[2000 AD] - AQUILA [ENG] 2015

#Aquila

Written by Gordon Rennie

Illustrated by Leigh Gallagher

Aquila is the bloody tale of a Roman gladiator, crucified for his part in Spartacus' rebellion, who is chosen by the Egyptian demon Ammit to serve as her harvester of souls. Made essentially immortal by the demon, Aquila's sole purpose is to kill, collecting evil souls for his demonic mistress to feast upon. So, lots of fun.

Issue 1 of the mini-series has the eponymous Aquila hacking his way across the Roman Empire, eventually winding up in Roman-occupied Britain. Here he is captured in the sack of Camuludonum and burned alive in a giant wicker statue, only it doesn't work because of the stuff in the previous paragraph. He busts out of the wicker man, carves up some of the native Britons, and meets queen Boudicca, who promises him a worthy quarry—another like himself, brought back by Ammit but apparently free of his debt to her—if he will help her take Londinium. He immediately agrees, and infiltrates the Roman city where he meets the one called the Spartan, the other chosen of Ammit.

AQUILA [ENG]