Written by: Ralph Tedesco
Artwork by: Gabriel Rearte
Colors by: Jason Embury
Letters by: Jim Campbell
Ah, if only Dante knew about graphic novels, not that the illuminated manuscripts were not cool, but when you add Ralph Tedesco, Gabriel Rearte, Jason Embury and Jim Campbell, something special happens. You get Zenescope’s Inferno, which is a rich take on the whole idea of what happens when we get lost in our own worlds not knowing what to do next. In this story, a young woman named Grace is lost in a huge city where her nightmares are becoming a bit too real. To add to this she also has amnesia, leaving her feeling confused and empty not knowing who or where she belongs. With the miracles of modern American Medicine of medicate first ask questions later, you get one seriously messed up girl. Add to this an abusive boyfriend, a overly hormonal boss and you end up with a girl who is about to enter a world that she might not want to be part of.
As the world starts to collapse around her, she begins to learn the truth of who she is and her past. Within the locked box of who she is, she might just find the power and strength to overcome the problems she is having now, and redeem her life. On top of it she gets to battle her own demons, kick some butt, and in the mean time find something inside herself that she can be proud of. Overall, this is a gripping story that will leave you reading the entire five part series in an evening. That is the joy of comic books they go fast, get the plot and story line quickly, then seem to hang out for a bit while bloody battle seems to happen. Cut to the good stuff, kicking daemon butt.
This is an enjoyable comic book as you can sympathize with Grace, and understand her viewpoint. You also start cheering her on when she starts showing a little backbone as well. The story is fasted paced, with awesome drawing and lettering that is easy to read. This is an awesome team of comic book people to have developed and committed to this series. Truly, a five star comic book, enjoyable and entertaining, the whole series is rock solid through and through. The comic book series is easy enough to find, and well worth finding either in your local comic book store or online. Anyways, I have this thing for Dante’s inferno, seeing this interpretation of the story was simply awesome.
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