In the last issue of izombie there had been a big reveal about Gwen. I thought the series would start to pick up pace after establishing Gwen's details in the last issue. Unfortunately Chris is having a hell of a time trying to manage the characters in this title. The individual comic pages are getting split between to many character subplots, which have been hurting the overall pace of the series. I wish Chris would devote more time to specific characters from issue to issue, as opposed to trying to keep us informed on all the characters in one issue. This may read better in trade, because of the pacing of the story. 

 The art work is great. The cover is awesome, a well designed and interesting illustration. There are many story telling details which make the art work shine. One page consists of one panel conveying passage of time, similar to the pages in Flash without the speed lines. There are forehead veins in one of the vampires. The extra little story and illustrated details make the comic a rich experience.  The color and ink work is remains  impressive and stand out among the many comics I have been reading. The art work overall does a hell of a job establishing mood, texture, and atmosphere to the book.

The book is different enough in ideas, and characters to keep me supporting it in issues, but I will not be surprised if the sales fall as a result of what would seem like a slow pace in the story. I gave the story a two for the pacing in the book, because Chris needs to establish a better pace interweaving the characters and plot.