“Delilah Dirk & The Turkish Lieutenant” Review

#BlackNerdProblems : “Delilah Dirk & The Turkish Lieutenant” Review Artist: Tony Cliff (First Second Books) Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant was my first foray into Tony Cliff’s body of work and the first graphic novel from First Second’s line up. Set in the early 1800’s the titular character, Delilah Dirk is a woman after your own heart. She’s an adventurer, through and through. Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant was my first foray into Tony Cliff’s body of work and the first graphic novel from First Second’s line up. Set in the early 1800’s the titular character, Delilah Dirk is a woman after your own heart. She’s an adventurer, through and through. In the Panel below, these are my first words in the book:  

(Granted, she’s kidding but it makes envious and it makes me desire to step up my one liner game up) Delilah’s been around the world. She’s an accomplished fighter. She’s spent her childhood and most of her life growing up around different cultures, different tribes, and different people. Her fighting styles supposedly vary and she’s not afraid to use them.

When our other main character, the Lieutenant, Selim, the Turkish Lieutenant meets her—she is (temporary) in a tough spot. I mean, sitting chained in a dusty jail cell, from which she escapes from quite easily, mind you. Selim. Erdemoglu Selim is the mild-mannered lieutenant in the Turkish Janissary Corps. He is reserved, quiet and a big fan of tea.

After a misunderstanding in Delilah’s escape…