Jesus And Superman Up A Tree, Lawyers Ess You Eye Enn Gee

[Rich Johnston]

This image appears in Younger Than Jesus, a directory of artists to accompany the New York exhibition of the same name, featuring work from five hundred artists aged under thirty-three, the age that Jesus was crucified and presented in the style of a phone book with alphabetical listings taking in young artists across the world.

This however is the kind of image that has caused DC to take legal action three years ago to the day. It was created by Argentinian artist Mauro Guzman, called The greatest, most beautiful, and most heroic history of love of all time and last year had to be withdrawn by one Argentinian gallery at the request of the mayor. It will be interesting see if anything has changed in those years.

[Jparrish08]

I think it's a great image personally.

It makes me curious about whatever happened to "The Incredible Popeman" comic.

[The Xenos]

Considering it's a photo of someone in a Superman costume, I would think that it's not as legally risky as an actual drawing. Meanwhile, it's not like DC owns all of Superman anymore anyway. Heh heh.

Funny, I just saw a South Park ep with Bill Donahue of the American Catholic League (of Extraordinary Douchebags). I remember him protesting naked chocolate Jesus. I'd love to hear his blood pressure endangering rant on this.

[zero cool]

What a namby-pamby kiss. If you're going to do something like this, go all out and have them kiss for real instead of this Shatner-esque kiss.

[ShinAkuma666]

I wanna see some tongue action in there !

Or maybe not.

[GrizzlyAbram]

Hey Rich,

Just wanted to let you know that Jesus died at age 33. He started his ministry three years before that.

[Shecky J. O'Pootertoot]

Nice picture, shameless attention-grabbing stunt though it may be.

[JoshAdams]

I'd go for attention grabbing too. A person could create just as powerful a kiss scene without using borrowed interest or sheer controversy. That said "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

I love that quote because it says nothing about the person who's right he is defending, rather it is stating a defense of the right of freedom of speech, or in this case expression. The guy expressing himself could be a total @$$hole.

[marcusbrute]

I'm just sad that they decided to go with the 90s mullet Superman. What's next Superman Red making out with Superman Blue?

[Jason A. Quest]

In my updated version of the story, Jesus begins his ministry at the age of 13, after his Bar Mitzvah and doing more than just french-kissing Mary Magdalene.