Tim:The Wicked + The Divine#36 finally gave us a
definitive list of every damn Recurrence that has occurred since Ananke
first started exploding heads, so we thought we’d take a walk through
the annals of history and provide some
context for what was happening at the time. Welcome to 6,000 Years of Murder.
Now the year numbers are going up rather than counting down, we’re positively tearing towards the modern day, and the history is getting far more recognisable to the average joe, with familiar faces like Charlemagne, Richard the Lionheart and samurai all making an appearance. The common theme in this set of eight seems to be Christian leaders sticking their noses where they don’t belong, resulting in some confused Franks, multiple Crusades and a lot of broken artwork…