The Goddamned The Virgin Brides 5 Of 5

"And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart." --Genesis 6:6

The shocking conclusion to another gut-wrenching tale of Biblical noir, set in the stark and vicious world from before the Flood. What a lovely day for a wedding.

Writer JASON AARON and artist R.M. GUéRA return to the stark and brutal world of THE GODDAMNED for the long-awaited second chapter of their biblical-noir epic. Genesis 6:4. "the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men. And they bore children to them" In the time before the Great Flood, the world of man is a place of wanton violence and unbridled depravity. But hidden high atop a mountain, there is a very different sort of world. One without men. Here, the holy sisters at a secret nunnery live in paradise, a new Eden, rearing their flock of orphaned girls to embrace their future as blessed Brides of the Sons of God. But when Sharri and Jael, two girls on the cusp of flowering, uncover what it truly means to become a Bride, they realize thereÕs only one way to escape the bonds of matrimony: run like hell.

To escape a wedded fate worse than death, Sharri and Jael flee into the thorny wilderness beyond the secret nunnery that's all they've ever known. But the brutal Old Mothers of the Mountain, with their stone spears and bone daggers, aren't about to let the young brides slip away.

Having somehow survived the thorns, the bizarre beasts of the field, and the primeval brutality of their former sisters, Sharri and Jael finally come face to face with the true cruelty of God's plan for them.

Unfortunately for Sharri and Jael, there is no escaping from the Old Mothers atop their primordial mountain. Can nothing save them from becoming the next Virgin Brides? And just who exactly are they to wed? Who are the Sons of God?

"And the earth was filled with violence." (Genesis 6:11). It's 1,655 years after Eden, and life on earth has already gone to hell. The world of man is a place of wanton cruelty and wickedness. Prehistoric monsters and stone-age marauders roam the land. Murder and destruction are the rule of the day. This is life before the Flood. The story of man on the verge of his first apocalypse. Welcome to the world of The Goddamned. Collects THE GODDAMNED #1-5

"Caine, son of Adam. Inventor of murder. Cursed by God. The closest thing this doomed world has to a savior. It's 1,600 years after Eden, and life on earth has already gone to hell. The world of man is a place of wanton cruelty and wickedness. Prehistoric monsters and Stone Age marauders roam the land. Murder and destruciton are the rules of the day. This is the story of man on the verge of his first apocalypse. This is life before the Flood. Welcome to the world of the Goddamned."--page 4 of cover.