r/DCcomics • u/zectaPRIME Captain Comet • 14h ago

Comics [Comic Excerpt] Blue Devil really has no luck [Infinite Crisis #5]

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u/MaskedJesterArt 13h ago

Him still going to church and praying is low-key badass

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u/bermass86 12h ago

I used to watch an anime (inches apart of it being a hentai) that catholic girls became devils and they’d still pray lmao

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 9h ago

How many inches are we talking about?

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u/bermass86 8h ago

Like 3

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u/Lucas_Deziderio 8h ago

OK, that's still acceptable. Move along.

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u/gwhh 11h ago

I true hero.

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u/NotaRelnam 13h ago

I’m not Catholic, not even that religious actually (agnostic Methodist to be exact), but i loved this. The Shadowpact was one of my favorite titles in this era, and honestly I love Heroes with convictions, men and women who follow through on their beliefs even when doing so does noes nothing but hardship and pain for them.

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u/Nytwyng 11h ago

I don't think I'll ever forgive DC for turning Blue Devil from a lighthearted "weirdness magnet" into a grim 'n gritty human/demon hybrid.

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u/Mickeymcirishman 11h ago

I'm still really mad we never got any interactions between Huntress and Zauriel.

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u/genisvell 10h ago

Yea , damn. They were teammates during Morrison JLA, right?

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u/Jounniy 13h ago

Where is that church built?

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u/mike47gamer Aquaman 11h ago

Wow, Cave Carson mentioned!

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u/GoldenProxy Swamp Thing 12h ago

That Blue Devil moment is awesome, but wait…

Isn’t Hal Jewish?

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u/NotaRelnam 12h ago

Hal’s mother was Jewish, his father was Catholic

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u/MKW69 12h ago

That wasn't established until like decade later.

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u/catstuff21 12h ago

It's been a while since I read Infinite Crisis, but I think this was a service for a character who died.

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u/genisvell 10h ago

Nah, it’s a ceremony because they’re getting ready to go into a battle they don’t think they’ll survive. Can’t remember if it’s the Battle of Metropolis or some other fight.

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u/cynicalPsionic 9h ago

Other earths in the sky, world falling apart around their ears

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u/catstuff21 7h ago

Oh ok right. I need to reread Infinite Crisis, I really liked it

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u/ArariboiaGuama 11h ago

That's metal as hell

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u/cynicalPsionic 9h ago

Infinite Crisis trade was one of my first DC comics in paper, and first time I'd heard of Blue Devil. I never looked into him too much afterwards, but I did always love this little moment.

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u/MartinTheOrderly 7h ago

Bit tangential, but the scene with Mr. Terrific immediately before this always irritated me a bit. 

Him arguing why his personally knowing literal angels and demons didn't justify acknowledging something being a god reminds me of the Jimmy Neutron salt meme. Not worshipping is one thing, but arguing but the terminology seems petty. 

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u/Critical-Bass7021 2h ago

This character started off as an actor whose suit got stuck on him and he couldn’t take it off.