Demon (comics)

Demon is a comic by Jason Shiga. The comic, which follows a man who apparently cannot die, won an Eisner Award and an Ignatz Award.

This article is about the comic by Jason Shiga. For other uses, see Demon (disambiguation).
Demon
Author(s)Jason Shiga
WebsiteDemon on Shigabooks
Current status/scheduleCompleted
Publisher(s)First Second
Genre(s)Supernatural action

History

Shiga first submitted Demon to publishers around 2014, but says that he made a number of unreasonable demands, including publishing as pamphlets, variable size of issues, an issue with no images, and no altering of any unsavory material. No publisher accepted, and instead Shiga self-published, posting out comics that he printed with a Risograph printer, as well as publishing the comic online as a webcomic. Shiga offered early online editions to people who supported him through Patreon. Demon was completed in 2016 and consisted of twenty-one issues. Demon was then picked up by publisher First Second[1] who republished the collection as four volumes.

Plot and themes

Demon is a supernatural action series.[2] After the death of his wife and daughter in a collision with a drunk truck driver, Jimmy Yee attempts suicide but instead of dying, he finds himself in the adjacent hotel room. Eventually, he realizes that following death his consciousness takes over the nearest person in proximity to his own corpse.

Shiga states that Demon is a homage to old superhero comics and to 1990s alternative comics.[1]

Awards
Year Category Institution or publication ResultNotesRef.
2017 Best Graphic Album — Reprint Eisner Awards Won [3]
2016 Graphic Novel Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominated [4]
2016 Outstanding Series Ignatz Award Nominated [5]
2014 Outstanding Series Ignatz Award Won [6]
2014 Outstanding Online Comic Ignatz Award Nominated [6]

References
  1. ""I Love Second Acts in Comics": An Interview with Jason Shiga |". tcj.com. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  2. "Demon |". Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  3. Cavna, Michael (23 July 2017). "Eisner Awards: Cartoonists from Singapore, Canada and Capitol Hill win big at 'the Oscars of comics'". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  4. Schaub, Michael (22 February 2017). "L.A. Times Book Prize finalists include Zadie Smith and Rep. John Lewis; Thomas McGuane will be honored". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. Cavna, Michael (19 September 2016). "Small Press Expo: Here are your 2016 Ignatz Award winners, including new talent Tillie Walden". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. MacDonald, Heidi (13 September 2014). "2014 Ignatz Award Winners IN FULL". The Beat. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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