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Demonic
Detective Scott Graves will do anything to protect his family... even bargain away his soul. Now, the only thing to fear isn't New York's worst criminals, but what's already raging inside of him. After all, what's the cost of your soul when it's already damaged?
Created by ROBERT KIRKMAN, this vigilante answers to no man, only the demon within.
Collects DEMONIC #1-6.
Created by ROBERT KIRKMAN, this vigilante answers to no man, only the demon within.
Collects DEMONIC #1-6.
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 21, 2017
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October 10, 2021
I wanted to like this. I really did. But it's already been done a lot better in books like Outcast and Sons of the Devil. The art was awful. It didn't portray what was supposed to be the action of the book at all. The drab, muddy color palette didn't help things either. The beginning of the book just dragged and dragged with our character arguing with the demon inside him for the first 50 pages. This book really isn't worth your time.
Received an advance copy from Image and Edelweiss.
Received an advance copy from Image and Edelweiss.
May 26, 2018
34th book read in 2018.
Number 506 out of 694 on my all time book list.
Started strong. Finished poor. Not really sure how it got from A to B to C.
Number 506 out of 694 on my all time book list.
Started strong. Finished poor. Not really sure how it got from A to B to C.
October 14, 2021
Demonic collects issues 1-6 of the Image & Skybound Comics series written by Christooer Sebela and art by Niko Walter.
A down on his luck detective makes a deal with a demon to save his family but now must takeives at night in order to fulfill his pact.
A good premise hampered by an incredibly slow pacing. It also reminds me of books that have told similar stories better (Kill or Be Killed comes to mind). The art is okay but lacks some attention to detail in characters and doesn't do much in the action sequences. I was also unsure what exactly his possessed form's powers were. They seemed to just fit whatever need for the moment, but he was also able to be taken out kind of easily when it came down to it. Overall, it's just okay story so give it a read if you find a good deal.
A down on his luck detective makes a deal with a demon to save his family but now must takeives at night in order to fulfill his pact.
A good premise hampered by an incredibly slow pacing. It also reminds me of books that have told similar stories better (Kill or Be Killed comes to mind). The art is okay but lacks some attention to detail in characters and doesn't do much in the action sequences. I was also unsure what exactly his possessed form's powers were. They seemed to just fit whatever need for the moment, but he was also able to be taken out kind of easily when it came down to it. Overall, it's just okay story so give it a read if you find a good deal.
August 1, 2021
This novel is visceral, brutal and fascinating, notorious. The protagonist's dialogue to the deeper parts of our mind and to these dark ideas is difficult yet intriguing.
In the beginning, it is a bit sluggish, but still it goes on it when we reach the midway and shouts as the epilogue ends. Some questions have been answered, but I assume that they will be solved in the next volume. I'll say the finale is quite corny, but it was a pretty reading altogether.
In the beginning, it is a bit sluggish, but still it goes on it when we reach the midway and shouts as the epilogue ends. Some questions have been answered, but I assume that they will be solved in the next volume. I'll say the finale is quite corny, but it was a pretty reading altogether.
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March 8, 2017Demons amongst us...and the most they can do is turn one dodgy cop into a vaguely edgy vigilante. I would say reading it right after Clean Room didn't help, but I was also catching echoes of Spawn and Haunt, which as a rule I barely remember I've read, so maybe it's just that Demonic is incredibly hackneyed. Very stilted art, too. And I'm always a little uneasy with Image comics where the creators of the IP aren't the ones doing the series, because isn't that basically corporate comics again?
(Edelweiss ARC)
(Edelweiss ARC)
October 21, 2017
Honestly the cover did me in, and it was enough to make me notice it, but seeing that it was created by Robert Kirkman, it just did it for me and went ahead and bought it.
Should I have?
Well, I probably should have borrowed first, that is if there is a rental for this one.
While I love Outcast and Black Magick (of which I am still waiting for the next set of stories to be released), I figured Image Comics has become my goto-dark Supernatural fix when it comes to graphic novels that involved the macabre set against the mundane. I kinda assumed that this would to do the trick and scratch that itch and give me what I need. Sadly, I was disappointed and felt that I could have liked it, had they done more with it.
