Sha (comics)
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Sha is a Franco-British comic, published by Editions Soleil. It is translated in Dutch and published by Uitgeverij Talent in The Netherlands.

The story is written by Pat Mills
Pat Mills
Pat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....

 (best known for his work on Sláine
Sláine (comics)
Sláine is a comic hero from the pages of 2000 AD - one of Britain's most popular comic books.Sláine is a barbarian fantasy adventure series based on Celtic myths and stories which first appeared in 1983, written by Pat Mills and initially drawn by his then wife, Angela Kincaid. Most of the early...

, Charley's War
Charley's War
Charley's War was British comic strip written by Pat Mills and drawn by Joe Colquhoun. It was originally published in Battle Picture Weekly from January 1979 to October 1985-Publishing history:...

and ABC Warriors
ABC Warriors
ABC Warriors is a long-running 2000 AD comic strip written by Pat Mills, which first appeared in prog 119 in 1979 and continues to run today. Art for the opening episodes was by Kevin O'Neill, Mike McMahon, Brett Ewins, and Brendan McCarthy - who between them designed the original seven members of...

) and illustrated by Olivier Ledroit
Olivier Ledroit
Olivier Ledroit is a French comic book artist, perhaps best known for his work on the Black Moon Chronicles series. He has also worked on art designs in the Might and Magic franchise....

 (early volumes of the Black Moon Chronicles
Black Moon Chronicles
The Black Moon Chronicles is an epic dark fantasy French comic series.-Publication history:Written by François Marcela-Froideval, the Black Moon Chronicles is an epic story offset by liberal doses of irreverent humour and the use of colloquial modern French over the archaic language usually found...

). They both also collaborated on Requiem Chevalier Vampire
Requiem Chevalier Vampire
Requiem Chevalier Vampire is a Franco-British comic, published by Nickel Editions. It is translated in English and published by Heavy Metal in the USA...

.

Storyline

In France during the 15th century, witch hunting is at its peak. The Inquisition
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...

 is everywhere. Lara, a sixteen year old girl, is sentenced to death. Before she dies she curses her executioners and swears to return to punish them.

In Amerika, New Eden during the 21st century, the goddess Sha strikes inexorably. Her hand takes revenge to all of them who are involved with the death of Lara. Inspector Duffy is assigned to capture Sha but she's puzzled as to why she feels a strange connection to the killer.

The story is a trilogy.

Characters

  • Lara de Voix: A sixteen year old girl sentenced to death by the Inquisition.
  • Dominique: Lara's best friend who betrays her.
  • The Duke
  • The inquisitor
  • The monk
  • The executioner
  • Sha: Goddess
  • Inspector Duffy: The reincarnation of Lara de Voix
  • Policemen Wyler
  • Thomas Adams: The reincarnation of the Duke
  • Max Dufere: The reincarnation of the monk
  • Messonne: The reincarnation of Dominique
  • Ofalle: The reincarnation of the executioner
  • Priest Grey: The reincarnation of the inquisitor

French-language edition

The French-language volumes, and the collected volume, are all published by Editions Soleil:

Sha (146 pages, 1999, ISBN 2-87764-939-3) collects:
  1. "The Shadow One" (46 pages, 1995, ISBN 2-87764-565-7)
  2. "Soul Wound" (46 pages, 1996, ISBN 2-87764-648-3)
  3. "Soul Vengeance" (46 pages, 1997, ISBN 2-87764-819-2)

English-language edition

The English-language is published by Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal (magazine)
Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica. In the mid-1970s, while publisher Leonard Mogel was in Paris to jump-start the French edition of National Lampoon, he discovered the French...

 and collects all three stories:
  • Sha Collection (110 pages, June 2008, ISBN 1932413979)

Dutch-language edition

The Dutch-language volumes are all published by Uitgeverij Talent:
  1. "Schaduw één" (Collectie 500: 7, April 1997)
  2. "Soul Wound" (Collectie 500: 33, March 1998)
  3. "Soul vengeance" (Collectie 500: 105, July 2002)

Sha is a Franco-British comic, published by Editions Soleil. It is translated in Dutch and published by Uitgeverij Talent in The Netherlands.

