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Killer of Demons #1 Review
Christopher Yost and Scott Wegener team up for a delightful mish-mash of different genres in the fun new mini-series from Image Comics called Killer of Demons, about a typical guy who finds himself tasked by heaven to, well, you know, kill demons. But it’s where the demons are hiding that is the most fun…
The basic gag behind Killer of Demons is that demons are basically everywhere. All the “bad” things that go in the world are due to demons. Crime and all that jazz, for sure, but also stuff like cigarette companies, ad executives, even people who try to upsell you on things – all demons.
And our hero Dave is the only person who can see that they’re demons, because he’s been tasked by a tiny angel who only Dave can see and hear to kill the demons on Earth.
Here’s a sequence from the comic (courtesy of the website for the comic, which you can find right here)…
Scott Wegener is awesome on Atomic Robo, and he brings that same sense of action and fun in this comic.
Christopher Yost, meanwhile, takes a whole bunch of different genre cliches and puts an amusing twist on it all.
Killing Demons is like Supernatural on acid.
The book ends with a pair of intriguing twists, most notably a possible problem with Dave’s girlfriend and a strange visitor Dave receives at the end of the book. Both twists look like they’ll provide interesting fodder for future stories.
I hope there is more to this character beyond just a three-issue mini-series, because Dave is a fun character to follow and I think there’s a whole pile of stories you can do with this guy.
Recommended.
10 Comments
Stephane Savoie
March 7, 2009 at 5:48 am
Hmmm, not sure how I feel about this. Here in Canada, there’s just been the resolution on an ongoing court case, where last year a man in a Greyhound attacked and decapitated a random man. He’s been deemed schizophrenic, and says he heard god’s voice telling him to kill.
That said, this book looks kinda clever… but kinda not, if you see where I’m coming from.
Tom Fitzpatrick
March 7, 2009 at 7:14 am
Speaking of which, that same guy has just been found “not criminally responsible” for his actions due to his mental illness.
It is yet to be determined whether he’ll spend the rest of his life in a mental institution, or just a year.
Greg Burgas
March 7, 2009 at 7:27 am
Stephane: I was thinking the same thing. Why kill that demon when he was just looking out for Dave? It’s cheaper, after all! He seemed like a perfectly nice demon. I suppose it’s a waste of food, but still. And most drive-throughs give you the total when you order. Maybe White Castle doesn’t, but White Castle is really, really awful, so Dave has only himself to blame.
Maybe the series will take a serious turn when it’s revealed that Dave really is schizophrenic. I doubt it, but you never know.
Bill Reed
March 7, 2009 at 9:57 am
This comic has White Castle in it!? Now I’m glad I pre-ordered it.
I loves me some White Castle. Or I used to, before it murdered my insides that one time.
Joey Jojo Junior
March 7, 2009 at 10:40 am
This was the best comic I read all week. I didn’t even care that it was $3.99, it was worth every penny.
Keith
March 8, 2009 at 11:07 am
Glad to see the positive reviews. I have been looking forward to this comic for awhile. Can’t wait to pick it up.
Shaun
March 8, 2009 at 1:10 pm
I also quite enjoyed this issue. Some of it’s a little obvious–ad men as demons–but the fast food melee was a lot of fun. There are a lot of little bits that make this a really enjoyable read.
fubarthepanda
March 8, 2009 at 2:33 pm
“Killing Demons is like Supernatural on acid.”
I think you meant “Killer of Demons” is like Supernatural on acid.
I believe “Killing Demons” was an indy graphic novel from a few years back that had a similar premise, albeit not a comedy.
Cool preview, though.
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Flaming Loaves
April 13, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Could have been better. Needs depth. The idea is interesting enough, but lies flat on the page. Reminds me of Stargate the movie, could have been more. The drawing looks like it was done without much thought and the coloring is dull and also a bit flat. All in all, could’ve been better, almost as if the collaborators don’t know how to make something worthwhile.