Echoing the theme of the classic Faust, Scott Graves is a cop in New York City who will do anything to protect his family. He is sucked into a case that traces back to his roots and he will do almost anything to stamp that out. While the premise is a take on a theme most already know, how the story becomes convoluted and reeks of non-redemption is on the writer.
While I still gave the graphic novel the courtesy it deserves, and that is to be read fully up until the end, this is one of those rare cases when I wished I had not bought it and instead got myself something that I really wanted, rather than gave in to curiosity.
Whats that saying about curiosity and a cat? ........... :(
Should I have?
Well, I probably should have borrowed first, that is if there is a rental for this one.
While I love Outcast and Black Magick (of which I am still waiting for the next set of stories to be released), I figured Image Comics has become my goto-dark Supernatural fix when it comes to graphic novels that involved the macabre set against the mundane. I kinda assumed that this would to do the trick and scratch that itch and give me what I need. Sadly, I was disappointed and felt that I could have liked it, had they done more with it.
Echoing the theme of the classic Faust, Scott Graves is a cop in New York City who will do anything to protect his family. He is sucked into a case that traces back to his roots and he will do almost anything to stamp that out. While the premise is a take on a theme most already know, how the story becomes convoluted and reeks of non-redemption is on the writer.
While I still gave the graphic novel the courtesy it deserves, and that is to be read fully up until the end, this is one of those rare cases when I wished I had not bought it and instead got myself something that I really wanted, rather than gave in to curiosity.
Whats that saying about curiosity and a cat? ........... :(
April 11, 2021
4
I purchased this when it was first released as floppies and it sat to the side as my collection ballooned out of control. I finally sat down to read this series a month ago and have only got around to pushing out this review now. Christopher Sebela hasn't been a name I've come across since this series so I can't say he has moved on to bigger things. Demonic had me from the initial cover artwork on issue 1 and it was essentially a blind buy.
Why the 4?
I really enjoyed the artwork and insane concept of this book. It's grittiness feels like a 70's exploitation style but it grows into this crazy revenge story. I was really down for this series that I was super shocked by the low score on Goodreads. The book is looked upon more favorably on comic book roundup and my rating tends to match-up with that overall score. This was going to be a book I planned to read and pass away but I ended up enjoying it and it will stay in my collection. It's unique and batshit crazy, unlike anything else in my collection. This book is a drastic different beast compared to Kirkman's Outcast and it was a surprising book. The artwork may not appeal to all but if you're in the market for a darker anti hero style story-line, Demonic will be your book.
I purchased this when it was first released as floppies and it sat to the side as my collection ballooned out of control. I finally sat down to read this series a month ago and have only got around to pushing out this review now. Christopher Sebela hasn't been a name I've come across since this series so I can't say he has moved on to bigger things. Demonic had me from the initial cover artwork on issue 1 and it was essentially a blind buy.
Why the 4?
I really enjoyed the artwork and insane concept of this book. It's grittiness feels like a 70's exploitation style but it grows into this crazy revenge story. I was really down for this series that I was super shocked by the low score on Goodreads. The book is looked upon more favorably on comic book roundup and my rating tends to match-up with that overall score. This was going to be a book I planned to read and pass away but I ended up enjoying it and it will stay in my collection. It's unique and batshit crazy, unlike anything else in my collection. This book is a drastic different beast compared to Kirkman's Outcast and it was a surprising book. The artwork may not appeal to all but if you're in the market for a darker anti hero style story-line, Demonic will be your book.
May 27, 2017
3.5 stars rated down for confusion.
When I first put this on hold at my library, I didn't realize it was a one-shot. I'm glad it was though, able to wrap everything up by the time I finished. The art was cool at time, but the style made it very hard to distinguish between characters at times and the dialogue squares that served as voiceover left you wondering who was even talking.
I like the plot idea, the evolution of Scott, and the ending. But his change was done way too fast and there wasn't enough context given with it to allow the reader to fully understand the change that took place. I think a seventh issue somewhere in the middle might have provided the required space to include that information.
