Blue Devil #12

It finally happened! The long-awaited premiere of Blue Devil at L.A.'s Chinese theatre promises to be a blockbuster. As they say, the devil is in the details and the moving images of the demonic Nebiros have unlocked the evil side of Dan Cassidy.

Wreakng terror on the movie goers, Blue Devil has unlocked powers unimaginable. It will take the combined efforts of Zatanna, Green Lantern Jon Stewart, the rhyming Demon, Etrigan, and an all-new hero named Kid Devil to defeat Cassidy's dark side without doing any permanent harm to the famed stuntman.

It's always great when you get an appearance from Jack Kirby's Demon. Plus Zatanna just has great chemistry with Blue Devil. I really wish she would have become a permanent fixture of this series. 

This caper to the first year of Blue Devil was a supernatural comedic masterpiece by the writing team of Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn with fantastic art by Alan Kupperberg.

Just about darn near perfect!

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.

Blue Devil #8

After taking a small detour to view Blue Devil's first appearance in comics (Fury of Firestorm #24), I returned to the second half of this Trickster story. The tale goes from romantic comedy to buddy-cop road trip. And I think it actually got better!

James Jesse is perfectly written by Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn. And to have Keith Giffen taking over for departing Paris Cullins (who is still doing covers) was an acceptable substitute. If you need a laugh, this is a great issue to help the stresses of 2020's insanity fall away.

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.

Blue Devil #5

 

Go to Hell, Blue Devil!

That's literally what Dan Cassidy does when he recruits Justice Leaguer, Zatanna to help him finally be freed from his rubber suit imprisonment. All Dan has to do is waltz into Hades, ask the demon who zapped him for help and he'll be released. 

If only Dan's ego wouldn't get in the way...

Sorceress Zatanna, who opened the breach between earth and the realm of the underworld, is on point. She'll stay on this side of the portal to prevent any little minions from crossing over. And it that doesn't work, then there's always the Mexican army to save the day!

Lots of action and adventure. While the Blue Devil series is a supernatural based one. It's not overt as say a Hellblazer or Son of Satan series. I'm perfectly fine with this as I like horror and the macabre. But I have very little to do with demons and such. Yes, they're in this book. But I don't feel like they're going to jump off the page at me or something. Those kind of books, I can do without. 

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.

Blue Devil #2

Dan Cassidy survived his battle with the demon Nebiros. But his victory came at a terrible cost. He's now stuck in the Blue Devil costume! Hopefully, the scientists of STAR Labs can help with the problem.

While awaiting his test results, Cassidy is laying low in his newly purchased brownstone. That is until a costumed bad guy strongman goes into a rampage and crashes into the building. Let's just say, if the domicile was a car, it would be totaled! 

Not only is Dan Cassidy unwillingly the Blue Devil full time. He's now being forced to play the superhero game. I mean what else can he do? A super-villain just knocked over his house. Cassidy has got to make the dude pay! Right?

It's only the second issue and I am in love. Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn have some great comedic timing. And I really love the artwork of Paris Cullins. A super fun issue that doesn't take itself too seriously. 

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.