The blooming origin of Black Orchid is here! My brain feels a little bigger having read this. Wow, Jeff, you continue to impress with your vast knowledge of art.Įven though she’s pursued by evildoers, Black Orchid firmly believes in a non-violent, non-confrontational approach to crime fighting.ĭoes it work? You’ll have to read this to find out.īottom Line : I’ve never read Neil Gaiman, for the simple reason the copies of Sandman at my library have had the volume numbers on their spines erased over time and I’m too lazy to actually pull them out and open them up to see what order they should be read in, so this a Gaiman first for me. The eye-catching art combines a sort of photo realism with a huge dash of water coloring. …and treks the bayou to say hi to Swamp Thing (who makes her heart sing) …makes a visit to Arkham in order to get answers from Poison Ivy… Because he wants to “study” her plant abilities. That evil bastard Lex Luthor is right behind her. Her replacement doesn’t quite have it all together as she wanders around the DC world looking for answers. The storyline is grounded in the DC superhero universe as the original Black Orchid is murdered (this isn’t a spoiler, it’s on the back cover), but no worries, because a creepy guy who had a lifelong fixation on a girl whose DNA/RNA is patterned into Black Orchid, has a whole green house in his back yard full of copies just like her. Since Neil Gaiman doesn’t write comics for shallow people like you, does this mean there’s some sort of underlying message here as well, Jeff?ĭig it, unspecified and random Goodreader, you’re more on the ball than I. Neil Gaiman, the guy who writes comics for real smart people (myself not included) tries to re-invent the titled D-list superhero, and bring her kicking and screaming into the “modern” world of comics. Oh, and the pony tail combined with the receding hair line doesn’t do much for you either. Keep your love beads in your patchouli-reeking denim vest, hippie, this is a super hero comic.

Black orchid dave mckean