When I first put this on hold at my library, I didn't realize it was a one-shot. I'm glad it was though, able to wrap everything up by the time I finished. The art was cool at time, but the style made it very hard to distinguish between characters at times and the dialogue squares that served as voiceover left you wondering who was even talking.
I like the plot idea, the evolution of Scott, and the ending. But his change was done way too fast and there wasn't enough context given with it to allow the reader to fully understand the change that took place. I think a seventh issue somewhere in the middle might have provided the required space to include that information.
July 15, 2021
(Zero spoiler review)
This got worse the longer it went on. And not just the story either, but the art as well. Issue one started off somewhat promisingly. I was relatively on board, although with every page I turned, the score just kept dropping, as did my interest. The story and the art were hard to follow, and really didn't do itself any favours. There is practically zero characterisation, beyond generic stereotypes and bland dialogue. Really didn't give a crap about any of these people. I just wanted it to be over so I could put this behind me and move on to something better. It wasn't offensively bad or woke or anything. Just a very, very average comic, that I can't even be bothered to dissect in greater detail. There's no reason to read this, ever. 2/5
OmniBen.
This got worse the longer it went on. And not just the story either, but the art as well. Issue one started off somewhat promisingly. I was relatively on board, although with every page I turned, the score just kept dropping, as did my interest. The story and the art were hard to follow, and really didn't do itself any favours. There is practically zero characterisation, beyond generic stereotypes and bland dialogue. Really didn't give a crap about any of these people. I just wanted it to be over so I could put this behind me and move on to something better. It wasn't offensively bad or woke or anything. Just a very, very average comic, that I can't even be bothered to dissect in greater detail. There's no reason to read this, ever. 2/5
OmniBen.
August 22, 2021
Clunky set up and fairly pendulous retelling of the 'sell your soul' trope - or in this case soul for the life of police detective Scott Graves' family.
It's not entirely clear why Graves is picked out by the demon and commanded to strap on Freddy Kruger gloves and go killing on a night - although there's a vague nod to old cults that he and his wife were entrapped within as children.
Little in the way of characterisation, I failed to form any bond to the main characters, and the inclusion of the driven psycho cop halfway felt lazy and cliche.
There were flares of potential but they failed to catch and left me mostly frustrated that this wasn't better. Kill or Be Killed has a similar vibe but is a far better story about madness and the demons who stalk us.
It's not entirely clear why Graves is picked out by the demon and commanded to strap on Freddy Kruger gloves and go killing on a night - although there's a vague nod to old cults that he and his wife were entrapped within as children.
Little in the way of characterisation, I failed to form any bond to the main characters, and the inclusion of the driven psycho cop halfway felt lazy and cliche.
There were flares of potential but they failed to catch and left me mostly frustrated that this wasn't better. Kill or Be Killed has a similar vibe but is a far better story about madness and the demons who stalk us.
August 23, 2018
The premise is as cliché as it gets: man sells his soul to save his family. The story gets better as it moves along with somewhat interesting characters and action scenes. The final issue really makes the whole read worthwhile with a fresh twist and an unconventional ending. Especially for die-hard Image fans.
October 12, 2019
As far as Moon Knight fanfiction goes, it is not half bad. Unnecessary though.
March 22, 2017
Honestly, this was just painful to read. In fact, I had to push myself along to finish it. The reveal at the end can be guessed pretty close to the beginning of the story. I was not impressed with the writing nor the plotting.
April 2, 2017
Corrupt policemen, secret cults and demons – lots of action and bloodshed
This comic collection deals with demons and a secret cult called Novo. A policeman is “recruited” to bring down this organisation, killing everyone along the way – all this to protect and keep his family safe and healthy.
With the print a bit small in the digital edition, this was quite difficult to read. It's OK if that's your bag.
This comic collection deals with demons and a secret cult called Novo. A policeman is “recruited” to bring down this organisation, killing everyone along the way – all this to protect and keep his family safe and healthy.
With the print a bit small in the digital edition, this was quite difficult to read. It's OK if that's your bag.
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July 26, 2017Cult. Demons. Wrapped in the frame of a police procedural. Anti hero.
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