Deicidium Volume 1 - by Ram V (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In a future rebuilt from the ashes of war, belief is no longer sacred--it's monetized.

Humanity has entered a hard-won age of stability, governed by an unholy alliance between global corporations and newly engineered religions. Worship fuels the economy. Faith is power. Salvation is a product. Welcome to the industry of belief. That fragile balance shatters when the old gods return. Ancient deities of fire, wind, jaguars, love, war, and mischief awaken inside ordinary people, transforming neighbors and strangers into living gods. To the powers that be, they aren't miracles--they're threats.

The great faiths of the new world knew the old gods could one day return, and they planned for such an eventuality. 12 orphans were chosen, bestowed with gifts and taught to be faithless, loveless instruments without reward or remorse. The old gods have returned--and the 12 will be unleashed.

As old myths collide with a world built on manufactured faith, a brutal conflict ignites--one that will decide who controls humanity's future, and whether salvation comes from those placed above us...or from within us. DEICIDIUM is a global epic series from the multi-award-winning collaborations of Ram V, Evan Cagle, Anand Radhakrishnan with Tom Muller, Aditya Bidikar and more.

About the Author

Ram V, is a multi-award-winning author and creator of comics such as RARE FLAVOURS, DAWNRUNNER, THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR and the Eisner-winning THE ONEHAND AND THE SIX FINGERS & BLUE IN GREEN. Since debuting in 2016, Ram's work has gone on to garner critical and popular success with multiple best-sellers, nominations and wins inThe Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo awards and The L.A. Times Book Prize.

A former animator and art director of video games, animation, film and tv, Evan Cagle has amassed accolades from peers and fans for his unique, highly-detailed blend of classical illustration and cross-cultural visual storytelling. While working on his first creator-owned comic, the critically acclaimed Dawnrunner, he also created iconic covers for Detective Comics, garnering an Eisner nomination and introducing his work to a wider world of readers.