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Inferno (2015) #1-5
Inferno: Warzones!
Spinning out of the universe-shattering events of Secret Wars comes a new twist on the X-Men classic that's a whole hell of a lot hotter than you remember. 5 years ago a band of demons rose up out of the fiery depths and turned Manhattan into Hell on Earth. The X-Men fought to vanquish the demon horde and... The X-Men failed. Welcome back to the Inferno. On this the fi fth anniversary of Manhattan's fall, Piotr Rasputin is leading a small band of mutants back into the Inferno. Colossus doesn't know what they'll fi nd on the other side of those flames but he knows for certain...They're not coming back without his sister. COLLECTING: Inferno
112 pages, Paperback
First published December 29, 2015
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Dennis Hopeless
528 books118 followersDennis "Hopeless" Hallum is an American comics writer from Kansas City, Missouri who has written for Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Boom! Studios, Arcana Studio, and Oni Press.
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March 31, 2016
Now, as those of you who have read my reviews of other tie-ins will have probably guessed by now, I am not what you'd call a huge fan of the new Secret Wars. Inferno: Warzones or, as I prefer to think of it, The Long-Awaited Revenge of Maddie Pryor is an exception.
Dennis Hopeless has crafted a story here that encapsulates the fun that can be had playing RPGs (I'm a gamer; bite me) and is a real rollercoaster ride. He's taken a bunch of characters and a fan-favourite setting and, instead of producing a pale imitation, has actually breathed new life into them. I'm increasingly impressed by this man's work.
The book isn't perfect, but I read it with a huge cheesey grin on my face the entire time and that's good enough for me, folks!
Dennis Hopeless has crafted a story here that encapsulates the fun that can be had playing RPGs (I'm a gamer; bite me) and is a real rollercoaster ride. He's taken a bunch of characters and a fan-favourite setting and, instead of producing a pale imitation, has actually breathed new life into them. I'm increasingly impressed by this man's work.
The book isn't perfect, but I read it with a huge cheesey grin on my face the entire time and that's good enough for me, folks!
March 9, 2016
I've long that that Colossus was the most boring character in comics. Yes, even more so than Cyclops and Superman. I've never read a story with him in it that induced me to care about him. This is no exception. However, I could sympathize to a certain extent, because Hopeless puts the focus on one of his best characteristics: his devotion to his sister, Illyana. Now, I've either never read the original Inferno story, or I've totally forgotten it, so I couldn't catch the echoes here. But I know well more than enough about Marvel's demonic landscape to follow the action. Unfortunately, it isn't terribly interesting, for the most part. But there is at least the real and understandable emotional motivation of a man trying to save his little sister. And the ending is actually quite good. As a bonus, we also get to see little Cable.
June 4, 2016
I haven't read a lot of the recent Secret Wars event tie-ins but among that I did, Hopeless and Jarron's Inferno miniseries was one of the few that I enjoyed from the first issue to the last. It helped that I was in an X-Men kind of reading mood, but Hopeless' adaptation of a classic X-Men story line and Jarron's crisp and dynamic line art made for a good combination.
Admittedly, I haven't read the original story-line, because the number of books involved intimidated me, but I do have a working knowledge of how the story unfolded thanks to trading cards and Wikipedia. (I plan to remedy soon with my current one-month subscription to Marvel Unlimited). This background information certainly in getting the most out of the story. This is was an X-Men line-up that featured the survivors from the combined rosters of all mutant teams circa Inferno. That would mean Excalibur, New Mutants . X-Factor and X-Men. It also had a few cameos featuring the magic users of the Marvel Universe.
Initially, i thought the story was derivative, it's been done before with the Generation Next miniseries from Age of Apocalypse. It's Colossus sacrificing the X-Men in the search for his sister, Magik. Magik has become the Darkchild, who rules a Manhattan that has become thoroughly infested and subsumed by the Limbo realm. After the X-Men's defeat during the original Inferno, Colossus was given a day to search for his sister and on the fifth year, he's so close, but question remains, does Magik even want to be saved?
Admittedly, I haven't read the original story-line, because the number of books involved intimidated me, but I do have a working knowledge of how the story unfolded thanks to trading cards and Wikipedia. (I plan to remedy soon with my current one-month subscription to Marvel Unlimited). This background information certainly in getting the most out of the story. This is was an X-Men line-up that featured the survivors from the combined rosters of all mutant teams circa Inferno. That would mean Excalibur, New Mutants . X-Factor and X-Men. It also had a few cameos featuring the magic users of the Marvel Universe.
