Heart of Empire The Legacy of Luther Arkwright TPB (2008) comic books 2008

2nd Edition - 1st printing. Collects Heart of Empire: The Legacy of Luther Arkwright (1999) #1-9. Story and art by Bryan Talbot. In a future alternate-reality Earth--one existence in a swirling maelstrom of parallel worlds--a vicious totalitarian British Empire reigns supreme. But in Rome, the dying Pope sets into motion a dark plan to place the throne of Britannica under papal control--by any means necessary. And while such temporal machinations threaten the world's political and social stability, a monstrous force is building across the multiverse, and a countdown begins to almost certain dimensional apocalypse! Luther Arkwright has saved a universe before, but with an infinity of universes threatened with annihilation, all of Arkwright's preternatural talents are needed. If only Arkwright weren't dead. Softcover, 296 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $27.95.