Douglas Rushkoff is a ultra hip media commentator mcluhanesque cyberpunk gen-x rad dude. He's probably best know for his book on the media taking over your brain: Media Virus: Hidden Agendas In Popular Culture. He also has some pretty interesting writings on Judaism which we'll get to in another post and....... he also has a comic book series named Testament that is a retelling of the Tanak (the Tanak is the Jewish Bible what some Christians call the "Old Testament").
Okay; even with my interest in religion I'd be the first person to throw up in my mouth if you tried to get me to read a Bible comic book. But this series is unlike whatever you may be thinking. It takes place in a nearfuture America where a group of hackers and misfits are fighting back against an oppressive government and mega corporation. However their story is a replaying of events in the Tanak. Behind the scenes of all of this are a group of gods created from humans beliefs, desires, and the unconscious.
Plus the art is effing great.
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