New ‘Jesusfreak’ Comic Series Portrays Son of God as Bloodthirsty Assassin

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If you thought DC Comics’ since-cancelled “Second Coming” series was bad, this new comic book will be a real doozy.

The new series from Image Comics, “Jesusfreak,” by writer Joe Casey and artist Benjamin Marra, characterizes Jesus as an unadulterated killer out to fatally punish his adversaries, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Slated for release March 20, the publisher said in a statement the graphic novel is “a bloody, two-fisted tale of historical heroic fiction featuring a young Nazarene carpenter who is having some trouble finding his place within the violent world around him.” Continue reading…