My Cultural Diet

After her father dies, wild child Helen Cole is sent to live with her grandfather on the vast Wyndhorn estate. Only she has no idea just how vast Wyndhorn really is. But when Helen discovers the secrets of her family home, it propels her to fantastical worlds beyond belief, worlds that are strangely reminiscent of her father’s pulp novels. It’s worth reading Helen of Wyndhorn simply to luxuriate in Bilquis Evely’s (Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Wonder Woman) artwork. Lush, colorful, and intricately detailed, it has a vintage look as befitting the series’ 1930s setting and pulp influences. As for the story, that’s a bit more frustrating. Tom King (Mister Miracle, The Vision) has no lack of imagination, that’s for sure, as evidenced by Helen’s various otherworldly adventures. But as he tries to juggle several storylines — e.g., Helen’s efforts to connect with her estranged grandfather while still grieving her father, modern day fans reflecting on the influence of her father’s novels — Helen of Wyndhorn gets rather muddled, as if King is trying to combine several very different series. The result is a highly imaginative story with an underwhelming and less-than-satisfying conclusion.

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