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Mercy Sparx
Meet Mercy Sparx a devil girl hired by the big shots in heaven tosecretly take down rogue angels. Follow our unlikely heroine as she battles theforces of "good" while trying to figure out which side is the lesserevil. It's either succeed and get a free pass through the Pearly Gates or fail, and risk going somewhere very bad, indeed!
126 pages, Paperback
First published October 28, 2009
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December 4, 2017
Fun and Loathing in Sheol
Quirky in a punk meets classic episodes of Supernatural sort of way. The dialogue is crisp and while the plot is a little predictable, the attitude in which is manifested is extremely fun.
Quirky in a punk meets classic episodes of Supernatural sort of way. The dialogue is crisp and while the plot is a little predictable, the attitude in which is manifested is extremely fun.
April 26, 2025
Great fun to read.
Mercy and friends are a riot. Hank's a genius (even by angelical standards) and Mr. Suit a true (burning) delight.
This first volume about Mercy's mishaps is a funny quick read, about a heavenly mission turned on its head.
The art is not stellar, with varying degrees of quality and effectiveness, but it accomplishes its goals in the end.
Be advised: this is recommended only if you aren't easily offended by this type of "blasphemous" and witty comics ;)
Mercy and friends are a riot. Hank's a genius (even by angelical standards) and Mr. Suit a true (burning) delight.
This first volume about Mercy's mishaps is a funny quick read, about a heavenly mission turned on its head.
The art is not stellar, with varying degrees of quality and effectiveness, but it accomplishes its goals in the end.
Be advised: this is recommended only if you aren't easily offended by this type of "blasphemous" and witty comics ;)
January 31, 2019
A badass, metaphysical romp following Mercy Sparx, a demon woman sent to earth on a mission to hunt down rogue angels. Fantastic story, illustrations, and especially excellent lettering, I’ll definitely be reading the rest of this series. Highly recommend it to fans of Preacher.
March 2, 2021
Сначала мне понравилась идея комикса с жесткой, брутальной, сексуальной главной героиней и сюжетом вокруг религиозных тем, но история оказалась довольно вторичной и скучной.
Может и возьму второй том по скидке, если там хотя бы рисовка будет лучше.
Может и возьму второй том по скидке, если там хотя бы рисовка будет лучше.
May 13, 2023
Super dumb. I’m entertained.
April 15, 2014
So I may now have a new favourite female comic book character (or at least one that ranks really high on the list). I was looking over a list of female fronted comic book series when I stumbled across this title, and decided to read it. I wasn't sure what to expect. Angels and demons and religious stuff is usually the same old thing to me. They're either to philosophical or preachy, or ...whatever.
Honestly, I don't really know what to say other than I love Mercy and this book was just fun. I read this in pretty much one sitting because I was enjoying myself so much I didn't want to stop reading and I didn't want this to end.
It wasn't mind blowing, it wasn't revolutionary, but I think this book set out to do what they Josh Blaylock wanted it to - and that was fun an awesome fun at that.
(And I suck at reviews!)
I really hope Suit shows up in the next book.
Also don't hate Mercy raves are awesome.
Honestly, I don't really know what to say other than I love Mercy and this book was just fun. I read this in pretty much one sitting because I was enjoying myself so much I didn't want to stop reading and I didn't want this to end.
It wasn't mind blowing, it wasn't revolutionary, but I think this book set out to do what they Josh Blaylock wanted it to - and that was fun an awesome fun at that.
(And I suck at reviews!)
I really hope Suit shows up in the next book.
Also don't hate Mercy raves are awesome.
November 18, 2016
The comic has some enjoyable dialogue, violent scenes and, most of all, sexy chicks. This one wasn't written for the ladies, but I'm not complaining. It doesn't try to break new ground, it's just a quick read when you need to see some colorful angels and demons fight it out.
Mercy Sparx is a demon from Sheol, brought to Earth in human form by agents of Heaven and forced to hunt rogue angels. She is a hot, no-nonsense, bar hopping creature who uses devices designed to hurt angels. They are provided by a human friend she shares a house with. When she completes her tasks there is another complication thrown into the mix when the agents of Heaven that hired her turn out to be something else. An angel on demon fight and a possession by the Devil later, she is left with perhaps less than she hoped, but her story goes on.
Mercy Sparx is a demon from Sheol, brought to Earth in human form by agents of Heaven and forced to hunt rogue angels. She is a hot, no-nonsense, bar hopping creature who uses devices designed to hurt angels. They are provided by a human friend she shares a house with. When she completes her tasks there is another complication thrown into the mix when the agents of Heaven that hired her turn out to be something else. An angel on demon fight and a possession by the Devil later, she is left with perhaps less than she hoped, but her story goes on.
June 14, 2011
In hindsight I should have known that I would only be mildly entertained by this collection of stories. Josh Blaylock is an average writer at best, and his attempts at humor most often fall short for me. The premise is a good. Hire a low ranking demon born in Hell to bring in rogue angels from heaven. An "off the book" operative if you will. The underlying arc of these stories is way to close to recent seasons of the American television show Supernatural, and that is problem #1. Problem #2 is that neither Mercy, the angels, or her human assistant, heavy metal rocker Hank, are anywhere near as engaging as Supernatural's characters. A toss away piece of entertainment.
June 1, 2014
An impulse purchase at Indy PopCon 2014. My copy is signed by the author, who sold me on the book personally. :D I wanted to support indie creators at the convention and this book was definitely a great choice.
PROS: Brisk pace and good momentum pushes the story forward to the satisfying conclusion; consistently gorgeous art; sexy and interesting female charas; two relevant charas are PoCs; good setup for the ongoing series.
CONS: The word "gay" was used as an insult twice. :/
Looking forward to ordering volume 2!
PROS: Brisk pace and good momentum pushes the story forward to the satisfying conclusion; consistently gorgeous art; sexy and interesting female charas; two relevant charas are PoCs; good setup for the ongoing series.
CONS: The word "gay" was used as an insult twice. :/
Looking forward to ordering volume 2!
March 21, 2012
I picked it up despite being underwhelmed by the tangentially similar Strange Girl - fortunately, I found this one to be surprisingly good. The art was much easier to wrap my head around, and while one could say the art in Strange Girl matched its attitude, the art in Mercy Sparx matches its humor...which turned out to be a much better match, in this case. Pretty original, fun gadgets and characters, and an expanded setting that is a good fit for the story that's placed within it.
July 5, 2011
This was great; she has quite the bad attitude but she certainly gets the job done!
October 8, 2012
I love this series. The writing is great and the character is B.A.
July 17, 2014
Love the Art and the concept. The story overall was good.
September 30, 2017
I love Mercy Sparx so much, I wish there were more and that it was published more reliably ~ this is the best character and she should have more investment!! Come on Devil's Due make it happen!!
April 7, 2017
I bought this on impulse, and I ended up loving it so very very much. Mercy is amazing, funny and completely out of her depth (perfectly so).
I start regretting it took so long to pick it up.
I start regretting it took so long to pick it up.
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