The Enforcers #2

Back online after the some cable issues resulting from Hurricane Irene. I'm continuing with my reviews from ComiCONN. This is the second indy book I picked up at the show.

Title: The Enforcers
Issue: #2
Date: November, 2010
Publisher: 3JP Comics
Writer: Carl Herring Jr.
Artist: Tod Smith
Colorist: Steve Kuster
Letterer: Steve Kuster

Detective Clayton Jagger is investigating a shipment of high-powered army weapons stolen by the city's top drug lord. Along the way, he has to deal with stonewalling from the feds and Army Intelligence, plus a horde of armed thugs in ninja-style getups who are out to retrieve one of the weapons that fell into the hands of a DEA agent.

Good cast of characters in this one. I really liked retired detective Tunney, who serves as an informant and something of a mentor figure to Jagger. Senator Fulton and Federal Agent Maddox Turner are also pretty intriguing. It's not made completely clear which side of the game they're on, but the intrigue levels are being nicely ratcheted up in their scenes.

The ending scene, featuring a washed-up cop who's lost his nerve, was also really good.

The only disappointment was the villains, who do a reasonable job of providing something evil for the good guys to fight against, but don't show the depth that the rest of the characters in this series have.

Tod Smith's artwork is solid throughout, and he does an excellent job with the clarity and pacing on the fight scenes.

Rating: 7/10