American Jesus (comics)

American Jesus is a comic book series written by Mark Millar and illustrated by Peter Gross, Tomm Coker, and Jodie Muir. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics and later by Image Comics.

Background

The series debuted in 2004 and was the second series in the Millarworld, however, the series wasn't completed until 2023. The series was origianally titled Chosen and was retitled American Jesus for the trade paperback. The Chosen series was also published by Dark Horse Comics while American Jesus was published by Image Comics.
Millar is a practising Catholic and intended for Christians to be part of the audience for the series. Two priests wrote afterwords for the series.

Plot

The protagonist is a young boy named Jodie Christianson who discovers he has christ like powers after surviving an accident. The story is set in the suburbs of Peoria, Illinois. Jodie later turns out to be the antichrist and a woman named Catalina is the seconding coming of Jesus. Catalina is introduced in the issue titled "American Jesus: The New Messiah".

Reception

Writing in Under the Radar Magazine, Kyle Lemmon gave the book a 7/10 rating and notes the use of "clever artistic elements". Hilary Goldstein praised the series in IGN noting that it isn't heavy-handed and "does not take any cheap shots at religion".