superhero vs the son of God.

      I can only imagine some of the other discussions and story arcs that might have come from this premise. A shame we'll never know.

  2. Re:That sounds like a compliment! by alvinrod · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It reminds me of when Kevin Smith made Dogma, which received similar backlash from Christian groups. Smith actually went out to one of the protests( which wasn't very large) and joined in with them, which was caught on film by a news crew covering it.

    Comic sales are in the tank and I don't think Christians are the main customer base for DC. If anything, the extra attention would just drum up sales for the first issue because people would buy it just to spite the holier than thou religious types.

  3. Um... Preacher? by Tyler+Durden · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Whatever you do, don't show these petitioners a copy of Preacher. Their heads would explode.

    On second thought, do. Do show them copies.

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