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Invisible Kingdom: Volume 1 – Walking The Path | Comic Review

I was perusing the comic book section at my local library, and I came across a book that I hadn’t read before. It was from G. Willow Wilson, so I knew that I had to check it out. I can say that I really dug Invisible Kingdom: Volume 1 – Walking The Path.

The story follows two women making their way in a far away galaxy. The first is a religious devotee at the beginning of her lifetime commitment. The second is a freighter pilot trying to build a life without ruffling too many feathers. The two will cross paths when they simultaneously discover a massive conspiracy between the largest religion and the corporation.

Interweaving the religion and the corporation in explicitly supressing people is a great storytelling trope. In Star Wars, it’s the Sith under Darth Sidious using the hammer of politics to bend the corporations to his will. I’ll need to continue on in the series to learn how this pairing came to this agreement, but I can’t wait to get there.

The art from Christian Ward in this book is fantastic. The character design is brilliant, and the colors used draw you into a world that feels lived-in. Everything from the planets, the ships, the characters feels tangible.

I’m into this, so I will keep reading. The second and third volumes are at my library, so I’ll be checking them out at some point.

Book: Invisible Kingdom: Volume 1 – Walking The Path

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Writer: G. Willow Wilson

Artist: Christian Ward

Letterer: Sal Cipriano