Jessie Robertson reviews Huck #1…
In a quiet seaside town, Huck uses his special gifts to do a good deed each day. His neighbors return the favors by keeping his abilities a secret. But when a newcomer alerts the media, a firestorm erupts, sending Huck on an adventure that will change everything. This brand-new series from writer MARK MILLAR and artist RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE presents a comicbook unlike anything you’ve read before.
Huck is the latest offering from Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Kingsman) and it, well, first, the artwork jumps off the page. It has this animated quality to it that feels energetic and kid-like. It just makes me giddy looking at it. The opening pages are an example of something I love to see in comics (when done right): empty speech bubbles and a visceral story unfolding before you. It’s something only comics can bring you. It shows our main character, Huck (you know, the slow guy from the gas station; actually, we prefer special) jumping from truck hood to truck hood, reaching the end of a cliff and diving into the water below to retrieve someone’s necklace that was dropped into the garbage and deposited in the lake. It’s Huck’s good deed for the day. He does one every day.
As with most comics about good natured strongmen, there’s no denying the parallels between Huck and Superman; in fact, I’m sure that’s exactly the point. It gives you back a sample of what Superman maybe was when he was just helpful Smallvillian Clark Kent, clearing tree stumps for the neighbors and taking out the neighborhood’s trash. It’s so innocent but in that magical way that it draws you in and immediately makes you fall in love with Huck. The story takes a nice twist at the end though when Huck takes his good-deed-doing to a whole new level.
Millar has created a brand new tale of heroicism for a new generation and it’s bloody brilliant.
Rating: 10/10
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Originally published November 25, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
