TEN THOUSAND BLACK FEATHERS is the newest entry into THE BONE ORCHARD MYTHOS from. It provides readers with plenty of context-showcasing first meetings, revealing family dynamics, and hinting at supernatural origins-while keeping the dark secrets of their youthful lives hidden just out of sight. (W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dave Stewart (A/CA) Andrea Sorrentino From the. While the scope and nature of those tragic events is obscured, Ten Thousand Black Feathers uses a non-linear narrative to detail the trajectory of their lives as children, adolescents, and adults. The story focuses on Trish and Jackie, two women who bond over their passion for creative fiction when they are young before tragic events befall them. Rather than using the concept to forcibly compel readers to buy more comics, it establishes a tone and approach that makes for an engrossing first issue here. Those who are unfamiliar with the Bone Orchard concept or missed The Passageway will not even notice the connections they're missing. Yet the story itself requires nothing more of readers than their attention. Ten Thousand Black Feathers #1 introduces the second story of The Bone Orchard Mythos, a shared horror universe constructed by Lemire and Sorrentino, resulting in an unwieldy title.
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