The Shepherd, Volume 1

Prof. Lawrence Miller falls into a dark vortex of guilt and anger after enduring the tragic death of his teenage son from a drug overdose. He cannot shake the sense that his son is a lost soul, wandering between heaven and earth. Grieving and profoundly disturbed, he opts to take a drastic measure and commits suicide, pursuing his son into the afterlife. Once on the other side, he encounters his deceased father and is given a mystical pendant of great power. Unfortunately, in Lawrence's hands it becomes a weapon that allows him to unleash his fury on those who brought the drugs to his son, leaving a trail of insanity and chaos in his wake. His existence becomes a terrifying conflict between his unchecked anger... and his instinctive knowledge that he has lost his way. Collects issues 1-5.