Read comic: The Scorpion (2008)

comic
Writers: Stephen Desberg
Publishers: Cinebook
Artists: Enrico Marini
Status: ongoing
Latest chapter: Issue #8
Updated at: Dec 07, 2021
Summary:

Rome the beautiful is dying, the symbol of civilization falling, the empire burning. Hidden from massacres and looting, a strange meeting is held by nine families who share the Roman Empire. To retain their power, they decide to support a new religion—Christianity—as well as its representative, the pope. But who are these 9 mysterious families?