(100 Bullets #14 (fb)) - Daily News reporter Branch met Agent Graves, who gave him a briefcase with a dossier, a gun, and 100 untraceable bullets. Graves said that if he chose to kill the person who'd wronged him he'd receive no repercussions. Branch did his research, and could find no info about Graves in CIA, FBI or Interpol files, and when he handed the gun to a police officer friend he simply said it was registered, and told him not to worry about it. He thought Graves was a connected crackpot, but didn't believe he could get away with murder, so he adopted a dog from the pound, brought it to the park, and shot it. Branch was arrested, but cut loose soon after. He kept digging, and found that Graves had given many others the deal he'd given him. Minuteman Lono confronted Branch in his office, and said that Graves had immunity from his indulgences because powerful people turned a blind eye, but Branch's research was making some people nervous. He broke several of Branch's fingers and told him a little about the Trust for the sadistic pleasure of knowing he couldn't do anything about them. Branch went to the hospital, where Mister Shepherd told him the rest of the story of the Trust and the Minutemen. Branch couldn't take the heat in America, and moved to France.

(100 Bullets #10 (fb), 35 (fb), 56 (fb), 76-78 (fb)) - The Minutemen took care of Roland Dietrich, covering him in gasoline and lighting a match. Graves planned this event to disband the Minutemen when the Trust approached him with a power play that would consolidate their control over the country. The Trust wanted the Minutemen gone, but Graves wanted them to view the Minutemen as having gone rogue. Afterwards he programmed the Minutemen, making them forget their lives, and giving them new one

(100 Bullets #2, 3) - Agent Graves boarded a train and sat down next to paroled gangbanger Dizzy Cordova. He revealed that her family died due to a hit by corrupt police officers Swirski and Morgan, and handed her a briefcase with a dossier proving what he'd said as well as 100 bullets and a handgun. He told her she had cart blanche for revenge; he'd seen to it that no law agency could touch her, and if the bullets were retrieved all investigations would cease. Swirski and Morgan were involved in a shooting death at Big Poppa's club, and when Dizzy accused them she was arrested. Mister Shepherd had a few words with officers at the station, and she was released without question. Dizzy prayed in church, and was approached by Shepherd. He was frustrated that she hadn't killed the corrupt cops, but confirmed that what she chose to do with the gun was up to her, and there would be no consequence for doing nothing. He told her to stop blaming herself for her families death, and as someone who believed in payback she should take care of business. Swirski and Morgan revealed that they'd killed her husband Hector because he refused to work for them, and her brother Emilio set him up. Dizzy finally had enough, and shot them dead. Shepherd picked her up in his car, and said they had much more to discuss.

(100 Bullets #7) - Graves found high-stakes gambler Chucky Spinks. Years earlier he'd been sent to prison for a drunk driving manslaughter charge while out partying with his friend and fellow gambler Pony. Graves revealed that Pony was responsible, but put him at the wheel when the police showed up, ad gave Chucky the briefcase. Pony tried to repent by buying Chucky's marker, but Spinks was far from satisfied. To speed matters along Shepherd arranged for him to play against a wealthy Japanese group at Baby Maxwell's club. The foreigners cheated and a shootout occured. Spinks wanted to kill Pony, and when his best friend stole his girlfriend Chantay they confronted each other and ended up having a shootout.

