Image credit: Titan Comics
The setting of “Giant Detective #1” is very unique. The comic is set in a world where giants and humans coexist, and while it’s not an entirely unexplored world in fiction, the devil lurks in the many details provided in this first issue.
The Giants (known as “Huges” in the world of giant detectives) are given all of Australia to call their own (and, to cleverly and aptly quote Gulliver’s Travels, their Although their home base has been renamed “Brobdingnag”), they maintain a relatively peaceful coexistence with humans, although tensions remain. Two detectives, one giant and one human, are tasked with investigating a mystery that could threaten the harmony between the Huge and human worlds.
Huge Detective #1 begins with some incredible world-building (which sets the stage for the story nicely), but I found the rest of the comic to be a bit underwhelming. I got lost in the details of what’s actually going on. Some of the characters’ motivations were a little unclear, and even the details of what each detective was investigating weren’t particularly clear, at least at first. But it’s definitely worth noting that despite this, I still found it to be a pretty compelling read.
With the advent of Huge, there are so many opportunities for great social and political commentary, and writer Adam Rose tackles them at full speed. There’s some very dark humor here, but also some truly gruesome stuff that artist Magenta King does a great job rendering.
Despite its fantastical setting, Giant Detective #1 is very successful in presenting a strangely believable world and creating a unique status quo. It feels a little lost in terms of making the main story understandable, but this is an issue caused by its density and delivery.
But it’s nice to see a manga that is so unusual both in its tone and setting. Rose and King aren’t lacking in ambition, in that they tell several smaller stories against an evolving, epic backdrop. Hopefully, subsequent issues will consolidate the story into something a little more understandable.
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