C.O.W.L. #1

C.O.W.L. (Single Issues)

by Kyle Higgins, Rod Reis (Artist)

Welcome to the "Chicago Organized Workers League"- the world's first Super-Hero Labor Union! While C.O.W.L. once stood as a beacon of hope against an epidemic of organized crime and an unbeatable "brotherhood" of Super-Villains, the union now faces its fiercest foe yet-a disillusioned public. In targeting the last of the great villains, C.O.W.L. attempts to prove its value to the world and to each other, while staving off villainy from both outside and inside its offices.

30 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 28, 2014

Reviews

[Paige · Rating 2 out of 5]

I think there could be something interesting going on here, but it's not happening yet. Since it's only the first issue I can only go off of ideas and feelings I got from these limited number of pages. Saying that, I do think that there will be a sinister aspect that comes about with Warner and it will turn into an old guard versus the new guard thing. Maybe a reveal that he did something sinister in WWII? While the issue captured my imagination for what could happen, it didn't capture my imagination for what did happen. I was confused by everything and everyone that was presented. I absolutely hated the part where someone peed on someone else. I get that a lot of this has to do with toxic masculinity and gender roles, but come on it was unnecessary. The artwork (which was visually pleasing) actually made it harder to recognize who was who and capturing movement. Overall it wasn't bad, it's a promising concept, I just wish it had more meat in this issue instead of the promise of more later on.

[Kane Vallance · Rating 1 out of 5]

Interesting concept handled poorly: incredibly hard to follow and while virtually every element could be great on its own none of them truly come together in a cohesive way.