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The Scorpion (2008)

The Scorpion (2008)

Genres: Action, Adventure, Historical, Religious

Publisher: Cinebook

Writer: Stephen Desberg

Artist: Enrico Marini

Publication date: August 2008

Status: Completed

Views: 64,511

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Rome the beautiful is dying, the symbol of civilization falling, the empire burning. Hidden from massacres and looting, a strange meeting is held by nine families who share the Roman Empire. To retain their power, they decide to support a new religion—Christianity—as well as its representative, the pope. But who are these 9 mysterious families?

Later, much later, it’s the Renaissance. Christianity prospers. A brigand called “the Scorpion” makes a living by unearthing relics in the depths of the Roman catacombs, which he sells at high prices to princes and bishops. Trebaldi, a powerful cardinal, takes an interest in this Scorpion, who is either a creature of the devil... or a witness to a cursed era who must disappear …

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