Legend of Mother Sarah City of the Angels (1996) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Oct 1996 by Dark Horse.$4.00
$3.00
Written by Katsuhiro Otomo. Art and cover by Takumi Nagayasu. When chaos erupted on the colonial satellites, Sarah and her children were thrown to earth in separate directions. Now she wanders the planet in search of her son and daughter, through towns corrupt with greed and cities run by teen-agers. On this leg of her journey, she comes across a platoon of armored tanks -- and a brigade of religious young women who will stop at nothing to stop those tanks. In this city of angels, a band of girls stands their ground against the firepower of the Epoch, even when it means they may be killed themselves. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #2
Published Dec 1997 by Dark Horse.$3.00
$3.00
$2.50
Written by Katsuhiro Otomo. Art and cover by Takumi Nagayasu. When Sarah is thrown into prison along with a young woman from the Church of Teresu, she gets an earful of religion. But when Sarah finds the girls selling their bodies to the troops for a few boxes of military rations, she resolves to have a word with their spiritual leader. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #3
Published Jan 1998 by Dark Horse.$3.00
$3.00
Written by Katsuhiro Otomo. Art and cover by Takumi Nagayasu. Sarah's heart is troubled. The more she finds out about the Church of Saint Teresu, the more she is angered by the brutal way it exploits the young women who belong to it. And there is one girl who will not leave her mind. Has she finally found her missing daughter? But unbeknownst to Sarah or the death-obsessed Saint Teresu, other forces are closing in. The commander of the garrison has decided the church is undermining the morale of his soldiers, and he's ready to take steps to put an end to it. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #4
Published Feb 1998 by Dark Horse.$3.00
$3.00
Written by Katsuhiro Otomo. Art and cover by Takumi Nagayasu. Some people are born under a lucky star. Among the battered and abused orphan girls serving Mother Teres, Satoko is one of the lucky ones. The tall, strong woman waiting outside the church doors is Sarah, her mother, rewarded at last after ten years of searching for her long-lost daughter. But the joy of reunion is brief. Ten years have scarred both mother and daughter, and before they can even begin to heal the wounds, the armored forces of Mother Earth open their final assault on the refugee-clogged town, and the Church of Mother Teres is in the way! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #5
Published Mar 1998 by Dark Horse.$3.00
$3.00
Written by Katsuhiro Otomo. Art and cover by Takumi Nagayasu. Shells are raining down on the church of Mother Teres, and one of the victims is Athena's baby daughter Meena. When Mother Teres tells the young woman to let her baby die rather than live on in a world of carnage and slaughter, Sarah takes charge. With Athena and Satoko at her side, they go in search of medicine. But the town has been hit even harder than the church. And one of the victims is Sarah's traveling companion Tsue! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.
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Issue #6
Published Apr 1998 by Dark Horse.$2.50
$2.50
Written by Katsuhiro Otomo. Art and cover by Takumi Nagayasu. Amid the wreckage caused by shelling, further chaos ensues as the unity under the Church of Teres begins to crumble. Mother Teres is called before the army officials. While she is under questioning, the soldiers continue to abuse the girls of the Church. It is up to Sarah to end this depravity and free the girls from their exploitation. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.95.
