Pax Romana (comics)
Pax Romana is a creator-owned four-issue limited series comic book written and illustrated by Jonathan Hickman and published by Image Comics on March 7, 2012.
| Pax Romana | |
|---|---|
 Cover art of Pax Romana #1. Art by Jonathan Hickman. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Image Comics |
| Schedule | Irregular |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | December 2007 – November 2008 |
| No. of issues | 4 |
| Main character(s) | Nicholas Chase Gene Pope Constantine Cardinal Beppi Pelle |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Jonathan Hickman |
| Written by | Jonathan Hickman |
| Artist(s) | Jonathan Hickman |
| Letterer(s) | Jonathan Hickman |
| Colorist(s) | Jonathan Hickman |
| Collected editions | |
| Pax Romana | ISBN 1-58240-873-4 |
Plot
Vatican-backed research has discovered the secret of time travel. With it the Church plans to fix the future by altering the past. They send a warehouse of modern weaponry and enhanced soldiers to Rome in 312 CE. Plans change quickly as the cardinal in charge of the mission is shot.
Collected editions
| Trade paperbacks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
| Pax Romana | Pax Romana #1–4 | April 2008 | ISBN 1-58240-873-4 |
Adaptation
On April 30, 2014, Syfy announced they would be adapting Pax Romana into a miniseries.[1] Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia (Warehouse 13) are writing the show, with Scaia and David Alpert (The Walking Dead) executive producing. Hickman will serve as a co-executive producer.[2] However, since the announcement there have been no new details of the project moving forward.[3]
Characters
- Nicholas Chase
- A retired American general who is sent with Cardinal Beppi Pelle on a mission from the Pope to change history and right the wrongs of modern humanity by ensuring that the Catholic Church reigns supreme.
- Gene Pope
- Pope who tells the young Holy Roman Emperor the story of how the empire has lasted for so many centuries.
- Beppi Pelle
- Cardinal chosen to be sent back in time to make sure the Catholic Church retains supremacy.
- Constantine
- Constantine was the first Christian emperor of Rome. Considered within the story to be the last effective ruler of Rome.
References
Interviews
- Hickman Saves the Future, Destroys the Past in "Pax Romana", Comic Book Resources, October 16, 2007
Reviews
- Jonathan Hickman: The Design of Things to Come, Ain't It Cool News, January 9, 2008
External links
- Foreword and preview of the collected edition
- Pax Romana at the Grand Comics Database
- Pax Romana at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)