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Hellcity: The Whole Damn Thing TP by Macon Blair
Hellcity, Hell. Population infinity. A nightmare metropolis where cursed human souls go about their dreary "lives" as second-class citizens endlessly tormented by the cruel, demonic upper crust. Tension simmers as social unrest verges on civil human revolutionaries vs. the demon fascists. The Devil himself is losing control of the government . . . and perhaps his sanity. Whispers of a coup are in the works. Enter Bill former private eye, now a kitchen slave and damned by suicide. He's approached by the mysterious she-demon Mary, who blackmails him into undertaking a top-secret to spy on the Devil to determine the cause of his meltdown and to stop it. The future of Hell may depend on it, but Bill's not so sure when he sees Lucifer sneaking a visit to Bill's dead wife! Set in a garish noir netherworld, this over-the-topic graphic novel showcases two new stars in the field.
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First published October 20, 2006
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May 25, 2014
Macon Blair’s Hellcity begins the story of Tankersly, a former detective who ended up in Hell after he committed suicide. The aesthetic aspects of the book focus on making Hell as over the top as possible. The torment that residents experience ranges from demon roommates to being slapped in the face with fish on the subway to butchering Hell hogs.
Tankersy is painfully normal. He is a typical noir detective: sketchy, shady, loner. His one distinguishing characteristic, as obviously pointed out by the author, is his love for his wife, whose death convinced him that suicide was the answer. The story opens up when Tankersly is asked by a demon angel/administrative assistant to tail Satan.
The story does begin to get interesting, but it is a bit cutesy as a result of the over the top suffering in Hell. It is not dark or bloody or even fiery, but more silly: such as the scene when the doorman catches all of the inhabitants of Tankersly’s apartment with the automatic door. A little funny, but not enough to chuckle.
If I saw the subsequent volume in the library, I would check it out, but not interested enough to purchase.
Tankersy is painfully normal. He is a typical noir detective: sketchy, shady, loner. His one distinguishing characteristic, as obviously pointed out by the author, is his love for his wife, whose death convinced him that suicide was the answer. The story opens up when Tankersly is asked by a demon angel/administrative assistant to tail Satan.
The story does begin to get interesting, but it is a bit cutesy as a result of the over the top suffering in Hell. It is not dark or bloody or even fiery, but more silly: such as the scene when the doorman catches all of the inhabitants of Tankersly’s apartment with the automatic door. A little funny, but not enough to chuckle.
If I saw the subsequent volume in the library, I would check it out, but not interested enough to purchase.
June 4, 2012
Sigh. I can't believe I did it again- read the first issue and not the omnibus. This could go either way- good or bad, but now I feel invested and I'm going to wonder how it ends until I can get my paws on the omnibus somewhere.
Hell is pretty much like New York City. I found that giving the main character the voice of Patrick Warburton made his character work better for me.
Hell is pretty much like New York City. I found that giving the main character the voice of Patrick Warburton made his character work better for me.
February 11, 2008
Simply awesome LOL material. Recommend you buy a copy now.
August 6, 2009
not bad. The ending was great and I think this team shows real promise. So far I've read all but one of the comics published by Gigantic Graphic Novels, and I've been pretty impressed so far.
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