Torchwood Magazine # 24

The penultimate issue!

* An interview with Julie Gardner, Executive Producer, on what it's like to move to L.A. to work on Torchwood with American writers and producers. Not surprisingly, she works so hard not to say anything offensive that she doesn't really say anything interesting.

* "Red-Handed" a short story by Kate Orman featuring a mobile, possessed hand like that famous scene from Evil Dead (the second one, I think).

* A really interesting feature on "The Lost Episodes": scripts and treatments prepared by writers that, for one reason or another, never ended up being filmed. Many of the ideas ended up being turned into novels, audiobooks, or short stories, including Deadline, Skypoint, and Into the Silence.

* A short story by Richard Stokes titled "Cultural Firsts." This one sees Leonardo da Vinci coming through the Rift and becoming fascinated by modern technology. Torchwood tries to keep as much from him as possible while they try to send him back. Didn't really work for me, and I'm glad the show avoided having historical figures on the show.

* A haunted house story told via comic strip. Much improved artwork, perfectly average plot.

* "The Mind's Eye", a short story by James Goss. If nothing else, I have to give this one some points for originality. A demonic influence from the Rift has taken over a beginner's poetry group and is feeding on it.

* This issue's Beyond the Hub feature is on shapeshifters in various cultures throughout history. Not as interesting as some previous entries.