''Jesus Hates Zombies'' is a

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of graphic

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s written by Stephen Lindsay, with art by various artists. ''Yea, Though I Walk'' was drawn by

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in the first issue and

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for the remaining issues.

Publication history

''Those Slack-Jaw Blues'' was originally self-published by Stephen Lindsay in October 2007. It was then re-published by

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in November 2007. All four volumes of ''Yea, Though I Walk'' were also published by

until May 2010. ''Jesus Hates Zombies'' has moved publishers to 215Ink with a collection of all the ''Jesus Hates Zombies'' stories to date and is available via 215Ink and Comixology as of February 2020.

Plot

In a not so distant future, zombies have overrun the earth. Fearing for the future of humanity,

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sends his son

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to save humanity. Upon returning, he finds that his powers are greatly diminished as they are tied to others' faith in him. So he sets out to find the last remaining faithful and rally them to his cause. Along the way he comes across various friends including

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, a stripper named King, and a time traveling

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...

Collected editions

The series was released in a variety of forms. The first stories were in a standard sized anthology. ''Yea, Though I Walk'' was serialized in a series of 4

digest size Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine, but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately . It is also a and format, similar to the size of a DVD case. These sizes evolved from the printing ...

books: *''Those Slack-Jaw Blues'' (144 pages, November 2007, ) *''Jesus Hates Zombies/Lincoln Hates Werewolves: Yea, Though I Walk Vol. 1'' (64 pages, September 2008, ) *''Jesus Hates Zombies/Lincoln Hates Werewolves: Yea, Though I Walk Vol. 2'' (64 pages, April 2009, ) *''Jesus Hates Zombies/Lincoln Hates Werewolves: Yea, Though I Walk Vol. 3'' (64 pages, November 2009, ) *''Jesus Hates Zombies/Lincoln Hates Werewolves: Yea, Though I Walk Vol. 4'' (64 pages, May 2010, )

Other media

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wrote the screenplay along with actor Jason Alan Smith and was originally slated to helm the project as director, however, Mongillo has since moved into a Producer role and directing responsibilities have been taken up by actor

Eric Balfour Eric Salter Balfour (born April 24, 1977) is an American actor. He made his film debut in the Lifetime movie ''No One Would Tell'' in 1996, followed by the drama '' Shattered Image'' (1998), followed by roles in '' What Women Want'' (2000), Rise ...

. Mali Elfman and Jason Alan Smith are also on board to Produce. The movie is in development as of February 2020.

Notes

References

Jesus Hates Zombies: Those Slack-Jaw Blues
at Comic Book DB
Jesus Hates Zombies/Lincoln Hates Werewolves Yea Though I Walk
at Comic Book DB {{Refend

External links

An early review of ''Those Slack-Jaw Blues''
Depictions of Jesus in literature Zombies in comics