Press

Here's what the world's smartest, best-looking people have to say about us...

Press Quotes:

"Warp speed satire" -- Scott Thill, Wired.com

"Seriously funny" -- Earnest Cavalli, The Escapist

"A humor magazine that values good design as highly as good gags..." -- Noel Murray, AV Club

"The contributors at Devastator are creative, talented, funny folks who put together a great looking final product" -- Rich Johnston, Bleeding Cool

"Devastator is poised to start picking up the slack left by the decline of magazines like Mad, Cracked or even Lampoon, with a smart mix of humorous prose and comics." -- Jeffrey Brown, author of Clumsy and Incredible Change-Bots

"[The Devastator is] the finest printed, best designed, and funniest mini-magazine in Los Angeles - and maybe even the entire country." -- Kyle Fitzpatrick, LA I'm Yours

"Be cool, like us, by making Devastator subscriptions a new all-occasions gift for everyone that you know." -- Joe Starr, Geekscape

"Get your hands on a copy [of The Devastator] and you'll see... their ideas are fully baked." -- Louie Falcetti, Bleeding Cool

"[The Devastator's] been kicking ass and inspiring laughs as an unflappably engaging and freshly hysterical indie publication." -- Comediva

"An impressive group of creators... funny but a bit, um, disturbing?" -- JK Parkin, CBR / Robot 6

"What makes the Devastator so enjoyable is that it zeroes in on elements that are part of the culture and uses them as the foundations to springboard into jokes." -- Chris Sims, Comics Alliance

"Always really funny" -- Jake Kroeger, The Comedy Bureau

Named one of the "Top 5 Small Press Booths at Comic Con" by Elina Shatkin, Los Angeles Magazine

"...great comics from truly twisted (and hilarious) minds who've left their marks on The Daily Show, Marvel, DC, Spike TV and many, many more." -- MissCr1xLee, Geek Nation

"It's smart, funny on multiple levels... tilted, askew, satirical, tongue-in-cheek, and a number of other adjectives." -- Christian Krauspe, CraveOnline

"I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard... this magazine is chock full of comedic gold." -- Jack Placidi, The Awesome Cave

"The Devastator is an LA-based quarterly comedy magazine hailed far and wide for their wit, wisdom, and insanity." -- L.A. Taco

"Humor often works best when it can get its barbs in popular targets but also maintain a healthy distance ... that's what the Devastator team does." -- Nick Hanover, ComicsBulletin

"It's a sweet little package of funny stuff (45 pages in color), and there are some great artists and writers involved." -- Jerry Beck, Cartoon Brew

"[The Devastator] has tapped into the all the good stuff coming from the punk and zine scene from yesteryear and found itself quite relevant and much needed." -- Henry Chamberlain, Comics Grinder

"The sophistication of The Onion, but with the geek culture references from one's youth that can be found on any vintage T-Shirt website... I enjoy Devastator quarterly magazine and you should too!" -- Dustin Cabeal, Player Affinity / Comic Bastards

"[The Devastator is] funny and features some pretty amazing talent." -- GamePolitics.com

"Hits my funny bone square on" -- Andrew, Giant Fire Breathing Robot

"Pick up [an issue] now" -- Jake Kroeger, So Magazine

"The Devastator features original comic and comedy work from a true variety of funny indie creators, and the results are hilarious." -- Nerd City

"It contains comics and other writings of a satirical nature intended to make you laugh, preferably out loud. It succeeds in this endeavor." -- Reglar Wiglar

"Secretly Hilarious" -- Chris Sims, Comics Alliance

"When you have a promo video starring James Urbaniak, you jump to the head of the list." -- Heidi MacDonald, The Beat

"Delivering hilarious stories, comics and parodies of all things pop culture, homages abound (as well as amusing, but not-always-so-flattering references) in this gem of a publication." -- Logan Garner, Nerd Out With Me

"For fans of comedy, and those who just love satire or cartoons, this is a must have... If you don't love this, I don't want to know you." -- Comixtreme, 4.5/5

"Lively and amusing from start to finish" -- Noel Murray, AV Club

Video/Podcast Interviews:

The Electric Playground

Will Sean Podcast?

Comix Chix Blog

#AtEyeLevel

Additional Press:

Interview with The Apiary

Interview with The National Post (Canada)

Interviews with Comediva: editors Amanda Meadows, Micki Grover, Lesley Tsina and Lynne Donahue

Interview with ComicsBulletin

Interview with the LA Zine Fest Blog

Interview with Write On! Online

Interview with Comicast

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