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Cyberpunk Gets Mythic Twist In New Sci-Fi Epic
Deicidium's first volume collides cyberpunk dystopia with monetized faith in a world where corporations and new religions collude for social control.
In brief
Deicidium's first volume collides cyberpunk dystopia with monetized faith in a world where corporations and new religions collude for social control. Deicidium, a sci-fi graphic novel by Ram V and Evan Cagle, explores how faith becomes a commodity in a corporate-controlled society where ancient gods awaken. Originally…
Deicidium's Premise
Deicidium's first volume explores a future where belief is monetized, corporations and new religions collude for social control, and ancient gods awaken in ordinary people.
“In a future rebuilt from the ashes of war, belief is no longer sacred, it’s monetized.”
Co-Creators' Background
Ram V has won Eisner awards for Blue in Green and worked on DC and Marvel properties like Swamp Thing.
Name Origin
Deicidium comes from Latin, meaning 'slaughter of a god' or 'slayer of a god', with protagonist Bhairav modeled after Shiva's avatar Kala Bhairava.
The Blurb
In a world where worship fuels the economy and faith is power, ancient deities awaken in ordinary people, transforming neighbors into living gods.
“In a future rebuilt from the ashes of war, belief is no longer sacred, it’s monetized.”
The 12 Orphans
12 orphans are chosen to be faithless, loveless instruments without reward or remorse to neutralize the awakened gods.
ScreenRant Preview
ScreenRant obtained pages showing a person in a mech suit chanting a Latin phrase and disabling a tank before throwing the tank's bloodied driver to the side.
Mirror Maker Studios
Ram V launched Mirror Maker Studios, a creative incubator to push boundaries across genre, publishing, and media, with a YouTube channel called Process Junkie.
Creative Process
Ram V described the creative process as watching a band come together to make a song that is more than the sum of its individual parts.
Deicidium's Message
Deicidium comments on how faith and sincerity are corrupted by commodification, with art losing its soul to mass production and slop.
Release Dates
Deicidium will be available in comics stores on November 11 and bookstores on December 8, with a French release on October 28.
The Stakes
The conflict between corporations and new religions over ancient gods will decide who controls humanity’s future and whether salvation comes from above or within.
The Core Conflict
Ancient gods awaken in ordinary people, transforming neighbors into living gods, while 12 orphans are deployed to neutralize them.
The Message
Deicidium positions faith, sincerity, and conviction as battlefields where competing forces duke it out for legitimacy and glory.
The Future
Deicidium promises a global epic series that will decide humanity’s future through the conflict between monetized faith and awakened gods.
The key point
Deicidium, a sci-fi graphic novel by Ram V and Evan Cagle, explores how faith becomes a commodity in a corporate-controlled society where ancient gods awaken.
