As I Am

As I Am is an action-horror comic book series published by DC Comics, with the first issue coming out on June 3, 2003. The series is a part of the Nightverse and is another of the universe's supernatural titles.

Synopsis
Many years ago, the angel Aseam sided with the Devil during his battle with God. This ended in his banishment but unlike other angels who sided with him, Aseam begged for forgiveness and was granted it, as he was sent to Earth instead of Hell like the others. Now in the present day, Aseam wants to get back into Heaven and sets out on a quest to do so.

Main

 * Aseam: A fallen angel who wields twin pistols that fire bullets of hatred and sadness. He decides to get back into heaven by doing as many good things as he can. His name is pronounced "As-I-Am", hence the comic's name.
 * Samantha Steele: A college student who Aseam saves and gets involved in his life. She serves as his angel on his right shoulder.
 * Ryan: A demon in the body of a bulldog who serves as the devil on Aseam's left shoulder.

Supporting

 * Chelsea Sands: A detective whose father had an obsession with the supernatural.
 * Father McLoughlin: A priest who Aseam speaks to regularly.
 * Cain & Able: The tellers of secrets and mysteries.

Antagonists

 * Demogorgon: One of the Seven Princes of Hell who represents greed and leads his six other brothers. He serves as the series' main antagonist and believes that everything created belongs to him, including Heaven, Hell, and Earth.
 * Aamon: One of Demogorgon's brothers who represents gluttony. His main attack attempting to eat his enemy.
 * Adrammelech: One of Demogorgon's brothers who represents pride. He is known for gloating about his accomplishments.
 * Behemoth: One of Demogorgon's brothers who represents wrath. It is unlike the others, as it is actually an animal, being a combination of an elephant, a rhino, and a buffalo.
 * Isacaron: One of Demogorgon's brothers who represents sloth. He is eternally sleeping and can warp reality around him by doing so.
 * Barbatos: One of Demogorgon's brothers who represents lust, they are able to transform into a person's dream girl/guy while their true form is a strange creature made of hair.
 * Beelzebub: The lord of the flies and one of Demogorgon's brothers who represents envy.
 * Lucinda Creel: The mayor Of the town Aseam lives in who is secretly a mysterious demon.
 * The Angel Butcher: A hunchbacked creature who hunts down and butchers angels.
 * The Crooked Man: A man with a broken face and a body which bends in ways no normal human can.

Issues

 * 1) "The Angel of Manhatten": A college student named Samantha Steele is attacked by a strange creature and is saved by a winged man who she identifies as the Angel of Manhatten.
 * 2) "Fallen": After her encounter with the angel, Samantha tracks him down and meets his pet demonic dog, Ryan. The angel reveals his name to be Aseam and explains his origin story to her.
 * 3) "The Many Forms of Hell": Aseam reveals that the mayor of the city herself, named Lucinda Creel, is actually a demonic spirit who Aseam has been hunting for quite some time. After finding this out, Samantha demands to be a part of Aseam's team.
 * 4) "Hatred and Sadness": Aseam's guns are stolen by Lucinda, who plans on using them in a ritual to summon her god, so he works with Samantha and Ryan to stop her.
 * 5) "Honour Thy Father": After finding out that her father has died, Samantha works with Ryan and Aseam to honour his final wish: to scatter his ashes where he and her mother first met.
 * 6) "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream"
 * 7) "Cult"
 * 8) "The Ritual"
 * 9) "Princes of Hell"
 * 10) "Number Seven"

Adaptions

 * As I Am (CW, 2012-present)

Trivia

 * Aseam's recurring pose in the series where he tilts his hands makes devil horns with one and spreads the other's fingers is him "showing he doesn't fully have horns or wings".