The story is written by Pat Mills
Pat Mills
Pat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....

 (best known for his work on Sláine
Sláine (comics)
Sláine is a comic hero from the pages of 2000 AD - one of Britain's most popular comic books.Sláine is a barbarian fantasy adventure series based on Celtic myths and stories which first appeared in 1983, written by Pat Mills and initially drawn by his then wife, Angela Kincaid. Most of the early...

, Charley's War
Charley's War
Charley's War was British comic strip written by Pat Mills and drawn by Joe Colquhoun. It was originally published in Battle Picture Weekly from January 1979 to October 1985-Publishing history:...

and ABC Warriors
ABC Warriors
ABC Warriors is a long-running 2000 AD comic strip written by Pat Mills, which first appeared in prog 119 in 1979 and continues to run today. Art for the opening episodes was by Kevin O'Neill, Mike McMahon, Brett Ewins, and Brendan McCarthy - who between them designed the original seven members of...

) and illustrated by Olivier Ledroit
Olivier Ledroit
Olivier Ledroit is a French comic book artist, perhaps best known for his work on the Black Moon Chronicles series. He has also worked on art designs in the Might and Magic franchise....

 (early volumes of the Black Moon Chronicles
Black Moon Chronicles
The Black Moon Chronicles is an epic dark fantasy French comic series.-Publication history:Written by François Marcela-Froideval, the Black Moon Chronicles is an epic story offset by liberal doses of irreverent humour and the use of colloquial modern French over the archaic language usually found...

). They both also collaborated on Requiem Chevalier Vampire
Requiem Chevalier Vampire
Requiem Chevalier Vampire is a Franco-British comic, published by Nickel Editions. It is translated in English and published by Heavy Metal in the USA...

.

Storyline

In France during the 15th century, witch hunting is at its peak. The Inquisition
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...

 is everywhere. Lara, a sixteen year old girl, is sentenced to death. Before she dies she curses her executioners and swears to return to punish them.

In Amerika, New Eden during the 21st century, the goddess Sha strikes inexorably. Her hand takes revenge to all of them who are involved with the death of Lara. Inspector Duffy is assigned to capture Sha but she's puzzled as to why she feels a strange connection to the killer.

The story is a trilogy.

Characters

  • Lara de Voix: A sixteen year old girl sentenced to death by the Inquisition.
  • Dominique: Lara's best friend who betrays her.
  • The Duke
  • The inquisitor
  • The monk
  • The executioner
  • Sha: Goddess
  • Inspector Duffy: The reincarnation of Lara de Voix
  • Policemen Wyler
  • Thomas Adams: The reincarnation of the Duke
  • Max Dufere: The reincarnation of the monk
  • Messonne: The reincarnation of Dominique
  • Ofalle: The reincarnation of the executioner
  • Priest Grey: The reincarnation of the inquisitor

French-language edition

The French-language volumes, and the collected volume, are all published by Editions Soleil:

Sha (146 pages, 1999, ISBN 2-87764-939-3) collects:
  1. "The Shadow One" (46 pages, 1995, ISBN 2-87764-565-7)
  2. "Soul Wound" (46 pages, 1996, ISBN 2-87764-648-3)
  3. "Soul Vengeance" (46 pages, 1997, ISBN 2-87764-819-2)

English-language edition

The English-language is published by Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal (magazine)
Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica. In the mid-1970s, while publisher Leonard Mogel was in Paris to jump-start the French edition of National Lampoon, he discovered the French...

 and collects all three stories:
  • Sha Collection (110 pages, June 2008, ISBN 1932413979)

Dutch-language edition

The Dutch-language volumes are all published by Uitgeverij Talent:
  1. "Schaduw één" (Collectie 500: 7, April 1997)
  2. "Soul Wound" (Collectie 500: 33, March 1998)
  3. "Soul vengeance" (Collectie 500: 105, July 2002)

Sha is a Franco-British comic, published by Editions Soleil. It is translated in Dutch and published by Uitgeverij Talent in The Netherlands.

