Chronicles of Wormwood

Chronicles of Wormwood
Cover to Chronicles of Wormwood #01. Art by Jacen Burrows.
Publication information
Publisher	Avatar Press
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Publication date(s)	2006-2007
No. of issues	6
Creative team
Created by	Garth Ennis
Written by	Garth Ennis
Artist(s)	Jacen Burrows
Collected editions
Chronicles of Wormwood	ISBN

Chronicles of Wormwood is a six-part comic book limited series written by Garth Ennis, drawn by Jacen Burrows, and colored by Andrew Dalhouse. Avatar Press is publishing the title.

Chronicles of Wormwood is the story of Danny Wormwood, a benevolent Antichrist, with his best friend being a reincarnated Jesus Christ, and a talking rabbit (Jimmy). The story follows God (Jesus's father) and Satan (Danny's father), attempts to convince Danny to begin Armageddon, despite his objections. The series also features an afterlife roadtrip and the Vatican's alliance with the devil. This latter part puts Danny in extreme danger, as the Holy Roman Church knows Danny's weaknesses and is willing to share.

Danny Wormwood: The Antichrist and Cable TV executive. He is the son of the Devil and a human woman. Despite his intended role and supposed inherent evil, he is a good, generally well meaning man (if foul mouthed and slightly manipulative). He has decided against starting Armageddon as he believes it is best to just leave humanity to its own devices and decide its own progress. Has the power to permanently change one thing a day.

Jesus: Reborn on Earth to play his part in Armageddon, and becomes Danny's best friend (despite the eternal rivalry of their families from Heaven and Hell). He has refused to do anymore of God's bidding and started a Peace movement to protest the War In Iraq. Unfortunately he fell victim to police brutality and went into a coma for several years. He came out mildly brain-damaged, though he has recently been seen to making a recovery. He was seen explaining socialism and capitalism to 'Fuck Nose' and why one might seem to work while the other doesn't.

Jimmy: A talking rabbit. One of Danny's few friends. He tends to torment people online, notably Star Wars fans. In the first issue, while explaining his powers, Danny says he doesn't know why he decided to make a talking rabbit.