One of the greatest independent hits and the most popular mobile comic for Android has a change of hearth. Starting this month, Stephen Lindsay’s “Jesus Hates Zombies” switches genres and becomes “Jesus Loves Zombies”, a romance comic.

“After Obama’s healthcare program got approved, it didn’t feel right anymore,” states Jesus Hates Zombies creator Stephen Lindsay. “I called [Alterna Comics' President] Petey and pitched him this idea of taking Jesus [Hates Zombies] in a whole new direction, and he told me I was insane. It was the same thing he told me when I pitched [Jesus] Hates Zombies, so I took it as a good thing.”

Instead of bashing their brains like usual, the new series has its titular character Jesus frolicking with zombies and turning them into a force of good through the power of love. “Jesus Loves Zombies” hopes to bring romance comics back into the spotlight, a genre that is not always popular with comics fans. “Twilight has shown us that romance and horror can blend well. Jesus Loves Zombies will definitely appeal to fans of Meyer’s saga,” says Lindsay. The new comic also introduces Mary Jane, Jesus’ main love interest, and a character that Lindsay believes will be a fan-favorite: “Fans won’t get enough Mary Jane. She’s addicting!”

About the relation with the previous series, “Jesus Hates Zombies”, Peter Simeti, Alterna Comics’ President, adds: “Forget about it. Readers should come to this series empty-minded. As a matter of fact we’re thinking of pulling a George Lucas and remove all the violence from the original series. If it worked for Star Wars it might work for us. Collectors be warned: those copies of Jesus Hates Zombies are going to become a rare item pretty soon!”

“Jesus Hates Zombies” has found new life in mobile devices, the Android platform in particular, through mobile comic publisher Robot Comics. Hermes Pique, its Director, feels confident that “Jesus Loves Zombies” will also be a hit: “We publish anything from Stephen blindly. Heck, we don’t even read the comics he sends us, we don’t have time for all his insane ideas. He could submit a comic about ninja bacon and we would publish it on the spot. This was no different.”

We asked the men responsible for the series for closing words:

Simeti: “I can see the money pouring in already.”

Pique: “This one will definitely be approved by Apple.”

Lindsay: “Zombie-love-making. ‘Nuff said.”

“Jesus Loves Zombies” is now available for Android devices, and will be soon available in print. Fans can download the Android version from this link.

The Original Series Begins! NEW READERS: Try the free download Phantom Jack #0 first! JACK BAXTER is a New York reporter in a world where people don’t fly overhead, swing through the air on webbing, or become invisible at will… except him. Imagine what a trained reporter could do with those skills in this world? Perhaps Jack is not super-hero, but he is definitely not a coward. So begins the series by MICHAEL SAN GIACOMO & MITCH BREITWEISER (DRAX THE DESTROYER, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE CHOSEN), originally published by ATOMIC POP ART ENTERTAINMENT, now skillfully adapted for mobiles by ROBOT COMICS.

• Title: Phantom Jack #1 of 6
• Credits:
  • Written by Michael San Giacomo
  • Drawn by Mitch Breitweiser
  • Adapted by  Verónica Varela
• Publisher: Atomic Pop Art
• Price: $0.99
• Screens: 115

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“Crazy fun! Josh and Jorge spin Yon Kuma firmly in a world of action and comedy. Bunyan Paulson is a character taking the wrestling sport to new heights — and we’re happy to follow.”-Jimmie Robinson (Bomb Queen)

• Title: Bear Beater Bunyan #1 of 4
• Credits:
  • Written by Josh Hechinger
  • Drawn by Jorge F. Muñoz
• Publisher: Robot Comics
• Price: FREE
• Screens: 102 + extras

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Alternatively, search “Bear Beater Bunyan” on the Market.

Bleeding Cool recently rounded up all the big-wigs in the digital comics scene and asked them what they thought the impact of the Apple iTablet might be.  Included in the round up, because we’re super-stars don’cha know, was our very own…

Hermes Pique
Robot Comics

I’m the Director of Robot Comics, mobile comics publisher. Among our titles are Ubunchu, Valentine, Robot 13, Jesus Hates Zombies, Erfworld and Cory Doctorow’s Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now. Our most popular software is Droid Comic Viewer, the leading CBR/CBZ comic viewer for Android mobiles.

There seems to be a lot of buzz amidst traditional comic book publishers about the iTablet. I think part of the charm is that most will be able to port their inventory with very little investment. Because of this buzz, the iTablet will make these publishers think more about digital distribution, and hopefully something good will come out of it.