The story is written by Pat Mills
Pat Mills
Pat Mills, nicknamed 'the godfather of British comics', is a comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since....

 (best known for his work on Sláine
Sláine (comics)
Sláine is a comic hero from the pages of 2000 AD - one of Britain's most popular comic books.Sláine is a barbarian fantasy adventure series based on Celtic myths and stories which first appeared in 1983, written by Pat Mills and initially drawn by his then wife, Angela Kincaid. Most of the early...

, Charley's War
Charley's War
Charley's War was British comic strip written by Pat Mills and drawn by Joe Colquhoun. It was originally published in Battle Picture Weekly from January 1979 to October 1985-Publishing history:...

and ABC Warriors
ABC Warriors
ABC Warriors is a long-running 2000 AD comic strip written by Pat Mills, which first appeared in prog 119 in 1979 and continues to run today. Art for the opening episodes was by Kevin O'Neill, Mike McMahon, Brett Ewins, and Brendan McCarthy - who between them designed the original seven members of...

) and illustrated by Olivier Ledroit
Olivier Ledroit
Olivier Ledroit is a French comic book artist, perhaps best known for his work on the Black Moon Chronicles series. He has also worked on art designs in the Might and Magic franchise....

 (early volumes of the Black Moon Chronicles
Black Moon Chronicles
The Black Moon Chronicles is an epic dark fantasy French comic series.-Publication history:Written by François Marcela-Froideval, the Black Moon Chronicles is an epic story offset by liberal doses of irreverent humour and the use of colloquial modern French over the archaic language usually found...

). They both also collaborated on Requiem Chevalier Vampire
Requiem Chevalier Vampire
Requiem Chevalier Vampire is a Franco-British comic, published by Nickel Editions. It is translated in English and published by Heavy Metal in the USA...

.

Storyline

In France during the 15th century, witch hunting is at its peak. The Inquisition
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...

 is everywhere. Lara, a sixteen year old girl, is sentenced to death. Before she dies she curses her executioners and swears to return to punish them.

In Amerika, New Eden during the 21st century, the goddess Sha strikes inexorably. Her hand takes revenge to all of them who are involved with the death of Lara. Inspector Duffy is assigned to capture Sha but she's puzzled as to why she feels a strange connection to the killer.

The story is a trilogy.

Characters

  • Lara de Voix: A sixteen year old girl sentenced to death by the Inquisition.
  • Dominique: Lara's best friend who betrays her.
  • The Duke
  • The inquisitor
  • The monk
  • The executioner
  • Sha: Goddess
  • Inspector Duffy: The reincarnation of Lara de Voix
  • Policemen Wyler
  • Thomas Adams: The reincarnation of the Duke
  • Max Dufere: The reincarnation of the monk
  • Messonne: The reincarnation of Dominique
  • Ofalle: The reincarnation of the executioner
  • Priest Grey: The reincarnation of the inquisitor

French-language edition

The French-language volumes, and the collected volume, are all published by Editions Soleil:

Sha (146 pages, 1999, ISBN 2-87764-939-3) collects:
  1. "The Shadow One" (46 pages, 1995, ISBN 2-87764-565-7)
  2. "Soul Wound" (46 pages, 1996, ISBN 2-87764-648-3)
  3. "Soul Vengeance" (46 pages, 1997, ISBN 2-87764-819-2)

English-language edition

The English-language is published by Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal (magazine)
Heavy Metal is an American science fiction and fantasy comics magazine, known primarily for its blend of dark fantasy/science fiction and erotica. In the mid-1970s, while publisher Leonard Mogel was in Paris to jump-start the French edition of National Lampoon, he discovered the French...

 and collects all three stories:
  • Sha Collection (110 pages, June 2008, ISBN 1932413979)

Dutch-language edition

The Dutch-language volumes are all published by Uitgeverij Talent:
  1. "Schaduw één" (Collectie 500: 7, April 1997)
  2. "Soul Wound" (Collectie 500: 33, March 1998)
  3. "Soul vengeance" (Collectie 500: 105, July 2002)

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