Initially, i thought the story was derivative, it's been done before with the Generation Next miniseries from Age of Apocalypse. It's Colossus sacrificing the X-Men in the search for his sister, Magik. Magik has become the Darkchild, who rules a Manhattan that has become thoroughly infested and subsumed by the Limbo realm. After the X-Men's defeat during the original Inferno, Colossus was given a day to search for his sister and on the fifth year, he's so close, but question remains, does Magik even want to be saved?
September 30, 2015
3.5 stars if I could.
Finally a Secret Wars tie-in comic I liked!
There's a lot going on in this issue - and all of it is pretty spectacular! This is a high octane story and while the events of this book don't feel like they are going to change a whole lot of the going-ons in the Marvel universe, it sure is a helluva lot of fun to read!
I freaking loved the art! There was so much happening, so much to see! Every page had panels and panels of demon hordes and goblin armies that were just a fuck-ton of fun to look at! Really, I think that's why I enjoyed this one as much as I did.
Cyclops is a dick - Boom Boom was annoying - and Nightcrawler as a BAMF Dragon was sweeter than cherry pie! Colossus is a giant pussy this go around, but his girlfriend Domino kept him in check!
And the ending - that last page...!!
It's fucking wicked!
This was a fun What-if book. I'm glad I read it. Still, I'm pissed at Marvel for making me feel like all these stories were going to matter. I'ma hold a grudge against them for a long ass time. Don't get me wrong, I'm still gonna fanboy out on the shit I like - but I'll be damned if I ever trust them again!
August 27, 2016
Note: for those playing along at home, and who want to go into this book more informed than I was before writing the following review, gander at the Wikipedia article on the original event (which is never heard of until now):
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infer...
This book immediately has a very specific design aesthetic, which makes me suspicious. Is this a greenfield new idea, or is it a throwback to some fabled old X-Men storyline that everyone remembers a little too fondly?
I know the history bits from what's filtered into present-day X-comics - Ilyana was raised by demons, she's got the Darkchylde in her when she's feeling particularly naughty, and there must've been some kind of rescue of her. But is this a faithful retelling, a re-imagining or something else entirely?
The 90's-style art makes me nervous too. I suspect there are artists doing this today, but it's another signal I'm trying not to pay too much attention to. I mercifully skipped right over the 90's so I have absolutely no loyalty to these storylines or their villains.
I know it shouldn't matter to the enjoyment of *this* book, but when my expectations are so low of Dennis Hopeless and he comes at me with this, I'm a little on guard.
Anyhoo, kudos for goblin x-people:
But no bonus points for the dialog - passable but nothing to brag about. Boring really - bored is how I read this entire story. Which is weird - the central conflict (brother persistently tries to rescue sister from demonic possession) is solid, and the characterization of Maddie, Illyana and the goblins & demons are decent enough. What's missing? Where's the spark of fun in reading this?
For one, Boom Boom is just there, no spark of fun or nastiness. (I think Warren Ellis spoiled me.) Two, Colossus can't even be described as driven, heartbroken, enraged or hardly even motivated. Which doesn't make sense, cause their dialogue says words that should do it - but nothing sticks. Maybe it's me. Yeah, it's probably me.
The scenery is cool tho:
[You don't have to tell me that hot dog carts are secretly possessed by demons - just ask me after a hard night of drinking in Toronto]
What redeems this story for me is the twist escalation for our heroes that allows them some chance against an unstoppable foe. (Wait, isn't that a Man Of LaMancha line?)
Sappy
Fucking
Ending
Rounded up to three stars only because I can't think of a good reason to trash this mediocre book.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infer...
This book immediately has a very specific design aesthetic, which makes me suspicious. Is this a greenfield new idea, or is it a throwback to some fabled old X-Men storyline that everyone remembers a little too fondly?
I know the history bits from what's filtered into present-day X-comics - Ilyana was raised by demons, she's got the Darkchylde in her when she's feeling particularly naughty, and there must've been some kind of rescue of her. But is this a faithful retelling, a re-imagining or something else entirely?
The 90's-style art makes me nervous too. I suspect there are artists doing this today, but it's another signal I'm trying not to pay too much attention to. I mercifully skipped right over the 90's so I have absolutely no loyalty to these storylines or their villains.
I know it shouldn't matter to the enjoyment of *this* book, but when my expectations are so low of Dennis Hopeless and he comes at me with this, I'm a little on guard.
