Syphon #2 carries all of its momentum forward with a stellar entry that furthers the plot and character in exciting ways. The entire creative team is doing incredible work that is resulting in an enthralling experience. Read Full Review

The second issue of this promising series picks up where the debut issue left off and begins to give us answers about the mysterious and ominous figure we saw briefly in #1. We learn his name is Antonio and much like the main character Sylas, he has the ability to syphon emotions form others.

However, unlike Sylas, he doesn't take negative emotions, he is syphoning off positive ones. Antonio, much like the best villains, has a reasonable explanation for this, but when things go too far for Sylas and someone is significantly affected by having their emotions manipulated, Antonio not only blames Sylas, but greedily profits off the situation. It means the battle lines are clearly drawn with our two main characters on opposite sides.

With the pacing of the narrative still progressing very quickly, it is up to the art team of Jeff Edwards and John Kalisz to cover a lot of ground quickly in the visuals and they continue to do tremendous work. Once again using montage pieces to cover a lot of story relatively quickly, the line work and composition continue to shine from Jeff Edwards. Meanwhile John Kalisz continues to balance the brightness of the empathic powers with the dark themes and gritty setting of the story. Brilliant work from both artists. more