(Fox News) – The publishing company behind the popular “The Walking Dead” will soon release a controversial, 64-page full-color graphic comic that depicts Jesus of Nazareth as an action “hero” who deftly beheads his enemies with a whirling sword. “JesusFreak,” from writer Joe Casey and artist Benjamin Marra, is described as “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.” Casey told SyFy.com that the graphic novel looks to reconcile two vastly different ideas of Jesus – one being the historical persona of a carpenter from Nazareth and the other being the Son of God.
“It’s a story about a young man on a journey to find his own power,” the writer said, adding that he never went to the Bible for any reference, and instead he did a lot of research on the time period, the political maneuvering and the stakes involved during that time in history. “Believe me, it doesn’t spring from any religious background or any personal experiences. I’m just not that guy,” he added. “Honestly, if I worship anything, it’s the comic books that I read as a kid that inspired me to do this for a living. Those are what holds a lot of magic for me.” READ MORE