Anyhoo, kudos for goblin x-people:
But no bonus points for the dialog - passable but nothing to brag about. Boring really - bored is how I read this entire story. Which is weird - the central conflict (brother persistently tries to rescue sister from demonic possession) is solid, and the characterization of Maddie, Illyana and the goblins & demons are decent enough. What's missing? Where's the spark of fun in reading this?
For one, Boom Boom is just there, no spark of fun or nastiness. (I think Warren Ellis spoiled me.) Two, Colossus can't even be described as driven, heartbroken, enraged or hardly even motivated. Which doesn't make sense, cause their dialogue says words that should do it - but nothing sticks. Maybe it's me. Yeah, it's probably me.
The scenery is cool tho:
[You don't have to tell me that hot dog carts are secretly possessed by demons - just ask me after a hard night of drinking in Toronto]
What redeems this story for me is the twist escalation for our heroes that allows them some chance against an unstoppable foe. (Wait, isn't that a Man Of LaMancha line?)
Sappy
Fucking
Ending
Rounded up to three stars only because I can't think of a good reason to trash this mediocre book.
September 5, 2016
I loved the illustration in this book, the writing was very entertaining as well.
December 29, 2015
Okay, I never read the original X-men: Inferno so I didn't understand what was going on here. I could pretty much guess. I just didn't care. I wasn't pulled into it. It was kind of ugly. And un-involving. Miss this one.
June 30, 2019
Ok, so first actual X-Men graphic novel I have ever read (I have read the comics long ago) and I had to research a bit the Secret Wars the story is a part of (the Secret Wars I knew from the 1980s is apparently small potatoes compared to this particular Secret Wars). I wasn’t up at all on current or past X-Men lore (anything more recent than the 1980s as far as the comics go) and most of what I knew was from the movies or the animated efforts. I knew Colossus, who is one of the stars if not the star of the story, and knew something of Magik/Illyana, but the Goblin Queen/Madelyne Pryor was new to me, as was Domino and Darkchild. Still, I got enough of the story to understand things and enjoyed the art. I didn’t think the story particularly deep or nuanced and as what appears to me to be sort of an alternate universe story of an established franchise has both a somewhat typical wildly inventive but also “death is cheap” approach these things tend to have, massively recreating somethings it seems but not batting an eye at wholesale destruction and slaughter almost for destruction and slaughter’s sake, quickly killing off characters that in the “prime” timeline would either never die or would the subject of a major storyline (not as often here “off camera”).
Long story short the set up is Manhattan is Hell under a dome, contained by the X-Men under the command of Cyclops, who seeks to contain the demons held in Manhattan there in the Escape from New York prison it is (albeit one with its buildings and inhabitants literally warped by Hell). Magik (now Darkchild) is imprisoned in Manhattan, one of the leaders vying to control both the island and hopefully break out from the force dome and attack the rest of the world. Colossus, not having given up on his sister, gets permission once a year to lead a small band of X-Men to try and save his sister, a sister who is Darkchild now, a powerful demonic villain. Throw in dissent between Cyclops and Colossus over the futility of launching another expedition and infighting among the factions in Manhattan with one of those factions, led by the Goblin Queen, seeming to ally with Colossus’ team.
Positive side, it was cool to read a Colossus centered story, he wasn’t an X-Men I knew much about. It was my first introduction to the Goblin Queen and I would like to read more centered on her story and I really liked how she was drawn, beautiful, wonderfully expressive face and gestures, not generically super heroically attractive but with a lot of character. The demons and goblins were wonderfully and inventively drawn and often a treat to look at, with horns or claws or tentacles or weirdly widely set eyes or slug-like or dragon-like or classic demonic forms. I liked how much of the environment looked hellish, not just flames but with weird Lovecraftian Eldritch horror meets demonic punk rock graffiti mural art hellishness meets some of the critters from the Real Ghostbusters cartoon (I think I saw Slimer…).
Negative, I think Colossus was incredibly singled-minded both in overall goal (save his sister) and in tactics (smash, frontal assault), both remarked on to varying degrees by other characters. There were a ton of X-Men in the story and later, there were not a ton of X-Men in the story, as most, just, die? There are big battles but I didn’t get a lot of sense of them passing or any real chance of them surviving; they all seemed to die fast fighting the demons or were just casually mentioned as being dead later on. The other X-Men kind of seemed weak. I don’t like how they drew Darkchild. She didn’t particularly remind me of Magik and her appearance looked like she was wearing a red body suit, like she was aping being a red-skinned attractive woman, she had the classic feminine hourglass figure, but she was scaly and red. I would have liked to have either seen her more like Magik or go all out and truly make her more demonic (as they do with one of the X-Men, no spoiler here, but that was well done). The ending is unfinished; the central storyline, revolving around Colossus and what is left of Magik, that is completed, but other plot threads are very much left unresolved. Magik as Magik is shown on the cover art but you never read about or see Magik (except for a few panels, we see Darkchild the entire time). I liked Boom Boom as a character and enjoyed her arc, but the name? That’s her name?
