Shadowpact #14

Shadowpact #14
I enjoy this book every month. This month is no exception. A charming little story which serves as the opening to a larger arc, but which actually would work quite well taken on its own. Zauriel accosts Blue Devil at the bar, sent by God to kill him to prevent his admirers from making deals with the devil to be just like him. Sure, it sounds farfetched, but this is the DCU, and Zauriel says it's happened, so I'll take him at his word. Cassidy takes Zauriel to Coast City to fight, then Zauriel airlifts them to an unpopulated region on the outskirts of town. And then, instead of fighting, they TALK! Whoa, breaking all the rules here, guys! Zauriel explains why Blue Devil must die, and BD actually agrees. Seeing that he won't have any trouble fulfilling his heavenly commandment, Zauriel offers BD a few days to look for a way out of his predicament. The first thing BD does is go on national TV and out himself as a fraud. After seeing this address, an attorney approaches him, saying that he'd love to represent Cassidy against the finest lawyers of hell, seeing as Blue Devil sold his soul for movie stardom, and never, in fact, acheived it! At the end of the issue, Blue leaves the team to try to correct his mistakes, and Zauriel takes his spot. See? Nearly entirely self-contained! Oh, and the new Doctor Gotham from last issue gets worked on a bit, and Laura Fell shows up at the bar! VERY GOOD.