All throughout April, we’re crowdsourcing a coronavirus quarantine comics reading list. Each weekday for a month, we’ll post a new recommendation from someone in the comics industry to help folks get through the isolation. This includes writers, artists, letterers, editors, comics journalists, publicists, and more.

Today’s pick comes from writer Mark Russell…enjoy!

My recommendation for quarantine reading is Judas, written by Jeff Loveness with art by Jakub Rebelka. Judas tells the story of the man who betrayed Christ from his perspective. His descent into Hell, as with most descents into Hell, gives Judas the opportunity for some existential reflection. Judas reflects on the nature of belief and faith and how they reduced him (and therefore us) to characters in a narrative. How he managed to make himself useful, even at the expense of his own soul. Beautifully drawn and written, Judas is intellectual but full of feeling. It is cerebral, but spiritual at the same time. It's a haunting read that stays with you long after you've finished. -Mark Russell

Mark Russell is the writer of The Flintstones, the GLAAD Award-winning Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, Wonder Twins, Second Coming, and now, Billionaire Island.

Judas
Writer: Jeff Loveness
Artist: Jakub Rebelka
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Emmy and WGA Award-nominated writer Jeff Loveness (Marvel 's Nova) presents an exploration of the classical biblical character, perfect for fans of Preacher and The Goddamned. Judas Iscariot journeys through life and death, grappling with his place in "The Greatest Story Ever Told," and how much of his part was preordained. In a religion built on redemption and forgiveness, one man had to sacrifice himself for everyone and it wasn 't Jesus.

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