Not bad, it was more fun to look at than anything (as I guess comics often are).
Long story short the set up is Manhattan is Hell under a dome, contained by the X-Men under the command of Cyclops, who seeks to contain the demons held in Manhattan there in the Escape from New York prison it is (albeit one with its buildings and inhabitants literally warped by Hell). Magik (now Darkchild) is imprisoned in Manhattan, one of the leaders vying to control both the island and hopefully break out from the force dome and attack the rest of the world. Colossus, not having given up on his sister, gets permission once a year to lead a small band of X-Men to try and save his sister, a sister who is Darkchild now, a powerful demonic villain. Throw in dissent between Cyclops and Colossus over the futility of launching another expedition and infighting among the factions in Manhattan with one of those factions, led by the Goblin Queen, seeming to ally with Colossus’ team.
Positive side, it was cool to read a Colossus centered story, he wasn’t an X-Men I knew much about. It was my first introduction to the Goblin Queen and I would like to read more centered on her story and I really liked how she was drawn, beautiful, wonderfully expressive face and gestures, not generically super heroically attractive but with a lot of character. The demons and goblins were wonderfully and inventively drawn and often a treat to look at, with horns or claws or tentacles or weirdly widely set eyes or slug-like or dragon-like or classic demonic forms. I liked how much of the environment looked hellish, not just flames but with weird Lovecraftian Eldritch horror meets demonic punk rock graffiti mural art hellishness meets some of the critters from the Real Ghostbusters cartoon (I think I saw Slimer…).
Negative, I think Colossus was incredibly singled-minded both in overall goal (save his sister) and in tactics (smash, frontal assault), both remarked on to varying degrees by other characters. There were a ton of X-Men in the story and later, there were not a ton of X-Men in the story, as most, just, die? There are big battles but I didn’t get a lot of sense of them passing or any real chance of them surviving; they all seemed to die fast fighting the demons or were just casually mentioned as being dead later on. The other X-Men kind of seemed weak. I don’t like how they drew Darkchild. She didn’t particularly remind me of Magik and her appearance looked like she was wearing a red body suit, like she was aping being a red-skinned attractive woman, she had the classic feminine hourglass figure, but she was scaly and red. I would have liked to have either seen her more like Magik or go all out and truly make her more demonic (as they do with one of the X-Men, no spoiler here, but that was well done). The ending is unfinished; the central storyline, revolving around Colossus and what is left of Magik, that is completed, but other plot threads are very much left unresolved. Magik as Magik is shown on the cover art but you never read about or see Magik (except for a few panels, we see Darkchild the entire time). I liked Boom Boom as a character and enjoyed her arc, but the name? That’s her name?
Not bad, it was more fun to look at than anything (as I guess comics often are).
May 4, 2020
Reprints Inferno #1-5 (July 2015-November 2015). For years Illyana has been trapped in Limbo, and Colossus has fought a valiant fight to retrieve her. Against the wishes of Cyclops, Colossus, Boom Boom, Domino, and Nightcrawler are staging one last attempt to rescue Illyana…but the Darkchild has her own plans. With the rescue in jeopardy, Colossus finds himself teamed with the Goblin Queen and her consort Havok in an attempt to wrestle his sister from the demonic forces possessing her.
Written by Dennis Hopeless, Warzones!: Inferno is a tie-in to the Marvel Comics event series Secret Wars. The series features art by Javier Garron.
Inferno was happening when I was really getting into comics. The X-Men (of course) were arguably at their peak at this point and deep into Claremont’s run on Uncanny X-Men and X-Factor was just starting to get going. For the most part, Secret Wars spin-off series were hit-or-miss, but I enjoyed this entry.
With five issues, the series has a bit more time to explore the world and the set-up in this collection than some of the four issue Warzone! collections. It helps to be somewhat versed in Inferno before tackling the story, and if you aren’t up to speed with most of the events in the original series, the collection won’t have much meaning.
