Torchwood: Rift War

Rift War is the first collection of comic strips from the official Torchwood magazine. All but the final strip in the collection is a continued story about alien invaders attempting to take control of the Cardiff Rift. Although I love the idea of Torchwood comics, this is unfortunately a pretty poor presentation. The plot is sub-par, the dialogue is bland, and the dark edge of the t.v. series is missing. The artwork is the worst part--a few different artists alternated on the strips, and in all but the final strip most of the characters are simply unrecognizable: Gwen and Tosh are indistinguishable, Jack looks a little like Shaggy from Scooby Doo, etc. The poor artwork on most of the strips stands in real contrast to the amazing, photo-perfect likenesses captured in the final strip "Jetsam" by Brian Williamson.

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