The Lucky Devils got me crazy about the first problem. Not only did they reunite Charles Soul and Ryan Brown, they also had a genius approach to how hell actually works. Lucky Devils #2 continues this and reveals that despite the image of fire and bridges that most people think of, hell is actually a Byzantine bureaucracy where most demons are trapped in themselves. – rakes and collars, to escape the bondage of bureaucracy above.
To that end, they are pushing forward to improve the lives of their assigned people, Cameron Stane and Star Winslow. However, in one of the many twists in the story, the rake and collar want to cause confusion by improving human life. In Rake’s case, that means helping Starr get promotions in her nursing position. In the case of the collar, it encourages Cameron to write a paper that lifts him out of his position as assistant professor.
This leads to some humorous moments – in part to how Star and Cameron react to the existence of the Devil, and how the Devil slowly becomes worse on humanity. But it also shows that the writer’s soul expert can balance humor with some good character moments. Cameron believes Colour is nothing more than a figure of his imagination, but Rake is unhappy with Star’s resistance to her plans. Of course, anyone who reads Marvel’s Star Wars comics and other image titles, especially his work in an undiscovered country, would not be surprised. (And that doesn’t even go into how he answers a lingering question: “How about this comic heaven?”)
The real surprise is that Brown continues to outdo himself with his artwork. Most of the problems occur in hell. In hell it looks like another major city, separate from the fact that literally demons are walking down the streets. These demons also tend to be very expressive. The flames soar from the head and hands whenever they get angry or excited. Those flames can even take a different shape, just like when a demon literally creates pyramid schemes from the fires of hell. Brown and Kevin Nipstein continue to use red in their coloured works, especially when it comes to different demons. This also has the effect of standing out like a thumb in the human world.
Something else unique is how Christopher Crank’s lettering switches to the devil. When it’s in hell, it’s normal black and white. But in the human world, their words take on a reddish yellow hue. Great lettering reminds us that comics can help stand out as well as scripts and art.
Lucky Devils #2 continues to put their own spin on Hell and its inhabitants, becoming humorous, character-driven romp. Check out this series the next time you stop by a comic shop. The devil whispers in your ears and you are not sure it’s good.
“Lucky Devils” #2 continues to explore the hirearchy of hell
Lucky Devils #2
Lucky Devils #2 continues to put their own spin on Hell and its inhabitants, becoming humorous, character-driven romp. Check out this series the next time you stop by a comic shop. The devil whispers in your ears and you are not sure it’s good.
Soule’s script has some great character moments and is overtly hilarious.
Brown’s vision of hell looks surprisingly normal, but it lives inhabited by demons.
Christopher Crank’s letters provide the difference between the real world and hell.
More insight into how hell works and why the honorable demon is trying to defeat it.
