Demon Vol 4

Demon Volume 4, Jason Shiga, 174 pgs.

The blurb on the cover says it all, "Bizarre, sick, funny and more than a little depraved, all of which is part of the charm."

This is the final (I think) volume in the series.  Jimmy and his daughter Sweet Pea are still demons but have discovered that their mortal enemy Agent Hunter is ALSO a demon.  They have a final showdown that results in a pile of bodies big enough to climb like a mountain.  This is crazy, gross and lots of fun.  I'm not even positive I've kept up with all the details but all you need to know is the final showdown includes a rebirth, a wall of prisoners, an army of peg legged men with baseball bats, conjoined twins and Israeli commando demons.  There is a time limit to getting past all these guards before Agent Hunter takes over the world. Will Jimmy and Sweet Pea prevail?  Read it yourself to find out...there will be no spoilers here.

Batman: Streets of Gotham: Leviathan

Batman:  Streets of Gotham vol 2:  Leviathan by various authors, art by Dustin Nguyen; graphic novel, superheros, action; 160 pages

This collection follows the Hush Money storyline, but focuses more on Dick Grayson/Batman and Damian/Robin.  This plot follows the duo as they try to track down who's responsible for the dead children that have been found in the river recently.  Their search leads them to Mr. Zsasz, and a potential new ally. 

I'm getting the impression that the Streets of Gotham series is meant to be grittier than the normal Batman stories:  this arc featured murdered children, serial killers (okay, Zsasz is ALWAYS creepy), more.  Still, the storyline was really interesting, and we got to see some character growth for Damian;  I still want to punch him most of the time, but at the end of this book, I found myself kind of liking him.  Batman/Dick Grayson is hardly in this book at all:  when the Damian arc isn't playing out, there's a one-shot featuring Huntress and the Man-Bat (weirdest moment of reading this:  realizing that the new Batman has dated both Huntress and Oracle).  It's a good story, and I look forward to reading the conclusion in House of Hush.