Aquila: Blood of the Iceni Contributor(s): Rennie, Gordon (Author), Gallagher, Leigh (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1781084076 ISBN-13: 9781781084076 Publisher: 2000 AD OUR PRICE: $21.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Historical Fiction - Comics & Graphic Novels | Fantasy - Comics & Graphic Novels | Horror |
Dewey: 741.5 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.2" W x 10.1" (0.85 lbs) 176 pages |
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Publisher Description: He was one of the rebellious gladiator-slaves crucified by the Romans for being part of Spartacus's uprising, and in his dying moments he called out to the gods for vengeance. Something heard him, and brought him back from the dead in exchange for his soul. 69AD. Aquila was a slave-turned-gladiator who was amongst those crucified following Spartacus's failed revolt. Dying a slow death, a Roman eagle carved into his chest, he cried out to the gods for vengeance - and Ammit the Devourer answered, offering him invulnerability in return for delivering to her the souls of evil men, for which Aquila hunts the breadth of the Empire... |