Graphic novel review: Inferno by Mike Carey and Michael Gaydos

Genre: Fantasy

Note that this book is supposed to be written by Mike Carey. However in the book, the story credits list Gary Reed and James Pruett.

The first 4 pages of Inferno attempt to be mysterious and ends up being tedious. The first 4 pages are luckily not indicative of the rest of the book which feature good writing and a interesting story. Featuring a version of hell that is very different from the traditional sulphur and pitchfork version, the book follows the adventures of Travis who suddenly finds himself in this hell.

Travis doesn't know why he is in hell and the mystery about hell and Travis is built up nicely as the book progresses.

The introduction warns that the original run of the book was cancelled before its time and assures us that the ending is still good. That is absolute bollocks. When I reached the end I did a double take and thought that the book had some missing pages. There is no ending, most of the narrative threads are left hanging in the air. The book feels like a prelude to a greater story about this hell that was going to unfold.

This is a fatal flaw and turns what was going to be a good story into a average one. The black and white art by Michael Gaydos is good throughout the book.

Rating: 2.5 / 5, Average, only get if you don't mind that this book does not have a proper ending.