(100 Bullets #8) - Graves set up a job for Lono for drug dealer Topper, killing a rival gang and stealing a new strain of marijuana seed. Topper paid up, and promised he'd never cheat Graves because he was frightened of him, and even more scared of Lono. Graves left with two million, and alerted the DEA to Topper's organization, so a gunfight ensued. Graves met with Lono at a cafe and handed over the money, but told him he was a bit excessive in performing his duty. Lono was still puzzling over why the Trust killed the Minutemen in Atlantic City. They were the only survivors, and Lono was the only one not in NJ at the time. Lonoi blamed their point man Mister Shepherd, but Graves made it clear he trusted Shepherd, who'd reported them dead to the Trust. Lono enjoyed being under the radar, but Graves revealed that he'd sent Lee Dolan to kill Megan Dietrich. He'd failed and was killed, but the Trust now suspected they were both alive. Lono said his game was stupid, and Graves said he was exploring the concept of justice, seeing how far people would go to get it if provided the means. Graves was reforming the Minutemen, and told Lono about activating Dizzy Cordova. Lono said he wanted nothing to do with taking down the Trust and left. Graves informed their waitress that he'd kjust given Lono, who was walking down the street alone, two million in cash. The girl informed her boyfriend Carlo, and he assembled his gang buddies to go after Lono. Shepherd was listening to the entire conversation through a bug, and called up Graves.

(100 Bullets #10) - Deactivated Minteman Cole Burns lived a low-key life as an ice cream man, working on the side for gangster Goldy Petrovic selling stolen cigarettes. Agent Graves approached him, told him that Goldy set the nursing home fire that killed his grandmother, and gave him the briefcase. He told Goldy about his conversation with Graves, and Goldy admitted he'd started the fire, but it was just business because he owned the property and wanted to put up condos. Burns was in shock, and watched Goldy cut off the hand of a musician who owed him money while they talked. Goldy's men pulled their guns on Cole, and his boss said he respected him, but he had to die. The musician spoke the trigger word "Croatoa," reactivating his programming. Cole's training took over, and he gunned down Goldy and all of his men. He went to the Empty Bottle to have a drink, and Mister Shepherd sat down next to him. His memory was coming back in bursts, but he knew he was a Minuteman. Shepherd asked him if he liked being an ice cream man, and he said he hated it. Shepherd was disappointed; Graves thought he'd like his new life making kids happy. His ice cream rival Lazlo blew up his truck, and Cole pulled a gun on him. Lazlo begged for his life, and he said he was retiring anyway, but demanded he be good to the kids in the neighborhood. Burns met with Graves for a drink, and Graves told him he'd paid off the musician to speak his trigger, telling him it might help him survive his encounter with Goldy, but he'd died in the crossfire. Graves said he deactivated Cole to keep him alive after Atlantic City, but the time was right to get the Minutemen back together.

(100 Bullets #12) - Mister Shepherd told Dizzy Cordova she should talk to Mr. Branch, who was also given the briefcase by Graves, because they had a lot in common, and sent her on a trip to Paris.

(100 Bullets #20) - Benito Medici met with Mister Shepherd in Washington Square, and said his father was furious after learning Agent Graves was alive. Shepherd said he had no idea how Graves could have survived Atlantic City, and revealed that Cole Burns and Lono were also still breathing. Medici suggested they take away Graves connections that let him play his game, but Shepherd said that would mean war, and asked Benito to let him handle things his way. He reminded Benito that one day he'd head the Trust. Benito didn't want the responsibility, and disliked the fact that every choice in his life was made for him. Shepherd said they had to wait for Graves to play his hand again, and he believed that his rigorous code on conduct, including always telling the truth, would be his undoing.

(100 Bullets #24) - Augustus Medici called a meeting of the Trust in Atlantic City after learning from Mr. Shepherd that in addition to Agent Graves, Cole Burns of the Minutemen was still alive. Shepherd called a private meeting with Benito Medici, and introduced him to Dizzy.

