There’s an attempt to show us all of the things that Larfleeze has had taken from him over his life. So it’s interesting to see veteran writers like Keith Giffen and J.M DeMatteis try to take Johns’ joke character and try to craft an honest-to-goodness backstory around him. Up until “Larfleeze” #1, he has gotten an awful lot of mileage out of what is really just one joke. In his debut solo adventure, Larfleeze meets Laord of the Hunt, a pan-dimensional cosmic entity that believes all living things are prey-and he’s out to turn the universe into his own private hunting reserve! And the only thing worse than Laord is the deadly beings he can summon!īeing driven entirely by avarice to the point of having no personality outside of that trait, Larfleeze is unlike any other character in DC Comics. Larfleeze, the breakout character from BLACKEST NIGHT, last seen in the pages of THRESHOLD, is back in his own solo, ongoing series-and he’s not sharing it with anyone! You can tell from the first page of credits at the humorous tone DC is willing to take because they literally state on the page, “Really- how much harm can they possibly do on a comic book called LARFLEEZE?” I don’t know about harm… but it looks there is a lot of fun to be had if you pick up this book each month.Written by Keith Giffen and J.M.
For newcomers to the writing pair, it will be a refreshingly lighthearted ride, with still a few sentiments to play on your emotions. It’s a relationship that long time fans will recognize, love and reminisce with, grinning from ear to ear. I’ve only been reading DC for a few years, but for those who needyour comic book references, I’ve been told he’s rather similar to L-Ron from JLI. DeMatteis has written witty banter between Larfleeze and his butler that reminds you of a mix between Geoffrey Butler and Niles. Keith Giffen has done a great job of crafting the feeling of an epic adventure around such a small-minded character. This adds to the book’s unique Saturday morning cartoon art style that Scott Kolins creates. Colors that would traditionally be shown as bright or dark red have orange tones instead. The book is filled with lots of orange: from the borders, to ring glow, to the memories of Larfleeze. But, that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty of humor, adventure and fun to be had. However, the third-person-referencing, lone Orange Lantern spending most of this issue pompously giving exposition slows down the pace a little for those wanting to go straight to the action.
Here Larfleeze is angry and ready for a fight. This first cover for the adventures of Larfleeze, like many DC covers, can be a little deceiving. There is also an unexpected twist with the orange ring that should have greater ramifications later on in the series. So, by the time his current day action does get going you are, at the very least, smirking with excitement, if not cheering at any victories he gains. The movement of Larfleeze’s tale from the bias to what is actually true is fascinating, and somewhat heartbreaking.
This both creates humor as well as empathy for a character that can be hard to care about, due to his overwhelming self-serving nature. The words and reality are not completely aligned. On the verge of death, with minimal time to spare, Larfleeze spends much of the issue ceremoniously telling his butler/slave about his life story. DematteisĮven those who have not been reading books within the Green Lantern family may be familiar with orange representing avarice (greed.) So, Larfleeze can only care about only one thing: Larfleeze.
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