A woman on the search for her missing child, instead finds herself caught up in something far deeper than she could have imagined. Your Major Spoilers review of Daisy #1, awaits!
DAISY #1 (OF 5)
Writer: Colin Lorimer
Artist: Colin Lorimer
Colorists: Joana Lafvente & Anita Vu
Letterer: Jim Campbell
Editor: Chris Warner
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: December 8th, 2021
About Daisy: Lindsey Taylor is an ex-cop who has been on the search for her son, who went missing in broad daylight five years ago, and her search has brought her to a small town where she thinks a call from her son originated from.
MEETING DAISY
Daisy #1 opens with a group of children gathering around to hear a reading from a book. The story told is one of angels coming down and procreating with humans to create giants. This displeases their creator who vows that the giants will be killed. Things then shift to Lindsey arriving in town and visiting the sheriff’s department. She explains her situation to the sheriff and tells him that she believes that a call from her son came from a house in town that she has the address to. The sheriff then takes her to the address. There she meets Daisy and the group of children who live with her. Daisy is a massive woman, who towers over everyone else. Later on in the issue, a man comes home to the children and finishes telling the story of the angels and the giants.
THAT’S ONE WAY TO START OFF A SERIES
Daisy #1 lives and dies by its mysteries and its big twist, which I won’t spoil here. It’s a good thing then that they’re both handled pretty well. The back and forth between the mundane small town setting and the biblical fantasy portions does a good job creating just enough doubt where the reader is unclear just how literal some of what’s being shown is, while not being overly obscure. As for the twist, I can honestly say I wasn’t expecting it, especially where it happens in the issue. It is unclear though if that twist actually serves a purpose other than being shocking for shocking’s sake, but for now it’s at least effective. Beyond this twist though, there’s not a lot going on in this book plotwise. There’s some good setup, but by the end of this issue there’s really no clear indication as to where this series is going, this almost feels like it could be a one in done if it really wanted to be.
GROTESQUE YET ILL-FITTING DESIGN
The part of the art in this issue that really jumps out is the look of the giants from the story being told. They’re misshapen amalgamations of flesh and tooth and bone and machinery that is unnerving to look at. The only problem is that these designs don’t really fit with the rest of the look of the issue. Everything else is fairly straight-forward, well done, but without a lot of flourish. The abstract nature of the giants feels out of place.
THE BOTTOM LINE: WORTH ANOTHER ISSUE AT LEAST
Daisy #1 is a book that has some really good elements to it and is told well, it also just doesn’t go anywhere and feels like it could’ve been an “issue 0” or something like that. But there’s nothing so offensive about this that would stop me from checking out the next issue, just to see if it picks up momentum. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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Daisy #1
Daisy #1 will definitely shock some readers and leave the rest with plenty of questions. It’s just unclear yet where this plot is going as there was very little progress made here in this first issue.
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Writing7
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Art6
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Coloring8
