One Page - Nine panels.
Banner across top: angelus: faith. story and art by lurene haines

Panel 1
Horizontal panel spanning page width. Upper body/face Cu of angelus holding her left (white arm) extended, holding a glowing sword. Starry night BG. One Balloon to the top right, one to the bottom left, overlapping Panel Two.

AI: Faith is a two-edged sword.
A2: Blind Faith can mislead and beguile, cultivating fecklessness.

Panel 2
Square. Left side under Panel 1. Angelus faces Nemesis who stands at ease, laughing. Angelus is poised, but relaxed. Wary. They stand on a black and white checked tile surface, a starry night in the BG. Balloon straddles Panel 2 and 3.

Al: Devout Faith is a lamp lighting the darkest night, the power to move mountains, a heart filled with peace despite exhaustive labors.

Panel 3
Square, centered under Panel 1. CU of Nemesis snarling as Angelus' sword slices his shoulder.

Panel 4 
Square, right side under Panel 1. Crossed swords of Nemesis and Angelus, with her eyes watching calmly, ethereally double-exposed art. Balloon to right ofpanel.

Al: But Faith is not exclusively religious; it conforms itself to each believer's true self.

Panel 5
Long, vertical panel on left. Long, full figure shot. Back of Nemesis in FG lifting sword to swing on Angelus facing viewer in BG. She stands, eyes closed, her glowing sword floats in front ofher. They stand on the checkered and starry tableau. Balloons begin at top right corner of panel and angle down into Panel 6.

Al: Faith is confidence and trust, beliefwith no proof. It is with faith we swear vows and make promises.
A2: Real Faith does not destroy those bonds.

Panel 6
Horizontal panel 2/3 ofpage, on right. Head and shoulder shot of Angelus with her head tipped back and the floating sword returning to her hand. Blood drips from its tip. Balloons enter from Panel 6, on middle left. New Balloons start at their line, then angle back toward the left.

Al: It is shortsighted to limit Faith to the corporeal world.; the laws of science. These are as unseeable and intangible as the laws governing our humanity.
A2: Intuition is a form of Faith.

Panel 7
Full bleed panel, center bottom of page. Nemesis kneels, reaching for his sword. Blood runs from a pair of cuts on his shoulder, in the shape of a cross. He looks strained and angry. Angelus stands in the FG, a side-shot, her back to Nemesis. Balloon is in top right of panel, slightly overlapping Panel 8.

Al: Reason can be slow and meticulous, assessing and analyzing every action and thought. Often we must put our Faith in Feeling.

Panel 8
Small square panel on right, under Panel 6. CU ofAngelus' sword as it sweeps through the air.

AI: Unlike Reason, it acts in a moment and is always poised and ready. When belief in yourself is strong, you can trust Intuition.
A2: You can have Faith.

Panel 9
Small square panel on right, under Panel 8. CU ofNemesis' severed head on the checkered floor.