Could it be that our hero has reached the finale of this inaugural case?  Is there enough left to still care?  Read on to find out.

The official description from Image:

“ANGELS NEVER LIE”
FDA (Federal Demon Association) Advisory. Contents contain: one cult church where incantations are encoded into the playlist; one flesh-dwelling, food-obsessed demon; one seer capable of perceiving the spirit world but blinded to this one; one missing woman; one murder; one angel with an agenda of his own; and one rendezvous between supernatural investigator Joe Fitzgerald and the woman he loves, now deceased, in what may or may not be heaven. Warning: do not operate heavy equipment while reading.

I think in life we all wonder about the right and wrong choices we make, regardless of whether we believe in Heaven or Hell people carry their burdens with themselves throughout their lives.  But is there a point where these outweigh the will to keep going?

That’s what I think J. Michael Straczynski is attempting to explore in his latest literary work. Through the guise of our former mob enforcer turned servant to a higher power, the author has struck several cords that should make any person flounder in agony and beg for death.  And yet Joe Fitzgerald lingers on as this latest jaunt proves he’s not one to give up so easily.  And on top of that if you start making sense around him he tends to listen carefully.  There were times where the pace felt like it lingered too long.

I’ve got to say I’m enjoying the simplistic and deformed art style being offered up by Ben Templesmith.  The illustrator has a versatile command of the pencil as he handily illustrates this world full of demons, angels and everything in between. There were moments were his designs may seem to be a bit off putting but trust me when I say they fit the quality of the book.

Overall Ten Grand #2 is a solid follow up that does enough right to keep the series interesting, even if it only just barely moves the plot forward. Recommended.

3.5/5