Daisy

If nothing else, “Daisy” is proof that well-written solicitation text does matter.  It’s something I took note of when the first issue of this five-issue miniseries was solicited.  Things started out normally with the story initially appearing to center around a desperate mother, Lindsay Taylor, continuing to look for her missing son Connor after five years.  Her search takes her to the small town of Birmount and the Phillips family’s eldest daughter, Daisy.  So far, so normal.  Then we’re informed that Daisy may be descended from a race of cannibalistic giants spawned by the outcasts of Heaven, and all of my expectations were shattered.  I made a note to check this miniseries out when it was collected just to see if it would deliver on such an out-there premise or simply play it safe.

The end result is closer to the latter than the former.  Creator (heh) Colin Lorimer takes the weirdest parts of the Book of Enoch and fashions a bloody tale of revenge as Daisy tries to find a way to rebel against her father as he did against his.  This leads to some surprising developments early on and prime horror material as the divine word of God is used in ways that it obviously should not be.  It makes for some great horror material for the easily disturbed, even though the more jaded reader will likely be more interested in seeing where Lorimer is going with all this.

I won’t fault his ambition in that regard as the story’s finale has God’s place in the firmament being challenged.  The problem is that I was never quite sold on what I was seeing before me.  Lorimer displays good (and quite gory) storytelling skills with his art, though the majesty meant to be on display in the final act never quite clicked with me.  This was also the case with the human stories on display even as Lindsay’s was, understandably, put on the back burner after the third issue.  Still, “Daisy” gets credit for being absolutely different from a lot of other comics I’ve read recently and something that I’ll likely remember for a while based on its subject matter alone.  I just wish I could say that it was a story that truly justified its pricey $25 hardcover format.