(100 Bullets #28-30) - Deactivated Minuteman Wylie Times worked as a gas station attendant, and Mister Shepherd and Dizzy Cordova went to see him, asking him how he liked his life. He bemoaned the boring routine of the small town he lived in where there was nothing to do except drink and watch TV. Wylie went to the bar after work, and his buddy Doctor Dan said he and Hopper were onto a big score, and were about to meet their point man. Shepherd and Dizzy arrived at the bar, and when Hopper got fresh with Dizzy she sent him to the hospital. Dan panicked because his contact Eightball would only meet with him if Hopper was present. Without telling Wylie his plan he introduced him to Eighball as Hopper, who'd only ever talked to him on the phone. Eightball had stiffed Wylie on gas earlier in the day, and Dan claimed being a gas station attendant was his cover so no one would suspect he was a top criminal. Eightball said they'd ull the score the next night. Dizzy woke up Wylie, who'd fallen asleep drinking on his patio. He said he was going to drink the day away, and offered her a beer. she replied that her tastes were more expensive, and offered to take him out. Wylie was excited, but Dan pulled up, and pulled him away. Eightball sent them over the boarder to Juarez, and Shepherd and Dizzy shadowed him. He met his old friend Mik Kuchenko, who'd set up shop running criminal activities in Juarez, in a bar. He asked Mik to ask around for anyone who had Wylie Times working for them. Wylie was actually working for Mik, but he only knew him as Hopper. He gave him a car, told him to drive it to a specific border checkpoint and give the agent his name, and he'd be home free and would collect his pay from Eightball. Mir said not to ask what was in the car, but a young woman named Angelina was in the backset. Mir had promised her father to get her to the USA, and said he was doing a good deed. On the trip to the boarder they were stopped by gunmen and Dan was executed. The thugs pistol whipped Wylie, but Angelina pulled out a gun, shooting them all to death. Angelina said Mik gave her a piece to defend herself if Hopper got touchy. Shepherd and Dizzy watched the border, and when they spotted Wylie Dizzy hopped in. Wylie admitted he got sucked into the smuggling job and had no idea what he was doing. She said he was kind of stupid, and he said that's what he kept trying to tell her. Back in El Paso they couldn't resist seeing what they had smuggled, and the back of the car was filled with Conuras, rare parrots. They were confronted at gunpoint by Eightball, who'd run into the real Hopper, and demanded to know what Dan was trying to pull. Wylie said Dan was dead, and Hopper was visibly upset. Eightball recognized Dizzy from Chicago, and said people had been talking since she disappeared after her brother went down. She threatened to break his arm, but a distraught Hopper put an end to the confrontation by karate-chopping Eightball, saying he couldn't believe his friend died for parrots. The commotion caused the birds to fly off, and Eightball said he wasn't going back to Chicago empty-handed. Wylie handed over Angelina, who was starting to annoy him. Shepherd asked Wylie if he remembered meeting him last in Atlantic city, and Wylie had no idea what he was talking about. Shepherd didn't know the trigger word to reactivate a Minuteman, so he gave his contact information to Wylie and said to call him if he remembered who he really was.

(100 Bullets #37) - Dizzy told Mr. Shepherd she was going back to Chicago for a while, and he felt she wasn't ready to finish her training yet, so he let her go. Shepherd met with Graves in a bar, and Graves pushed him to finish Dizzy's training to become a Minuteman. Shepherd admitted he was very fond of her, but denied having a romantic interest, and said he didn't want to see her end up dead or as hard-hearted as they were. Shepherd reported that Augustus Medici was consolidating the family ties of the Trust, something Daniel Peres' murder helped, and Graves said that was his intention the entire time, as he wanted Augustus to succeed. Shepherd said he might want to do something about Javier Vasco, who was still bucking Augustus' power play. Graves informed Shepherd that Milo Garrett had died at the hands of Lono, and said it was time to reactive the Point Man. Shepherd thought he was keeping him in reserve, but Graves said the time had come. Graves wanted Shepherd to train Loop Hughes as his next pick for the Minutemen.

