Demon Knights #18 – Review

By: Robert Venditti (story), Bernard Chang (art), Marcelo Maiolo (colors)

The Story: Xanadu and Etrigan resume their “Are they or aren’t they” relationship.

The Review: If I’m going to commend DC for keeping a title like Dial H around, then they deserve another (smaller) show of gratitude for the continuing presence of Demon Knights.  While I certainly don’t see the fantasy series as on par with Dial H in terms of craft and importance, at the very least it breaks the monotony of superhero comics inundating the mainstream comics market, and that’s definitely something worth preserving.

Where else are you going to see Amazons versus vampires?  Not exactly high-concept, I grant you, but no less the interesting for it, right?  Now, if there’s any group of folk built to face the undead, it’s got to be the warrior women of Themyscira.  After one bout with the bloodsuckers, they’ve already caught on to all the tricks: pierce the heart and behead for a permanent kill; get ‘em in the sun to slow ‘em down; and finish off the bitten before they can add to the ranks.