However, you can’t ignore the fact that the iTablet will not have the reach that the iPhone and iPod touch had/have. It’ll probably cost a lot more and there won’t be carriers with plans to reduce its perceived cost. Like, say I wanted to be able to buy the iTablet for $99 with a two-year contract with AT&T. There likely won’t be any offers like that, as there are with iPhones. Additionally, it won’t be as comfortable and safe to carry around. I read comics on the subway, and I wouldn’t dare to carry an iTablet with me. It will have an audience, but I don’t expect it to sell 22 millions units, like the iPhone has.

You can read what EVERYONE thought, including ComiXology, Longbox, Graphic.ly, Comic Rack, and more by clicking here.

Any thoughts on this from our readers?  Excited?  Indifferent?  Will this be a game changer or just a game player?  One thing’s for sure: it won’t come and go without an impact.

Leave a comment and let us know what you think!

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• Title: Thunder Road #1 of 4
• Credits:
  • Written by Sean Demory
  • Drawn by Steven Sanders
  • Adapted by Yael Duckwen
  • Additional design by Verónica Varela
• Publisher: Robot Comics
• Price: Free
• Screens: 99

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• Title: Formera #1 of 6
• Credits:
  • Written and Illustrated by Andrew Dobson
  • Adapted by Yael Duckwen
• Publisher: Alterna Comics
• Price: FREE
• Screens: 84

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This is the big one, folks. Don’t miss it!

A dark character study about the choices that brings us down a path of good or evil, The Chair focuses on Richard Sullivan, an inmate that has spent the past 10 years awaiting execution. Standing by his innocence, Sullivan witnesses the torture and murder of each inmate; brutal killings by the sadistic guards in the prison. Can he find a way to escape his fate, or will the insane events in the prison finally consume him?

• Title: The Chair #5 of 6
• Credits:
  • Peter Simeti (story and art)
  • Kevin Christensen (art)
• Publisher: Alterna Comics
• Price: $0.99
• Screens: 24

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“300″, “I’m With Stupid”, “He Blinded Me With Science”, and “House of Worship” – 4 more kick-ass tales of Jesus smacking the snot out of zombies! Writer Stephen Lindsay is joined by writer Michael Bartolotta and artists Jeff McComsey (American Terror), Lauren Monardo, Lonny Chant, and Mark Lauthier for this third of five outrageous outings featuring Jesus and his shambling zombie sidekick, Laz.

In “300″ Jesus gets a perfect bowling score, bowling down zombies – literally (a must-see!). Then in “I’m With Stupid” our heroes get a little well-deserved R&R, though it’s an awkward scene when one is all-knowing and the other is a brain-dead zombie. “He Blinded Me With Science” shows us that zombies aren’t the worst things to come into contact with, and then in “House of Worship” Jesus hears world that there’s some folks in a church that might be able to cure the world of the zombie plague!

• Title: Jesus Hates Zombies #3
• Credits:
  • Written by Stephen Lindsay & Michael Bartolotta
  • Drawn by Jeff McComsey, Lauren Monardo, Lonny Chant, and Mark Lauthier
  • Cover by Jeff McComsey
  • Adapted by Yael Duckwen
• Publisher: Alterna Comics
• Price: $0.99
• Screens: 101

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Android

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Alternatively, search “Jesus Hates Zombies” on the Market.

Michael Bracco’s first Original Graphic Novel, Birth, comes to the iPhone/iPod touch

Issues #1 and 2 of Michael Bracco’s Birth are now available on the Apple iTunes marketplace as Birth: Aquan & Teran War! Published by Robot Comics and bundled with the new iRobot Comics Viewer, Birth chronicles a story far more unusual and surprising than mobile users are accustomed to! Issue #1 is offered for free download. Issue #2 is available for the price of $0.99. Issue #3, which will conclude the GN, is to be released shortly.

“The ultimate cautionary anti-war fable, blending fantasy and sci-fi elements into something wholly its own. Bracco’s art is jaw-dropping eye-candy, and the story is a fantastic mesh of text and visuals. This is a tale made to be a comic – it’d be extraordinarily expensive as a film, and perhaps overly didactic as pure text, but as the graphic novel Birth, it’s pitch-perfect. It’s got style, atmosphere and ambiance to spare. And it’s very intelligent and imaginatively executed. A book worth your time and money, no doubt whatsoever. ” –Broken Frontier

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