A review by fongolia
Demon, Volume 2 by Jason Shiga

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed the puzzly and over-the-top nature of the first book which was a bit of a locked-room mystery story. Meanwhile, this one's almost pure action movie with a demon-twist. It really ups the ante in the crazy action department while really exploring all the outlandish possibilities of its premise. I like how both Jimmy and the authorities are both constantly thinking (or trying to) 100 moves ahead of their opponent, correctly predicting ridiculous assumptions on each others' behalfs. I also love how Jimmy conducts a series of murderous trial & error experiments to test the limits of his abilities. There's an intense logic game quality to the narrative with jarring, but fascinating time leaps between panels and pages. It all makes sense, but you sometimes have to flit back and forth between pages before there's a great AHA! moment. Can't wait for the next one.