Re: Oh I Wish This Was a Joke...Rob Liefeld Fills Biblical Plot Hole...

Assuming he's having some fun with the text, and no rational person would
take it seriously for a nanosecond, it looks delightful.

Johne Cook
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On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 1:47 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:

> http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/26/rob-liefeld-zombie-jesus-comic/
>
> Rob Liefeld Fills Biblical Plot Hole with 'Zombie Jesus'
> by Andy Khouri
> In what might be the most audacious plot-hole-filling of all time (unless
> you count the last-minute epilogue to ABC's *Lost*), comic book creator Rob
> Liefeld <http://robliefeldcreations.com/?p=2434> is picking up a forgotten
> but, in this case, hilariously unresolved thread from The Bible in his new
> webcomic, *Zombie Jesus*. The premise is largely self evident, but the
> mechanism by which Liefeld tells this dark tale is to be found in a Bible
> passage that describes the Dead returning to life in the moments after
> Christ's crucifixion.
>
>
> *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!
>
> Following the crucifixion of Christ, supernatural warfare tore apart the
> Roman Provinces. Zombie Hordes attacked Jerusalem in search of the corpse of
> Christ. The Disciples were under siege as the Undead tore apart the
> countryside and an unlikely hero, LAZARUS THE IMMORTAL emerged to combat the
> Legion of Dead!*
>
> We suspect that biblical scholars will find Liefeld's reading of the
> "Matthew" passage as somewhat unorthodox, but of course there's no pleasing
> academics, is there? The meaning is plain: *zombies walked the Earth after
> Christ died on the cross, there can be no debate about it, and Rob Liefeld
> is a genius*.
>
> However, *Zombie Jesus* may seem somewhat blasphemous given Liefeld's
> background. He is a Christian and works with his pastor, Phil Hotsenpiller,
> on the *Armageddon Now <http://armageddonnow.net/>* series of graphic
> novels, based on biblical prophecy. But as Liefeld told ComicsAlliance, it
> can't be heresy if it's right there in black and white.
>
> "I don't consider this in any way blasphemous or contradicting my faith,"
> said Liefeld, who describes *Zombie Jesus* as "*300*meets *Dawn of the
> Dead* with the clock from *24* running." He continued, "The fact of the
> matter is that the passage in 'Matthew' 27 EXISTS! It's a freaky, crazy,
> creepy passage. Zombies came out of the ground right after Christ's death
> and it's kind of glossed over like it's no big deal. I wanted to move on it
> a year ago when I read it, but I needed time to flesh it out. There are so
> many mysterious passages in the Bible, and this one may be the biggest
> mystery of all."
>
> "What I've done is construct a story of how the ultimate battle between
> good and evil continues following the crucifixion of Christ. There are many
> players in the saga and everyone is racing against time to protect or devour
> Christ's remains. Joseph of Arimethia paid to have Jesus buried in a proper
> tomb and there is quite an exciting series of events as Judas and the zombie
> horde attempt to keep Christ and his escorts from reaching the tomb. The
> zombies that attack the city are at first defended by the Roman Centurions
> who eventually retreat and Governor Pilate decides to sacrifice the
> population of Judaea to the zombies.
>
> "And then there's Lazarus, the hero of the story, who himself was risen
> from death by Christ's own hand. His destiny in protecting the sacred body
> of Christ as well as preserving the garments that touched Christ's blood is
> played out with the Disciples fighting alongside him. The story builds
> towards a confrontation at the tomb of Christ before it takes a MAJOR twist.
> It's Judas, possessed of the devil battling with his army of the Undead
> versus Lazarus and the Disciples for all the marbles. It's exciting."
>
> Check out a portion of the new story below:
> (click the link if you dare)
> http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/26/rob-liefeld-zombie-jesus-comic/
>  Thom
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