Punk Rock Jesus #1

From Vertigo's 2012 mature-readers lineup comes the opening chapter of Sean Murphy's six-part series, and the cover sets the tone immediately — a snarling, mohawked figure clutching a gun is framed against a distressed American flag, rendered in stark black-and-white with punchy graphic-art energy. Murphy pulls triple duty as writer, artist, and inker, giving the whole package a unified, raw aesthetic that feels like a protest poster and a comic book rolled into one. "Conception" kicks off what promises to be a bold, provocative story, and this first issue makes a striking first impression.