Rob Liefeld's New Project: ZOMBIE JESUS

If everyone had to agree on one thing that Rob Liefeld has managed to do successfully over the course of his career, it would probably be his ability to be controversial. When Rob first broke into the comics industry in the early 90's, he became one of Marvel's youngest, and most promising comic book artists. Having worked on books like New Mutants and X-Force, Rob; who essentially taught himself how to draw; set the style for comic book art in the 90's. Yet, Liefeld's work has been criticized as often as it has been praised and with the exception of where Liefeld drew his inspiration for Wade Wilson, most of his haters focused on the anatomy of his art and the endless number of pouches on Cable, and less on the content of his written work. That is, of course until now.

We all know zombies are the "in" genre in comics, right? With books like The Walking Dead becoming television adaptations, and the success of Marvel Zombies, Zombie Deadpool, Blackest Night, and etc.; it is pretty evident that the industry has seen an influx in the number of stories about the undead. So, now would be the perfect time for Liefeld to launch a zombie story, right?

Enter, Zombie Jesus- Rob Liefeld's new comic strip set to be published on his website twice weekly. And yes, Liefeld is talking about that Jesus. The web comic strip seems to give a different interpretation of Christian scripture. No, really, Liefeld used actual scripture as inspiration. The comic is set to recount the 48 hour period where Jesus Christ had been buried in the tomb, before rising to heaven on the third day. Below is the solicit and first installment of his new series. When you bring religious icons into the picture, you have to tread lightly. I just hope that no one alerts FOX NEWS of Liefeld's new project. What do you think of ZOMBIE JESUS? Is it funny? Offensive? Both? Check out the first installment after the jump.
 
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MATTHEW 27:51-52 “The earth shook, the rocks broke and tombs opened and many men and women who had died came back to life again. They left the cemetery and went into the city and appeared to many people there.”

THE UNTOLD TALE OF THE 48 HOURS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF CHRIST!