Echavarria, Luis – El Diablo

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El Diablo

This book just might have my favorite comics intro of all time. Luis talks about how this book is based on a song called “NeoSatan” from an Argentinian punk band. He then tries to explain that it isn’t as dark as it sounds, that the song is actually just off-beat, before clearly realizing that he can’t possibly explain all the nuances on the inside front cover of a tiny comic and just leaves it up to the reader. Yes, you’re right in thinking that there is only a very small list of people who would even notice something like that much less love it, but that’s why I’m here. Anyway, the comic is the story of the devil sitting at a bar and remarking on how far he’s fallen, how he’s not even capable of scaring people any more. It is upbeat in an anti-devil kind of way, but the devil himself is clearly having a miserable time of it. Oh, and there’s also a kid involved that helps set up more hilarity for the devil before the book opens up (it’s one of those minis where you can unfold it into one giant final image) for the finale. My only problem was that the art seemed kind of uncomfortably cramped at times (it looked like it might have been shrunken down from a larger comic), but it’s still a great story. Which makes, what, everything this guy has sent me so far? There are still a few left to go, maybe there’s still a stinker waiting to be found. No price, but due to the size of this thing I’d say you could probably get a copy for a buck or two.