Steelgrip Starkey and the All-Purpose Power Tool is the best name for a gay porn that I have ever, in all my life, heard.
And with such a strapping lead character, how could it not be fabulous?
Of course, the reality is much more mundane. Sort of. This comic really is about a guy who has a tool that can, almost magically, become anything he needs. Through the mysterious force of "technalchemy," Starkey and his pals are called upon to help when all else fails.
I was fully prepared to not like this comic. The name is almost too much for the series to live up to. But the story within is actually pretty good. Steelgrip is a genuinely nice guy who just wants to help, but he's not the throw caution to the wind superhero type. At one point, when the possibility of being shot arises during an important mission, Starkey freezes, terrified and unable to complete his task. He overcomes this, of course, but it's a nice reminder that this is a character who doesn't have unbreakable skin, and can't outrun a bullet. He's a construction worker, albeit one with a very generous and giving nature.
One thing that stood out in today's issue was the introduction of Shari Barrett, programmer of the All Purpose Power Tool. She's Filipino, and endures some awful racist behaviour from a site foreman as she tries to track down Starkey. Given the era of the comic, I was prepared for this racism to be casually ignored, but instead Shari beats gown on the guy and shoves him into a muddy pit on the construction site. She's a badass computer scientist ready to kick booty and take names. Surprising for a comic from the 80s, but a welcome surprise.
"The tool is good for more than just 'muscle' jobs?"
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