DC Cancels Comic Where Jesus Learns From Superhero After Outcry

AmiMoJo writes: A new comics series in which Jesus Christ is sent on 'a most holy mission by God' to learn 'what it takes to be the true messiah of mankind' from a superhero called Sun-Man, has been cancelled by DC Comics. The move follows a petition that called it 'outrageous and blasphemous'. The Second Coming series, from DC imprint Vertigo, was due to launch on 6 March. Written by Mark Russell and illustrated by Richard Pace, its story followed Jesus's return to Earth. 'Shocked to discover what has become of his gospel,' he teams up with a superhero, Sun-Man, who is more widely worshipped than him.

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