Ooh. A lot of wheels are spinning now.
It felt like you dedicated a portion of the story to give us a reader a good primer of where we’re at in the story, while still moving the plot forward. That’s not an easy feat to accomplish either, however I think you’ve come into your own not only as a comic-maker but also as a story-teller.
Where is the old geezer? How will Asmodeus defend the title? Can 8492 deal with the stagefright? Is the uprising something that will happen, or is it all just a big conspiracy?