Basil Basileus comic book series 1 cover art

A young Basil II looks around him in complete cautiousness. Behing him Sigurd his new Viking/Varangian bodyguard.

Many people know about Basil II's later accomplishments. The story of the comic book focuses on how he actually managed to become an emperor although an orphan within a hostile environment.

In addition the story deals with the historical battle between the Rus / vikings and the Byzantines / Romans in Dorostolon, northern Bulgaria.