History ComicBook / PunkRockJesus

* TheTroubles: Featured prominently in Thomas' flashbacks.

->-- '''Chris''', ''Punk Rock Jesus #4''

* ShoutOut: Several futuristic guns from various sci-fi films/series are seen throughout the story, including weapons from ''{{Film/Robocop}}'', ''BladeRunner'', ''{{Franchise/Star Wars}}'', ''{{Film/Aliens}}'' and ''{{Manga/Appleseed}}''.

* CloneJesus: Chris [[spoiler:and Rebekah, at least at first, until it's revealed that they while they are indeed clones, the DNA they came from was only two days old.]]

Punk Rock Jesus is a six-issue [[VertigoComics Vertigo]] mini series created by Sean Gordon Murphy, known best for his work on Hellblazer: City of Demons, Joe the Barbarian and American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest, who writes and draws it. It has been described by Murphy as his "passion project years in the making", and focuses on the cultural impact of religion and media on the United States.

* ShoutOut: Several futuristic guns from various sci-fi films/series are seen throughout the story, including weapons from ''{{Film/Robocop}}'', ''BladeRunner'', ''{{Film/Aliens}}'' and ''{{Manga/Appleseed}}''.

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Slate is a dead ringer for Aaron Eckhardt.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Several characters are obviously modeled after famous people. Most notably, Slate is a dead ringer for Aaron Eckhardt, and TV news host Don Baker is an obvious parody of Larry King.

* SpotlightStealingTitle: Chris may be the most important character in-universe, but Thomas is arguably the story's real protagonist.

* SpotlightStealingTitle: Chris may be the most important character plot-wise, but Thomas is arguably the story's real protagonist.

Punk Rock Jesus is a six-issue[[VertigoComics Vertigo]] mini series created by Sean Gordon Murphy, known best for his work on Hellblazer: City of Demons, Joe the Barbarian and American Vampire: Survival of the Fitest, who writes and draws it. It has been described by Murphy as his "passion project years in the making", and focuses on the efects of Religion and Media on the United States.

* TechnicalPacifist: Anyone who goes up against Thomas usually ends up in the hospital, but Thomas makes a conscious effort not to kill anyone while serving as Chris' bodyguard. [[spoiler: It doesn't hold up, and he's forced to kill the Islamic militants that attack them in Jerusalem.]]

* GildedCage: The J2 island is extremely luxurious. Chris and Gwen have all their physical needs met and don't have to work but they're contractually bound to stay and are isolated from the outside world and secular media. There are a number of security measures in place to keep them in.

* MeaningfulName: Thomas [=McKeal=],who's last name resembles that of the archangel Michael described in the book of Daniel as a "great prince who stands up for the children of your people" and is the guardian of catholics, jews and militar people.
* PleaOfPersonalNecessity: [[spoiler:Slate begs for Thomas to spare him right before he gets thrown into the tires of an oncoming semi.]]

* ChildSoldiers: Thomas joins the IRA when he's 6. Even before this he knew how to remove the clip from a pistol and use a shotgun.

* TheFundamentalist: Daisy Milton and the New American Christians. Probably intended as a twisted parody of the Westboro Baptist Church.

* TookALevelInBadass: Chris. Before [[spoiler:his mother is killed in front of him.]] he's a meek, sheltered, mama's boy. Afterwards he becomes an atheist punk rocker, escapes the J2 island, and actively challenges religion with his band, The Flak Jackets.

* ChildSoldiers: Thomas joins the IRA when he's 6. Even before this he knew how to remove the clip from a pistol and use a shotgun.
* CloneJesus: Chris [[spoiler:and Rebekah]][[spoiler:At first, until it is revealed that they are indeed clones but of normal, two days old human sample.]]

* CompleteMonster: Slate. Starting with [[spoiler:his attempted murder of Chris' baby twin sister]], and going rapidly downhill from there.

* TheAtoner: Thomas.
* TheFundamentalist: Daisy Milton and the New American Christians. Probably intended as a twisted parody of the Westboro Baptist Church.
* ThePowerOfRock: Chris's schtick once he goes full Punk Rock Jesus-mode.

* Cloudcuckoolander: Tape, the bass player for The Flak Jackets, thinks that being in mortal danger is cool and exciting and is seemingly oblivious to the implications and consequences of it to an absurd degree. When [[spoiler:Rabbit is mortally wounded in a terrorist attack]] he reacts as though it were a minor inconvenience, even while everyone around him is noticeably affected. He gets his namesake from the fact that he wraps his fingers in tape for no apparent reason. It's probably the most normal thing about him.

* Gilded Cage: The J2 island is extremely luxurious. Chris and Gwen have all their physical needs met and don't have to work but they're contractually bound to stay and are isolated from the outside world and secular media. There are a number of security measures in place to keep them in.

* TookALevelInBadass: Chris. Before [[spoiler:his mother is killed in front of him.]] he's a meek, sheltered, mama's boy. Afterwards he becomes an atheist punk rocker, escapes J2, and actively challenges religion with his band, The Flak Jackets.

* ChildSoldiers: Thomas joins the IRA when he's 6. Even before this he can remove the bullets from a gun and use a shotgun.