As most of you know, in the pages of NIGHTWING #19, Dick Grayson (a.k.a. Nightwing) has recently moved to Chicago. In the latest issue, NIGHTWING #20, written by Kyle Higgins and illustrated by Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund, on shelves now, Nightwing returns to the apartment he’s subletting in the Windy City for some well earned rest following his explosive encounter with the Chicago Police Department.

If you look very closely at the posters adorning Dick’s new room and his friend’s t-shirt you can see a visual nod to PUNK ROCK JESUS, the celebrated Vertigo mini-series written and illustrated by Sean Murphy! Check out the pages in the gallery above.

PUNK ROCK JESUS tells the story of the ultimate reality show stunt: Chris, a clone of Jesus Christ, becomes an overnight sensation as the star of a reality television show watched by billions of faithful viewers around the globe. A thought provoking story that lies at the crossroads of celebrity, science and faith, it’s a game changer you won't want to miss.

Both NIGHTWING #20 and PUNK ROCK JESUS are available in stores now.

Next month, writer Scott Snyder (BATMAN, AMERICAN VAMPIRE, SUPERMAN UNCHAINED) and artist Sean Murphy (PUNK ROCK JESUS) bring their acclaimed talents to the epic sci-fi horror limited series THE WAKE.

THE WAKE explores the horrors of the deep, probes the origins of human history, and leaps far beyond to a frightening future.

Snyder and Murphy spoke to COMICS ALLIANCE, GAMMA SQUAD, COMIC VINE, NEWSARAMA, and IGN about the new comic book series and what it's been like working together again since their collaboration on AMERICAN VAMPIRE: Survival of the Fittest. Head on over to read the interviews and get a look at a preview of the first issue. THE WAKE arrives in stores on May 29!

STIEG LARSSON’S THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO BOOK 2 HC

Written by DENISE MINA

Art by LEONARDO MANCO and ANDREA MUTTI

Cover by LEE BERMEJO

On sale MAY 1 • 144 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS

Vertigo presents the concluding volume of the official graphic novel adaptation of THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO!

In Book 2, the mystery of Harriet Vanger’s disappearance deepens as crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the indomitable Lisbeth Salander join forces to crack the decades-old case. Together they uncover a twisted secret that may end up costing them their lives.

Don’t miss the gripping conclusion to one of the most thrilling books of all time!

PUNK ROCK JESUS TP

Written by SEAN MURPHY

Art and cover by SEAN MURPHY

On sale APRIL 3 • 224 pg, B&W, $16.99 US • MATURE READERS

A reality TV show starring a clone of Jesus Christ causes chaos across the U.S. of the near future in PUNK ROCK JESUS, a new title collecting the 6-issue miniseries — with ten new story pages!

Religious zealots either love or hate the show, angry politicians worry about its influence on the nation, and members of the scientific community fear the implications of cloning a human being at all – let alone the Son of God. And what effect will this all have on Gwen, the young woman who is selected, through an American Idol-style process, to be the mother of the new Messiah?

All this leads to the hiring of Thomas McKael, the clone’s bodyguard and a former IRA operative with a turbulent past who must protect the new Messiah—a baby who captivates the world but grows up to become an angry teenager.

FABLES #127

Written by BILL WILLINGHAM

Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA

Cover by JOAO RUAS

On sale MARCH 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

In part 3 of “Snow White,” the newly established Fabletown in the former Castle Dark continues to yield dark secrets. Ruthless Prince Brandish locks one of Fables’ beloved princesses in a tower with no way out. And in Haven, Beast cooks up a scheme involving Geppetto and the Blue Fairy while Flycatcher enjoys a nice, relaxing bath—only to find more than a rubber duckie with him in the tub.

FAIREST #13

Written by LAUREN BEUKES

Art by INAKI MIRANDA

Cover by ADAM HUGHES

On sale MARCH 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

In the conclusion of “The Hidden Kingdom,” will Rapunzel discover what happened to her long-lost children—or will the Japanese Fables have their final, bloody revenge? Lies, secrets and betrayals fold into each other like origami in the finale to Lauren Beukes’ and Inaki Miranda’s acclaimed story arc!

TIME WARP #1

Written by DAN ABNETT, MATT KINDT, DAMON LINDELOF, PETER MILLIGAN, TOBY LITT, RAY FAWKES, SIMON SPURRIER, TOM KING and GAIL SIMONE

Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, JEFF LEMIRE, M.K. PERKER, VICTOR SANTOS, JORGE CORONA, RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE, TOM FOWLER, I.N.J. CULBARD and others

Cover by EDUARDO RISSO

1:10 Variant cover by JAE LEE

One-shot • On sale MARCH 20 • 80 pg, FC, $7.99 US • MATURE READERS

Let’s do the time warp again! It’s time for another fantastic Vertigo anthology filled with spectacular sci-fi stories. Robots, deep space and lots of time travel twists by a bevy of comic greats and the up-and-coming stars of tomorrow. Damon Lindelof and Jeff Lemire bring us a blast from DC’s past, plus another installment of the “Dead Boy Detectives” from Toby Litt, Buckingham and Victor Santos, Matt Kindt presents a stirring story of man vs. machine—and so much more!

