REVIEW: 'Compass' #2 by Robert Mackenzie, Dave Walker, Justin Greenwood, and Daniela Miwa

Shahidah and Uma race to find the Cauldron of Eternal Life. This action-packed adventure series dials up the conflict as two opposing forces draw nearer and nearer to each other.

COMPASS #2

Writer: Robert Mackenzie, Dave Walker

Artist: Justin Greenwood, Daniela Miwa

Letters: Simon Bowland

Publisher: Image Comics

Release Date: July 21, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

GREG RUCKA proudly presents a new direction in adventure with...COMPASS!

Chased across continents, marked for death by Mongol assassins, and betrayed by her sister-in-arms - the odds are stacked against Shahidah... and the adventure's just begun! As Shahi closes in on the fabled Cauldron of Eternal Life, the emaciated and bloodthirsty Margul Khan rallies his forces in her pursuit. More than just an old man's health is at stake... if the Khan gets his clutches on the prize of immortality, he'll crush the Earth in his tyrannical grip!

The acclaimed OLD GUARD: TALES THROUGH TIME team of writers ROBERT MACKENZIE and DAVE WALKER (LAZARUS SOURCEBOOK) and artist JUSTIN GREENWOOD (Stumptown, THE FUSE) unfold the thrilling, dizzying tale of Shahidah El-Amin's latest globe-trotting adventure!

Score:

★★★★1/2 (4.5/5)

QUICK REVIEW: 'Compass' continues to be an engrossing and immersive adventure led by two women on opposite sides. Shahidah and Uma, both scholars, seek the same thing, the Cauldron of Eternal Life, for very different reasons. For Shahidah, as a marked woman, the search has brought danger at every turn, and if she can't convince the Druids that the cauldron is threatened all may be lost. For Uma, under the service of Margul Khan himself, it's her duty to find it so he can reign for eternity. Well researched with plenty of added details in backmatter, Robert Mackenzie and Dave Walker educate while weaving an exciting tale of relic-hunting. Artists Justin Greenwood and Daniela Miwa provide a cinematic experience with great action pieces and characteristically moody and rich colors. It's one of the few truly exciting adventure series that makes you feel smarter for reading it.

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