Speculating on Areala, the Warrior Nun

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I managed to track this one down online for $10 USD. The title of the comic book is Warrior Nun Areala, and it has recently been picked up for a 10 part, live action series on Netflix.

This one first appeared in 1994 on Antarctic Press comics and was created by writer Ben Dunn. The premise feels like it fits that popular early to mid 1990's motif that features a cold war style stance between the Christian Heaven and Hell. The main character, Sister Shannon Masters, belongs to a secret order of the Catholic Church that exists to fight Satan's forces. As the comic book reads, Masters is dispatched to guard over New York City; the current standstill between God and Lucifer/Satan appears to be ready to implode. A civil war is apparently on the cusp of breaking out in Hell.

The style of this book is American manga; I didn't get into this style in my teenage years, but remember the interest it had with some of my friends.

The first panel below reminded me a lot of Grant Morrison's comment regarding our "Universe being the growing grounds of the manifestation and evolution of a God." I promise, I have more on that coming on my Morrison written Green Lantern preview I'm very excited about.

So with that said, the read was fun. I will probably try to get the rest of the series online if possible; I figure I'd take a waiver on this issue given Netflix's development. If the live action series is a hit, this one should go up in value. If you can find it cheap or relatively low priced at your local comic shop, I'd recommend taking a chance on this one too. Thanks for reading, as always. And please feel free to leave a comment!