The kind of odd thing about this story is that pretty much everything goes to hell…literally and figuratively. The rescue is a bust, Sinister’s attempt to save the world is a bust, Colossus is overcome by darkness, and he’s forced to make the ultimate sacrifice…and the Goblin Queen wins. It is like a massive What If? (and they did do a What If? Inferno issue in the 1990s).
The story gets a bit messy at points and the Secret Wars aspect can be kind of confusing if you are not up to date on how the whole Battleworld is set-up. It is forgivable because overall, I enjoyed the original Inferno, and it does feel and read similar to that comic (at points).
I repeatedly have found that I have more interest in the Warzones! and Battleworld titles than the actual Secret Wars series. The little glimpses into the world of some of Marvel’s iconic stories is fun even if the whole “God Doom” aspect is hanging over everything (for the most part, most of the titles stand alone). If you missed out on Secret Wars, you might want to look at some of the spin-off titles like Inferno for a quick (and sometimes fun) read of characters you might be interested in.
Written by Dennis Hopeless, Warzones!: Inferno is a tie-in to the Marvel Comics event series Secret Wars. The series features art by Javier Garron.
Inferno was happening when I was really getting into comics. The X-Men (of course) were arguably at their peak at this point and deep into Claremont’s run on Uncanny X-Men and X-Factor was just starting to get going. For the most part, Secret Wars spin-off series were hit-or-miss, but I enjoyed this entry.
With five issues, the series has a bit more time to explore the world and the set-up in this collection than some of the four issue Warzone! collections. It helps to be somewhat versed in Inferno before tackling the story, and if you aren’t up to speed with most of the events in the original series, the collection won’t have much meaning.
The kind of odd thing about this story is that pretty much everything goes to hell…literally and figuratively. The rescue is a bust, Sinister’s attempt to save the world is a bust, Colossus is overcome by darkness, and he’s forced to make the ultimate sacrifice…and the Goblin Queen wins. It is like a massive What If? (and they did do a What If? Inferno issue in the 1990s).
The story gets a bit messy at points and the Secret Wars aspect can be kind of confusing if you are not up to date on how the whole Battleworld is set-up. It is forgivable because overall, I enjoyed the original Inferno, and it does feel and read similar to that comic (at points).
I repeatedly have found that I have more interest in the Warzones! and Battleworld titles than the actual Secret Wars series. The little glimpses into the world of some of Marvel’s iconic stories is fun even if the whole “God Doom” aspect is hanging over everything (for the most part, most of the titles stand alone). If you missed out on Secret Wars, you might want to look at some of the spin-off titles like Inferno for a quick (and sometimes fun) read of characters you might be interested in.
May 15, 2017
An amazing story that brought a classic Xmen story into the modern era focusing on a pivotal member of the team through all of this. Colossus' sister, Illyana, was crucial to the Inferno story, what if the Xmen hadn't won? What if they opted to allow Hell to continue swallowing Manhattan and opted instead to patrol outside of their force field. One day a year, Colossus and a team of Xmen go in, searching for his sister. Five years later, it looks like he might have more success than ever before. With Domino, Nightcrawler and Boom Boom on his side, he may just be able to save his sister, if any of her remains within the deadly Darkchylde. Teaming up with Mr. Sinister, the clone of Jean Grey that is the Goblin Queen and a horde of monsters, they will seek to storm the capital of hell for the soul of one girl. A great read for anyone who was a fan of the original Inferno story or loves great Xmen stories.
January 18, 2022
Szybki i solidnie wyglądający akcyjniak, z kilkoma przebłyskami na coś więcej, jeżeli chodzi o fabułę, która jest na dobrą sprawę pretekstowa.
Jeżeli znacie i lubicie X-men, to znacie na pewno Colossusa i jego siostrę, Illyanę, bo to centralne postacie tej wersji świata Marvela. Szkopuł w tym, że to świat zniszczony przez siostrę bohatera, gdzie przyjęła ona swoją diaboliczną formię i gromi rasę (nie)ludzką. Pytanie zatem brzmi: czy brat mając okazję, wykona to co musi? Czy zabije swoją własną siostrę, która zatraciła już dawno swoją duszę?
Zadanie nie łatwe, a jeszcze trzeba ochronić swoich bliskich i przyjaciół. Hopeless serwuje nam kilka zwrotów, niezgorszych zresztą, ale w pamięci zostaną chyba mi z całego tego zamieszania końcowe strony tej powieści. Może nic przełomowego, ale na pewno z ilustracjami, które wyglądają obłędnie. Tu nie ma niczego do zakwestionowania. Rzetelna robota.
