The planet Papathea is a devout world that has long been governed by strict religious rules and beliefs, overseen by two female Pope’s—Papesses, the sisters Lodovica and Agape. However, after the defrocking and disappearance of the more spiritual sister, Agape, the Church falls under the control of the heavy-handed and power-hungry Lodovica, who uses her singular position to tighten her grip over the planet and its people. Seeking to expand her empire further, Lodovica sends missionaries to other worlds to spread Papathea's religious doctrines and bend them to her will. Her latest target is the planet Aqua, which boasts a philosophy of individuality, despite all of the residents being clones led by a guru, Gaia. Lodovica and Agape Lodovica dispatches two of her trusted mercenaries, the hard-boiled, fanatical Jahu, and the mild-mannered, more open-minded Roy, in hopes of converting the Aquarians. However, their mission is interrupted when they find that their space cruiser has tak...
The Sacrificers, Vol. 1 by Rick Remender My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Sacrificers is a dark dystopian fantasy comic book that explores inequality, power, privilege, corruption, faith, and doubt. It’s set in a unique, visually distinct world of anthropomorphic animals, where families and villages are forced to give up a child for sacrifice to the gods every twenty years. The children are taken by an emissary to a secret location, No one knows what happens to them after they are taken, or why the Sacrifice takes place, only that it must happen.
