The series ran for six issues from September 2012 to January 2013 and was collected as a trade paperback in April 2013.

[2] Punk Rock Jesus won the IGN Award for Best Comic Mini-Series of 2012.

[3] In 2019 an entertainment company named OPHIS (Greek for serpent) starts what's known as the "J2 Project", a plan to resurrect Jesus Christ.

Faced with these stresses the young Jesus ultimately becomes a rebellious punk rocker.

Religious zealots either love or hate the show and politicians begin to fret over potential influences on the nation.