Review: Devils, old and new
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 8, 2012
After the events inAloha from Hell (Sandman Slim), I knew the next Sandman Slim story was going to be a departure from the previous books. I mean, our boy Stark's new job is ruler of Hell after all. In Devil in the Dollhouse, author Richard Kadrey gives Sandman Slim fans a look at that new direction, as well as a taste of what's to come in the next full-length book.This short story finds Stark (a.k.a. Lucifer) more or less pressured by his own hellish minions to prove his mettle by assaulting a rogue sector of Hell. It's a brief, bloody, vicious tale, and one that basically gives Stark a chance to cut loose and do what he does best: administer extreme violence on demonic foes. The story isn't very complicated, and I don't get the sense that it matters much in the grand scheme of things, but that may not be the case. It's still a fun, quick read, and well worth the dollar admission, especially with the bonus chapter ofDevil Said Bang (Sandman Slim).