Devilman: The Classic Collection Vol. 2 by Go NagaiMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Demons have infiltrated human society and the world is in flames! Can Devilman save humanity, even if it isn't worth saving?
Devilman: The Classic Collection Vol. 2 completes Go Nagai's Devilman run from the 1970s in a sweet looking hardcover from Seven Seas Entertainment. After the last Devilman collection, I wasn't sure what to expect. I sure didn't expect carnage of this magnitude!
Fudo Akira continues to wage war on demons but humanity might be his greatest enemy. After Satan, of course. The gore factor in this is tremendously high. No one is safe and there are fountains of blood and gore. From Akira and Ryo at Little Bighorn to the worldwide slaughter in the present, Go Nagai wasn't fucking around. There are decapitations and assorted mutilations, grotesque demons, hermaphroditic angels, and all sorts of other craziness.
Go Nagai had balls, that's for sure. I wonder if he had the big twist coming or it was something he came up with sometime during the creative process. Also, the series ender was a shocker akin to the Silver Age Doom Patrol.
That's about all I can say without spoilage. Devilman: The Classic Collection Volume 2 easily surpasses the first volume. Four out of five stars.
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