Black Caravan Imprint: Prof. Lawrence Miller (a.k.a. The Shepherd) and his companions are wandering in the Seam, the transitioning place between this world and whatever comes next. While traveling, they stumble on a particular district of the Seam that functions a hospital of sorts for the souls of warriors who have died in combat. It appears that they have come to a peculiar version of Operation Phantom Fury, the 2nd Battle of Fallujah (November 2004). But this is the afterlife... and things aren't always what they seem. Enjoy the first issue of this NON-STOP! title followed by the entire story collected soon after in on more
THE SHEPHERD: THE PATH OF SOULS #1 crafts a unique vision of the afterlife and what it means to move on. The creators get high marks for attention to realism and details, but the excessive accuracy and details bury the story in minutiae, making for a tedious reading experience. Read Full Review
Intriguing enough and by no means bad but not enough focus on character in favour of worldbuilding. Read Full Review
The Shepherd: Path of Souls presents a fascinating concept"soldiers of different eras combatting their own trauma in the afterlife, and there are a couple of fun twists playing on the ideas of Biblical angels and purgatory. But it does get held back somewhat by an art style where nearly everyone's faces are similar (which makes it all the harder to determine who is speaking during combat scenes) and wave after wave of narration over-explaining what's happening. Read Full Review
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