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In 2045, as Islam has overrun Europe and the West openly shuns monotheism, the Vatican funded, CERN Laboratories 'discover' that time travel is possible. The Pope orders the creation of a private army, and led by a few handpicked Cardinals and the finest graduates of selected war colleges, they travel back in time to 312AD - the reign of the first Christian Emperor, Constantine. Upon arrival, conflicting agendas, ideological differences, and personal greed see grand plans unravel. Pax Romana is the tale of 5,000 men sent on an impossible mission to change the past and save the future. At the end of the world, will they succeed, or will they fail? This politically driven sci-fi epic comes from the creator of the hit Nightly News! Collects the entire Pax Romana series with never-before-seen back matter!
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this comic after reading The Nightly News and I was not disappointed! I won't spoil the plot but it is as interesting and intriguing as The Nightly News.
If you haven't read any of Hickman's stuff then I am not sure how to describe his style, its just exceptionally well written, gripping and well researched.
If you haven't read any of Hickman's stuff then I am not sure how to describe his style, its just exceptionally well written, gripping and well researched.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Don't get me wrong, I adore comics and spend WAAY to much money on them, but this is a different beast all together. Hickman writes great superhero stuff but this is truly outstanding. As a sociology student studying for my doctorate I'm really glad that this sort of stuff is getting written, read and well reviewed. Clever, well presented, well written. This is truly worth getting. Bravo Hickman
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Very Provacative & Interesting Read, Disappointingly Short
3 Sep 2009
Format:Paperback
I took up this graphic novel at the recommendation of Blair Butler. And I am happy to report I was not disappointed. The pages contain an original story, compelling artwork, and a tale filled with interesting characters. My only complaint was that I found it painfully short. I finished it in a few hours and I was left desperately wanting more. But in the grand scheme of things, I suppose that is a good thing. Better to be left wanting more at the end of the story then to be sick of it and just want it to be over.
Most likely you already know the basics of the story, in the future the Catholic Church funds research and discovers time travel and decides to send a force of people back in time to right the wrongs of the church and other. Hilarious high jinks and frivolity ensue....okay not really, but we do get an interesting at an alternate history and how the human condition shapes the destiny of man. In between wonderfully composed panels you have the occasional page or two of written transcript that is used to reveal characters motivations and feelings in long form, but fear not, for even that read is quite fascinating.
So if you are look for a remarkable story that will get you thinking and you don't mind a concise (If not short) telling of that story then I believe you will thoroughly enjoy this book, as did I. After this introduction to Jonathan Hickman I plan to read his other works very soon.
Most likely you already know the basics of the story, in the future the Catholic Church funds research and discovers time travel and decides to send a force of people back in time to right the wrongs of the church and other. Hilarious high jinks and frivolity ensue....okay not really, but we do get an interesting at an alternate history and how the human condition shapes the destiny of man. In between wonderfully composed panels you have the occasional page or two of written transcript that is used to reveal characters motivations and feelings in long form, but fear not, for even that read is quite fascinating.
So if you are look for a remarkable story that will get you thinking and you don't mind a concise (If not short) telling of that story then I believe you will thoroughly enjoy this book, as did I. After this introduction to Jonathan Hickman I plan to read his other works very soon.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Lots of Potential, But Too Short and Sweet
19 Sep 2009
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Hickman's latest work taps into time-travel and an alternative history of the world. Unfortunately, the Rawim and Tyler reviews are completely right: it's just too short. The story is well paced until the Fourth Chapter when events and people accelerate too quickly; its as if the book "jumped" to the end and dismissed the previous three chapters. If this was (or is) the opening salvo to an epic saga, then Hickman is on the path to greatness. The closing timeline suggests a larger story with more installments, but this is mere speculation. However, if "Pax Romana" is strictly a "one-and-done" book, then Hickman has thoroughly disappointed a burgeoning fan base.
While the earlier The Nightly News intentionally used a hodgepodge of vague characters to keep the reader off-balance, Hickman reverses this tread with a handful of pseudo-protagonists and each has the potential for a well-defined story arc. There are no obvious "good guys", just fallible individuals who take the reins of past history. The groundwork is there for Fabian Rossi and Holy Roman Empire, Manon Karembeu and the Refuge of Briton, or Emmanuel Mfede and the Kingdom of Africa to explore their portions of this alternative world in their own books. Now, we can only hope Hickman will deliver future stories in the Pax Universe.
Don't get me wrong - I still enjoyed "Pax Romana" for Hickman's layout and artistic style. I believe the general audience will crave more simply because I want more. It's a solid story premise, but ends too abruptly.
While the earlier The Nightly News intentionally used a hodgepodge of vague characters to keep the reader off-balance, Hickman reverses this tread with a handful of pseudo-protagonists and each has the potential for a well-defined story arc. There are no obvious "good guys", just fallible individuals who take the reins of past history. The groundwork is there for Fabian Rossi and Holy Roman Empire, Manon Karembeu and the Refuge of Briton, or Emmanuel Mfede and the Kingdom of Africa to explore their portions of this alternative world in their own books. Now, we can only hope Hickman will deliver future stories in the Pax Universe.
Don't get me wrong - I still enjoyed "Pax Romana" for Hickman's layout and artistic style. I believe the general audience will crave more simply because I want more. It's a solid story premise, but ends too abruptly.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Excellence in Words and Picture
27 Sep 2010
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Jonathan Hickman is making a splash at Marvel Comics with his complex and interweaving story lines in Secret Warriors, Fantastic Four and S.H.E.I.L.D. I would recommend anyone to pick up any of those titles, but you can't ignore Hickman's independent work through Image Comics. I think Hickman is a visual innovator and provocative writer who takes fantastic ideas and makes them work for the reader. I have read Nightly News and Transhuman and I even tracked down his Top Cow pilot season entry--The Core. I was impressed by all of them, so I went looking for Pax Romana. It did not disappoint. One word of warning, reading anything from Hickman requires you to pay attention. It is dense with language, references, and original layout using black and white, negative space, and flashes of color. It is well worth the read however, because the premise is so fantastic you can't help but be a little impressed. If you are interested in a comic creator who looks to maximize what the comic page can do, then you should check out Hickman.
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