(100 Bullets #39) - Augustus Medici did business in Little Havana while his son Benito was down at the cafe hitting on a young woman. Augustus met with Shepherd, saying he hadn't been able to learn anything from Graves, making his boss suspicious. He reminded Shepherd he was giving him a lot of leeway allowing him to handle Graves his own way. Shepherd said he'd changed his mind because the peace among the Trust was in jeopardy. He'd spotted five hitmen, and when they made him they backed off. He reasoned someone in the Trust hired them, because anyone Graves hired would not have back down from him. Augustus panicked when he realized his son was in danger, and they rushed to find him. The hitmen shot the girl Benito was talking to, splattering him in blood, but Shepherd gunned down the hitmen before they could hurt him. Augustus demanded Benito egt in the car with him and go home, and Benito said it was the right time for his father to teach him how to run the Trust.

(100 Bullets #40) - Mister Shepherd approached Lono about a job for the Trust, eliminating a future threat in Raleigh, NC with a preemptive strike. Shepherd told him to make it messy, and Lono beat the man to death with a baseball bat before traveling to Pittsburgh with Echo to get his payday, a bag of $1,000 dollar bills, which he wasn't thrilled with. Shepherd told him war was brewing between the Trust and the Minutemen, and Lono said he refused to get involved, but Shepherd said he might have no choice. Lono gave Echo some cash to keep her from complaining at how bad their hotel was, then went to celebrate in the hotel bar. The cops arrived, having picke dup Echo at the airport on her way out of the country. Lono's money was stolen from a bank, and they drew their guns on him. Lono overpowered one officer, grabbing his gun and shooting him in the head before backup arrived at fired, tearing Lono up with gunfire.

(100 Bullets #45, 46) - Shepherd visited Lupo in jail, and Lupo promised to kill him. Shepherd said he was counting on it, and when Lono asked why he wasn't in Atlantic City when the Minutemen went down, Shepherd replied that he needed him then, just like he needed him now. Lono realized Shepherd held the cards, and said he'd fight the Trust if Shepherd freed him. Shepherd said Graves didn't want that, because he was a loose cannon, but Shepherd had been tasked with training a new Minuteman after the murder of Milo Garrett. Lono said that was a shame, as Milo, with his awful attitude and grief he caused Graves, was the only Minuteman he could stand. Shepherd described Milo's accident, and the bandages he wore over his face before he died, and Lono realized he'd been the one to kill him. Shepherd and Lono agreed he must have wanted to die instead of becoming a Minuteman again because he didn't fight back, very uncharacteristic of him. Shepherd wanted him to train Lono's fellow inmate Loop Hughes as a Minuteman, and Lono said he'd kill him just to spite Shepherd and Graves, but Shepherd tried to convince him to view the big picture.

(100 Bullets #51-53) - Wylie was visited by Graves and given the briefcase, including proof that Mr. Shepherd had killed the love of his life, Rose Madrid. He visited Rose's grave after a long night of drinking, and saw Dizzy and shepherd standing over him before he passed out. Shepherd brought him to his hotel, and left Dizzy to patch him up while he attended to business. Wylie went to get drunk, which Dizzy said was the last thing he needed to do, but eventually accompanied him. They started chatting near the water; Dizzy'd lost her family, and they both talked about how they processed grief. They saw a wounded girl fleeing the woods, pursued by men who threw a bear-trap at her. Wylie yelled at them and they fired, forcing Dizzy and Wylie to flee. Dizzy called up Shepherd, saying he'd know how to handle the men that shot at them, but Wylie said he didn't want Shepherd's help, and was splitting. He went back to the bar and rang up his old buddy Homer.  Shepherd met with Trust member Anwar Madrid, warning him about Graves bringing the war to his doorstep. Anwar was still convinced that getting rid of the Minutemen had been good for the Trust, but Shepherd hinted that him siding with Augustus against Graves was for personal reasons, and Anwar reminded him he was talking to a dangerous and powerful man. Wylie woke up hungover at Homer's house. He complained to Homer about how crappy the world seemed to him, and Homer said if the world was being difficult, be difficult right back. He told Wylie he was a wise man, especially since he never snitched on Homer after their job, and when Wylie said he had some trouble Homer promised to fix it. Shepherd and Dizzy stopped by Wylie's hotel room, and he showed Shepherd the scene of the crime, although his anger towards Shepherd was palpable. Later Dizzy joined him at the bar, shouting that Shepherd was trying to help him, and singing his praises as the man who opened his eyes. Wylie just growled that he had proof of Shepherd's involvement in Rose's death. Graves had stopped by to see jazz player Marty between his sets, and he whispered the word 'Croatoa' to Wylie, reactivating him.