DJANGO UNCHAINED #4

Based on the screenplay by QUENTIN TARANTINO

Art by R.M. GUERA and JASON LATOUR

Cover by FRANK QUITELY

1:25 Variant cover by IVAN REIS

RESOLICIT • On sale MARCH 27 • 40 pg, FC, 4 of 6, $3.99 US • MATURE READERS

• The adaptation of the screenplay from award-winning director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film continues!

• Django and Dr. Schultz take a big risk against impossible odds inside the stronghold of slave owner Calvin Candie.

• This is the only way to read the entire, uncut story, which contains scenes that may not appear in the final film!

HELLBLAZER VOL. 5: DANGEROUS HABITS TP NEW EDITION

Written by JAMIE DELANO and GARTH ENNIS

Art by SEAN PHILLIPS, STEVE PUGH, DAVE McKEAN, WILL SIMPSON, MARK PENNINGTON, MALCOLM JONES III, TOM SUTTON and others

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

On sale APRIL 24 • 352 pg, FC, $19.99 US • MATURE READERS

This new edition of a classic HELLBLAZER collection features several tales never before collected, including a look at John Constantine’s rough and tumble childhood and the beginnings of his unique skills. Then, in early stories from PREACHER writer Garth Ennis, John Constantine is dying. As a sorcerer literally haunted by the demons of his past, John is no stranger to mystic bedevilment or supernatural horror. But it’s his chain smoking that ultimately brings death to Constantine’s

door. Collecting HELLBLAZER #34-46.

SAUCER COUNTRY #13

Written by PAUL CORNELL

Art and cover by RYAN KELLY

On sale MARCH 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

On election night, Arcadia’s chances of reaching the highest office in the land are too close to call...just like Prof Kidd’s chances of holding on to his sanity. In Part Two of “President’s Day,” our heroes are forced to ask: Whose side are the flying saucers on?

THE UNWRITTEN #47

Written by MIKE CAREY

Art by PETER GROSS

Cover by YUKO SHIMIZU

On sale MARCH 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • MATURE READERS

“Orpheus in the Underworld” part 1! Still on his quest to bring Lizzie back from the dead, Tom Taylor has made it as far as Hades—but he’s left his memories behind in the waters of Lethe. Now he’s face-to-face with the king of the underworld, who’s got his own sinister agenda and no good reason to offer Tom an Orpheus deal...

Click here to see a gallery of covers for the above titles.

I stopped praying in 2003.

I was living with a friend in Colorado who loved to surf. I loved road trips, so we threw two boards into my pickup and headed to California. It was good to get away--I'd hit a major writer's block with a script I'd been working on called PUNK ROCK JESUS. One of my main characters was (like me) a devoted Catholic. He was also in the IRA, so I ended up doing a lot of research into the history of The Cause. Much of the IRA dogma made no sense to me, and while I began questioning the motivation behind IRA convictions, I also began questioning my own Christianity. I didn't know what to think anymore, so I put both PRJ and my faith on hold.
 
My friend was an atheist, and soon I found myself very convinced by his beliefs--those based on science and not on dogma. But becoming an atheist overnight was too scary, so instead I decided to try it for a month and see how it fit me.
 
Indeed, I had a lot to think about while we made our way to California.
 
My test came once we arrived. I have a fear of the ocean, so naturally I was a terrible surfer. At one point I was knocked down really hard by a roaring wave--I wasn't even able to take a full breath before being sucked under the black currents. I waited for the wave to pass over before trying to head back to the surface, but once I did, I realized that I didn't know where the surface was. Then I felt another wave pass overhead--this one scraping my head against the surrounding coral. I didn't know which way was up and I was too scared to open my eyes. Panicking, I began doing the thing I'd spent twenty-three years doing whenever I was in trouble: I started praying.
 
But then I stopped. I promised myself that I wouldn't pray for a month, and it wouldn't be much of an effort if I broke that promise the very same week. So instead of panicking, I managed to use my head.
 
Just then I felt my leg tug. Luckily the leash to the board hadn't slipped off. Somewhere, floating on the surface, was a surfboard that had my name on it. I quickly followed the leash to the surface and got my head above water. Fresh air.
 
If I had allowed myself to pray in that instant before finding the leash, I would have been certain that a god had saved me. Instead, I'd found the leash on my own. I no longer believed in a god, rather that we're each the master of our own fate.
 
Back in Colorado, I found that fixing Punk Rock Jesus meant starting over, changing the Jesus clone from a Christian into an atheist. As my script began taking form, so did my atheistic convictions. And on July 11th, I'll finally be able to publish.

--Sean Murphy