Hellgate: London Volume 1

Hellgate: London #manga

by Arvid Nelson, Jeong Mo Yang (Illustrator)

In the year 2020, a demon invasion strikes several cities around the globe, including London, home to college Rugby champ John Fowler and his family, but before the climatic Battle of All Hallow's Eve, John and his sister Lindsey attempted to discover the story behind what seemed to be a series of bizarre an exhumed skeleton, a haunting apparition, and a powerful sword that they find in their attic.

Genres: Manga, Comics, Graphic Novels

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Arvid has worked on everything from film to video games, but he’s best known for his original comics title, Rex Mundi, published by Dark Horse Comics. The Band of the Crow has occupied his creative memory banks ever since Rex Mundi ended.

Reviews

[Tonya (Rustic Book Reviews) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this manga. It full of action and adventure.

[Lightwhisper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pensei que ia ser um manga banal, pois a sua arte é algo em bruto mas a história e as cenas bem desenhadas e escritas.

[Teresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This manga series serves as the prequel to the video game of the same name. John Fowler, among others, unburies a human skeleton that may be worth something to the finder. Upon closer inspection, the remains have found to be buried in a peculiar way, a way that related to demons. After seeing some kind of spirit, the spirit of the remains and John's ancestor, Isaac, he is called upon by the Templars, an organization committed to ridding the world of demons. When John himself must take on a demon arm with his own flesh, he finds that he doesn't seem to belong anywhere. The only way to find his place is to take up his ancestor's sword and fight the onslaught of demons that is to come.

Having never played the original game may have perhaps hindered my true appreciation of this manga, but it was still somewhat interesting. I find the art to be average and the story to be relatively cliche in the way it forms the call to action for the main character and its use of demons, a very common evil entity across genres. There are also basic ancestral inheritances that are very common among many genres as well, making this series not very unique and non-innovative in the grand scheme of available manga out in the world.

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[Casey K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay for a manga. Had a nice unexpected twist at the end.

[Tea's yummy cupcakes · Rating 1 out of 5]

It's not a manga.it's a comic in manga style.

[Alastar · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an enjoyable read but it doesn't look like volume 2 ever made it to print. That is kind of disappointing.