The Scorpion - volume 5 - In the Name of the Father

Le Scorpion #7

by Stephen Desberg

The lights of Rome have dimmed. When the Scorpion and his friends get back to the Holy See, it is a place of fear and death they find, a city cowering under Trebaldi’s boot. Their only chance to destroy the Pope’s power is to heed Rochnan’s last words and look into the past of the Scorpion’s mother. Dodging warrior-monks and Inquisitors, they begin to unravel a story that could yield some answers too horrible to contemplate…

Genres: Bande Dessinée, Comics, Graphic Novels, Sequential Art, Graphic Novels Comics, Historical, Fiction

48 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Stephen Desberg is a Belgian writer of comics. In 2010, he was the 10th bestselling author of comics in France, with 412,000 copies of all his comics together sold that year.

Reviews

[Αταλάντη Ευριπίδου · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great volume, filled with revelations, swashbuckling adventure and cheesy dialogue. The art was marvelous as ever and the plot remains top-notch -something I'd really like to see turned into a TV series at some point.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, this one was very intense and dark! I called it that Trebaldi was Scorpion’s father, and as I predicted, I knew Scorpion would flip and deny it! But what devil is Trebaldi talking about? Why does Trebaldi hate and fear Scorpion? Well, I guess I’ll have to find out in the next issue. As for Mejai and Scorpion, it definitely looks like their feelings for each other are genuinely starting to show. I like how throughout these series the authors take it slow instead of rushed like so many other works do.

[Coralie Lambert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Après la destruction de la croix et la mort de Rochnan le scorpion est de retour à Rome pour faire échec à Trébaldi.
Rochnan lui a avoué avant sa mort qu'il pourrait abattre Trébaldi en cherchant du côté de sa mère.
Un excellent volume, ce nouveau cycle s'annonce prenant.

[Ramon · Rating 4 out of 5]

En este volumen se relevan grandes secretos de la serie.
Me ha parecido uno de los mejores de la serie.
Siempre con mucha acción, sin parar. Me parece mucho mas hilvanado que otras entregas.

Muy buen comic y un dibujo siempre excepcional de Marini.

[Céline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mon enfance.

[Catalina Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

😁

[Simon Chadwick · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Scorpion has returned to Rome after the failure to secure Saint Peter’s Cross, and that failure looks as if it has solidified Trebaldi’s position as Pope - an opinion confirmed by the harsh and difficult conditions Trebaldi’s enforcers are inflicting upon the populace. But there is one hope, and that’s for the Scorpion to learn more about the nature of his birth and the reason his mother was burnt at the stake for witchcraft. To achieve this, he, Hussar and Mejai must look for new allies, seek out and confront the grotesque Inquisitor Crecesti, and even boldly tackle Trebaldi himself.

As with uncovering any secret, the answers you seeks aren’t guaranteed to please, and what the Scorpion learns about the nature of his mother’s death are unexpected and unwanted. However, with this new knowledge he decides to seek vengeance and justice, even if it means a dangerous and risky confrontation.

This really is one of Cinebook’s best titles, and that’s saying something when you consider some of the other books they put out. It’s a book rich to bursting with some of the most beautiful and impressive artwork I’ve seen in comics, particularly when it comes to depicting the great houses and the ruins of Rome. It’s lavishly detailed, full of action and adventure, and with a strong characters throughout. Add to this the personal crusade of the Scorpion, the inner-conflicts of Mejai, and the seething, vicious ambitions of Trebaldi and you get a compulsive series that should be sitting on everyone’s reading list.

[The_Mad_Swede · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having failed to recover the cross from Peter's crucifixion from the Templar's treasure hiding in the previous volume, The Treasure of the Templars The Holy Valley , this fifth album in Cinebook's publishing of writer Stephen Desberg and artist Enrico Marini's series The Scorpion (album #7 Au nom de père in the original French) sees the Scorpion returned to Rome, following up on Rochnan's parting words that the Scorpion's mother might be a key to getting at Pope Trebaldi.

This yet another instalment of good old-fashioned swashbuckling adventure with religious conspiracy interwoven for good measure. Marini's art is enjoyable, and Desberg's story remains interesting and fun.

[Czterysta Czterdzieścicztery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Skorpion i jego towarzysze wracają do Rzymu by ostatecznie zmierzyć się z rodem Trebaldich.
O ile nadal relacje między bohaterami są dobrze rozgrywane, to niestety polityka wielkich rodów jest już bardzo rozwleczona. Cała konfrontacja z rodem Trebaldich trwa zbyt długo, moim zdaniem powinna się zakończyć kilka albumów wcześniej, choć przynosi kilka zaskoczeń, to jednak już dawno powinien się zacząć jakiś nowy story arc.

Scenariusz: ***
Rysunki: *****

[Elusive.Mystery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seventh installment of a nicely done graphic novel about a mysterious 17th century Italian adventurer and the secrets surrounding his origins. In French.

[Aildiin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is starting to grow on me. The writing is getting better (we finally understand what Mesaj is about) and Martini art remains top notch.

[Céline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pauvre Pharaon.


... Trebaldi avait surtout peur de lui !

[Charles-Antoine · Rating 4 out of 5]

La suite devra attendre encore qq heures. Dommage, c'est si bien!