Issue #24
Torchwood Magazine
Written by James Goss
Written by James Goss
Artwork by Adrian Salmon
Being
an avid reader, the title and Illustrations did not draw me in to read as I
found them quite boring looking, the only thing I liked about the art was the
fact that his drawing of Ianto actually looked like him, where the other
drawings Adrian did of other characters looked nothing like them at all. However reading the first paragraph I was instantly
drawn in. The bravery of Ianto one of my favourite characters is offering to
investigate an unknown school building in Canton. The second paragraph at first gave the impression
Ianto was visiting his local AA meeting, its only further on in the paragraph
you realise it’s actually a meeting for poetry writers/lovers (which sounds
mind numbingly boring to me) Ianto tries to fit in with a silly little poem
which makes me chuckle, but it doesn’t work as everyone seems to stare at
him. It is then we are told of the
oncoming danger, and the story despite being short starts to become more
interesting and I am intrigued to learn more.
We find
that the danger comes from within and we find that no matter what, Jack cares deeply
for every member of his team as he races to rescue Ianto the moment he screams.
With
Gwen and Jack fighting to rescue him Ianto lays unconscious unable to fight the
hidden danger till Jack manages to get into the building and halt the whole
thing. In the end all is well with only one last person willing to fight for
the cause of evil, which doesn’t work, and TORCHWOOD win again striding off
into the night. The story is well written, getting more interesting towards the
middle and end. In short if this was a short snippet from a book I would definitely
buy it as it is a good read in itself.
More
please James Goss!
