A fantasy title like this can easily turn cheesy and hokey, and I think writer Paul Cornell avoided that pitfall by acknowledging it. This book also had a nice self-awareness to it. Plus, no evil mecha dolphins here, which is always a plus. Stormwatch’s collection of brief descriptions of past Century Babies left me just as confused as I was when I started, and somewhat frustrated for having wasted the time to read it. Even not knowing any of the characters, there was a plot I could follow, and by the end I had learned something about a member of this team.

Both books focused on one character, one member of the team, but the story of Etrigan and Jason was just that it was a story. It definitely succeeded where Stormwatch failed. Etrigan will be out of the devil’s hair, and Jason will have his greater cause of keeping the demon at bay.įor a universe I know absolutely nothing about, this book wasn’t all that bad. Now, I didn’t know this, but Merlin is the son of the devil, and he heads home to make a bargain: Merlin will trap/bond Etrigan in/to Jason. Merlin decides to visit Morgaine of the Fey for a glimpse into his student’s future, and it doesn’t look good unless Merlin can come up with some greater cause for Jason, his rage will eventually build up until he snaps and kills those closest to him. After Jason has a little “incident” involving some of Merlin’s magic, he has to spend some time in the dungeon. Meanwhile, in merry olde England, Merlin is having trouble with his hot-headed pupil Jason Blood. He does pretty well, leading multiple tribes Prose demons, the Lyrics, he’s making really good ground (I don’t know why the various tribes of demons are named after writing styles, but I bet the Iambic Pentameters are total motherfuckers). Problem is, no one really takes Etrigan seriously tired of being pushed around, he decides he will quit his service to the king and start a rebellion. And you know what? I think that’s okay.Įtrigan is a Rhymer of Hell, in personal service to Lucifer himself.

This issue mainly deals with Etrigan, the demon of Demon Knights, and Jason Blood, and doesn’t really address the team as a whole. “Demon Knights is already a title, are you telling me the same team has two different names AND each one gets its own title?” The answer is: I don’t really know. “Wait just a minute!” I cried out indignantly. Shelby: One of the many things I was confused by in Stormwatch 0 was seeing that the team used to be called Demon Knights. Demon Knights 0 is part of the line-wide Zero Month. Today, Shelby and Tristan are discussing Demon Knights 0, originally released September 12, 2012.

Demon Knights, Volume 1 by Paul Cornell