The Scorpion

The Scorpion, written by Desberg and with the art of Enrico Marini is the story of an adventurer of the 18th century that discovers in Rome a conspiracy that has been moving threads of humanity from the dawn of history. It is published by Dargaud, publisher of Franco-Belgian comics. So far eight issues have been published. These comics have been translated, edited and lettered into English by a certain JJ with additional help in the translation from a certain CK. All credits belong to them.

The lights of Rome have dimmed. When the Scorpion and his friends get back to the Holy See, it is a place of fear and death they find, a city cowering under Trebaldi’s boot. Their only chance to destroy the Pope’s power is to heed Rochnan’s last words and look into the past of the Scorpion’s mother. Dodging warrior-monks and Inquisitors, they begin to unravel a story that could yield some answers too horrible to contemplate…