(100 Bullets #54-57, 51-53 (ff)) - Wylie was spotted by Anwar Madrid, who was furious that another Minuteman had showed up alive. Graves surprised Dizzy with a visit, and asked how Shepherd was treating her. She said fine, but was distracted by Anwar's forces gathering outside the Palm bar. Graves said he wanted her full attention, so he strode outside, and once Anwar got a look at him, he and his men burned rubber. Graves called Shepherd, and gave the phone to Dizzy. Shepherd told Dizzy it was time to go with Graves, and told her his first name. Dizzy said she wasn't going anywhere because she still had to help Wylie. Graves was disappointed, and said soon she would be too. Wylie decided to put Shepherd down. Shepherd was meeting with Anwar, who was horrified that Graves was in town, and made it clear he didn't trust Shepherd. Wylie arrived at Madrid's mansion, using his sharpshooting skills to kill every one of his men before confronting Anbwar and Shepherd. Anwar thought Shepherd set him up, and asked Wylie not to kill him, saying he could replace Shepherd as the Trust's warlord. Wylie wasn't interested, and shot him in the head. Shepherd knew why Wylie wanted him dead, and wouldn't fight back when Wylie pistol whipped him. He brought Shepherd back to his room, and tied him up. He mulled over how to kill him, playing with a garotte and saying he actually wasn't a fan of gunfire because it made his ears ring. Shepherd wanted him to get it over with, and Wylie decided to show him that he'd kidnapped and tied up Dizzy. Shepherd kept apologizing for sending Wylie to kill Rose, but reminded him that she'd broke the rules of the Trust, and the Minutemen always did their job. Wylie was in tears, and Shepherd said Wylie knew if he hadn't sent Wylie one of the other Minutemen would have done it, and he would have had an even harder time living with that. Wylie forgave him, but couldn't forgive himself. He untied his hostages, and decided he had some final business before leaving Orleans. He met Harry at the bar, and told April he'd had his wife killed by Homer and Warren, warning her what happened to women once Harry was through with them. He told April she was Marty's muse, giving her his instrument, saying he'd made it big and wouldn't need it, but she knew in her heart he was dead. Wylie drove off with Shepherd and Dizzy, and Shepherd filled him in about Graves reforming the Minutemen.

(100 Bullets #58) - Shepherd, Wylie and Dizzy stopped at a gas station, and Shepherd filled in Wylie about the state of the Minutemen. Milo Garrett was dead, and Dizzy was to be his replacement, although she didn't know it yet. Shepherd said she'd be in a bad mood for a while because Graves had made it clear he was the one directing her destiny, and she felt as though she'd lost control. Shepherd asked Wylie what the triggerword was to reactivate Minutemen, and he told him it was ;'Croatoa.' Graves had programmed Dizzy, and when she heard the command word she shot Shepherd in the chest. He stumbled into his car and drove off, and Dizzy broke down in tears, having no control over what she'd just done. Shepherd drove out to the desert, clutching his wound and knowing he was dying. He called Lono in prison, offering him Shepherd's job as Warlord. Lono wasn't his first choice, but he had trained him for the role, never beating the rage and nastiness out of him. Lono wasn't thrilled with the prospect, but desperately wanted to get out of prison. Shepherd told Lono the triggerword, and asked him to tell Dizzy it wasn't her fault, and Lono had no idea who Dizzy was or what he was talking about. Shepherd died, and his body was picked apart by wolves.

Mister Shepherd had a cameo in 100 Bullets #26, 42.

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