Second Coming: Only Begotten Son

In Second Coming: Only Begotten Son (2020–2021), Mark Russell and Richard Pace continue their acclaimed AHOY Comics series with a six-issue arc that finds Sunstar and his alien family navigating the absurdities of Earth while a very different kind of divine being—God’s actual son, Jesus—returns to the modern world as a roommate. The series deepens its satirical take on superhero tropes and religion, as Jesus tries to reconcile his father’s cosmic indifference with human suffering, all while Sunstar deals with the messy realities of domestic life. Russell’s sharp, humane writing and Pace’s expressive art make this a thoughtful, funny, and surprisingly tender exploration of faith, family, and what it means to be a hero.