Tug's Pick of the Week
Madrox #1
Look out, Dragonistas � the "Pick" is back!
A few months ago, the feature known as "Tug�s Pick of the Week" took a short sabbatical that turned into summer backpacking through Europe.� Things are settling down here now, though, so you can come to expect a more regular dose of the very best in comic reviews!� Let�s put a stop to all the hugging and I missed yous and just get straight to the "Pick," shall we?
Coming in at number one with a bullet this week is Madrox #�1!� Some of you, I�m sure, are already excited � and others are groaning, �Ugh, not Multiple Man.�
But fear not:� This isn�t exactly the same Jamie Madrox we�ve seen before.� Sure, he still has the same powers (smack him hard enough and he creates an exact duplicate of himself), but he�s using these powers in different ways.� He sends off his clones to learn about various subjects for months or years, and once they return, he reabsorbs them and all their knowledge � essentially making himself a mutant Sherlock Holmes.
Peter David scripts this yarn, proving again that he really gets the slightly darker tales of super-heroes.� (Check out his Fallen Angel over at DC for more of the same).� By moving the story to the recently developed Mutant Town in NYC, David has a scummy hole that can produce all kinds of mysteries for Madrox to solve.� Good thing there�s plenty of him to go around.
David even makes the supporting cast of Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair, whom I�ve always liked) and Strong Guy (Guido Carosella, whom no one has ever liked) work well in the story.� Every gumshoe needs a support group, right?
Pablo Raimondi does a swell job on the pencils as well, giving this book�s darker tone its shape.� Madrox is an awesome addition to the Marvel Knights line-up, and if you�re a fan of books like Daredevil, District X, and the aforementioned Fallen Angel, then you should definitely check out Madrox.