Violent Messiahs Lamenting Pain #2A is a single issue comic book published by Image Comics in December 2002. It features characters Detective Earnest Houston and Lieutenant Cheri, and is written and illustrated by Tone Rodriguez and Joshua Dysart. The cover art is also by Tone Rodriguez. The comic is part of the Violent Messiahs series and is intended for a general audience. It is a vintage comic book and is the first printing. The story is a mix of action, adventure, mystery, love story, science fiction, and violence.