The Lucky Devils is a tale of two rebellious demons who decide to start a revolution in Hell—and the two ordinary, 20-something humans they’re going to manipulate to do it. A cheeky, satirical look at Good and Evil, The Lucky Devils explores Faustian bargains and temptation.

The Lucky Devils #1 is a lot of setup that mainly focuses on its human dupes. Written by Charles Soule, the comic does a great job of emphasizing whose these two are. What the comic does really well is make you connect with them. Taking us through their day, it’s hard to not feel bad for the two. They experience simple situations that many of have and it’s easy to not only relate, but connect with the characters.

But, there’s the concept of the comic and as we’re introduced to the two devils, we learn more about what we’ve read and it all becomes more clear. It also becomes impishly fun too. The Lucky Devils #1 gives us a little bit to breathe in a way, with the concept that all of our issues, our temptations, our conflicts, come from the devil on our shoulders who throw these hurdles out there as part of their work. Tying the concept of it all into a workplace takes the series to another level making it even more satirical, a twisted commentary on corporate culture and hitting one’s metrics.

Ryan Browne teams up with Soule again providing the art while the color is handled by Browne and Kevin Knipstein, and lettering by Christopher Crank. Browne and the team give us visuals of the sad sack and frustrating experiences of the two humans and when we travel to hell, small details stand out to flesh out this version of that world. It, like the story itself, has a bit of a sly aspect to it with lots of small details that add up to deliver an art style that has a slightly ominous tinge to it, a horror wink, without it falling too far into that space. Even this hell feels more like a major city than anything else.

The Lucky Devils #1 is a nice setup of what’s to come. There’s something sly about the concept that’ll make you want to come back and see where it goes next.

Story: Charles Soule Art: Ryan Browne
Color: Ryan Browne, Kevin Knipstein Letterer: Christopher Crank
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

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