Marvel’s ‘Jesus Christ’ Had Death-Defying Mutant Superpowers

If Exodus’ words are to be believed and Jesus Christ really was a mutant with deaf-defying powers, he shares his abilities with several other powerful characters in the Marvel Universe.

Over the decades, readers have seen a number of heroes — not including those involved in the X-Men’s resurrection protocols — resurrect others with their incredible powers. For example, Franklin Richards once teamed up with his sister Valeria to bring Galactus back from the dead in “Fantastic Four” #49 (by Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Martin, Jeph Loeb, Jesus Merino, Liquid!, Richard Starkings, and Albert Descesne) in order to stop the villain Abraxas from wiping out the entire universe. Layla Miller from “X-Factor” (by Peter David, Emanuela Lupacchino, Guillermo Ortega, Matt Milla, and Cory Petit) also has resurrection-based powers, once bringing her teammate Strong Guy back to life — but they come with the unfortunate catch of whoever she revives returning without a soul. Most recently, in Marvel’s “Eternals” (by Kieron Gillen, Esad Ribic, Matthew Wilson, and Clayton Cowles), it was revealed the Eternals’ resurrections come at a significant cost. Each time one of them returned to life with their memories intact, a process used for thousands of years, it cost the life of one random person on Earth — a shocking explanation that put the morality of being Eternal in question.

The Nazarene Mutant implied to be Jesus Christ appears to have had his own resurrection powers, which may help explain how the religious figure raised the dead in the Bible. Exodus’ remarks also suggest the X-Men’s resurrection capabilities may have existed well before the start of the Krakoan Age.

If Exodus’ words are to be believed and Jesus Christ really was a mutant with deaf-defying powers, he shares his abilities with several other powerful characters in the Marvel Universe.

Over the decades, readers have seen a number of heroes — not including those involved in the X-Men’s resurrection protocols — resurrect others with their incredible powers. For example, Franklin Richards once teamed up with his sister Valeria to bring Galactus back from the dead in “Fantastic Four” #49 (by Carlos Pacheco, Rafael Martin, Jeph Loeb, Jesus Merino, Liquid!, Richard Starkings, and Albert Descesne) in order to stop the villain Abraxas from wiping out the entire universe. Layla Miller from “X-Factor” (by Peter David, Emanuela Lupacchino, Guillermo Ortega, Matt Milla, and Cory Petit) also has resurrection-based powers, once bringing her teammate Strong Guy back to life — but they come with the unfortunate catch of whoever she revives returning without a soul. Most recently, in Marvel’s “Eternals” (by Kieron Gillen, Esad Ribic, Matthew Wilson, and Clayton Cowles), it was revealed the Eternals’ resurrections come at a significant cost. Each time one of them returned to life with their memories intact, a process used for thousands of years, it cost the life of one random person on Earth — a shocking explanation that put the morality of being Eternal in question.

The Nazarene Mutant implied to be Jesus Christ appears to have had his own resurrection powers, which may help explain how the religious figure raised the dead in the Bible. Exodus’ remarks also suggest the X-Men’s resurrection capabilities may have existed well before the start of the Krakoan Age.