"Shrouded, Part One" by Gareth David-Lloyd and Pia Guerra; "Broken, Part 3 of 5" by Nick Abadzis and Paul Grist; and "Stakes On A Plane, Part 1" by James Moran with art by Ben Willsher. Edited by Martin Eden.
Rating: Worth multiple reads - read once or twice, now, and again when each story is complete for a "gestalt" view.
The Torchwood comics magazine has proven itself, over the first three issues, to be a good and interesting read. The first two issues had a story by John Barrowman, who plays Jack Harkness is the television show. This issue starts a story by Gareth David-Lloyd, the actor who plays Ianto Jones. I find it interesting that the show (one of my favorites) has at least two actors with that kind of creativity.
"Shrouded, Part 1," is a time-travel story featuring Ianto, Captain John Hart (James Marsters's character from the show), and Rhys. Ianto meets a girl, who later turns out to be a time-traveling murderer. Fun story, nice choice of characters used, and good potential.
"Broken, Part 3 of 5," continues the title story, with Gwen, Jack, and Ianto exploring a rift-endangered hotel. This story is really kind of complex; I feel like I need to re-read the first couple of parts in order to really understand what's going on. Basically, the rift is messing with their minds, putting a childlike bent on their inner fears and doubts. The art is very cartoony, which can cause a little bit of confusion at times.
"Stakes on a Plane" is a good, ol'-fashioned vampires-on-a-plane story. It's the prose part of the magazine, and it's a lot of fun. Kind of a murder-mystery, but I'm sure it'll turn into something violent and cool.
In short, this is a cool comic and worth the $4 cover price. I've always liked this sort of serial-type comic. Remember the old Marvel Age comics? I had all of those.
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