Jeżeli znacie i lubicie X-men, to znacie na pewno Colossusa i jego siostrę, Illyanę, bo to centralne postacie tej wersji świata Marvela. Szkopuł w tym, że to świat zniszczony przez siostrę bohatera, gdzie przyjęła ona swoją diaboliczną formię i gromi rasę (nie)ludzką. Pytanie zatem brzmi: czy brat mając okazję, wykona to co musi? Czy zabije swoją własną siostrę, która zatraciła już dawno swoją duszę?
Zadanie nie łatwe, a jeszcze trzeba ochronić swoich bliskich i przyjaciół. Hopeless serwuje nam kilka zwrotów, niezgorszych zresztą, ale w pamięci zostaną chyba mi z całego tego zamieszania końcowe strony tej powieści. Może nic przełomowego, ale na pewno z ilustracjami, które wyglądają obłędnie. Tu nie ma niczego do zakwestionowania. Rzetelna robota.
April 13, 2018
I read an article the other day.
I think it was written for readers who feel compelled to finish books, even though they do not like what they’re reading
The article made a pretty compelling argument.
Your time is valuable.
Therefore, why waste your time finishing a book that’s not appealing to you personally?
Because you spent money on it?
That’s how I always looked and felt about it...
However, this book. was one of a handful I could simply not finish.
I can’t pinpoint exactly what turned me off this book so completely.
The plot, the writing, the lack of character depth... blah, blah, blah.
I really don’t like giving a bad review. People work extremely hard to put these books out.
I’m quite sure this book is someone’s favorite.
So... who am I to say unequivocally that this is one of the worst books ever created?
(Hyperbole)
I can’t. I’m not. I would not.
I’m simply writing that if you find yourself reading a book that you do not enjoy, don’t waste your time.
Your time is valuable.
(I was able to glean the whole story line by skimming. It saved my personal mental agony.)
I will give the book credit, it did have a compelling plot. The characters were interesting. I appreciated the collaborative artwork. Visually, it was great.
I think it was written for readers who feel compelled to finish books, even though they do not like what they’re reading
The article made a pretty compelling argument.
Your time is valuable.
Therefore, why waste your time finishing a book that’s not appealing to you personally?
Because you spent money on it?
That’s how I always looked and felt about it...
However, this book. was one of a handful I could simply not finish.
I can’t pinpoint exactly what turned me off this book so completely.
The plot, the writing, the lack of character depth... blah, blah, blah.
I really don’t like giving a bad review. People work extremely hard to put these books out.
I’m quite sure this book is someone’s favorite.
So... who am I to say unequivocally that this is one of the worst books ever created?
(Hyperbole)
I can’t. I’m not. I would not.
I’m simply writing that if you find yourself reading a book that you do not enjoy, don’t waste your time.
Your time is valuable.
(I was able to glean the whole story line by skimming. It saved my personal mental agony.)
I will give the book credit, it did have a compelling plot. The characters were interesting. I appreciated the collaborative artwork. Visually, it was great.
March 20, 2019
I honestly wasn't sure what to expect. I've never read the original Inferno saga, and mainly just picked it up cause X-Men....and it was on sale at the store...
I wasn't expecting much, the other Secret Wars tie-ins I'd read were enjoyable, though lackluster.
I was super delighted by this one! When it could've easily fallen into the trap of most other SW ties, this told a complete story about the Inferno domain, and honing in on some really lovely character arcs of Colossus, Domino, and some Cyclops. The art was super, and I loved going through the panels and seeing all of the X-characters they used to fill out the world.
Makes me want to go pick up the original Inferno saga. Would definitely read this one again!
I wasn't expecting much, the other Secret Wars tie-ins I'd read were enjoyable, though lackluster.
I was super delighted by this one! When it could've easily fallen into the trap of most other SW ties, this told a complete story about the Inferno domain, and honing in on some really lovely character arcs of Colossus, Domino, and some Cyclops. The art was super, and I loved going through the panels and seeing all of the X-characters they used to fill out the world.
Makes me want to go pick up the original Inferno saga. Would definitely read this one again!
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April 16, 2023Saw a review of the various Secret Wars tie-ins with which I largely agreed when it came to ones I read, and which rated this among the best, but here we diverge. Maybe the problem is that I don't know the original Inferno event on which it's riffing; maybe that Garron and Sotomayor's art captures the strangeness of a hell*-twisted New York, but not the scariness. Or perhaps it's simply that I read this while I've already got a good nightmare X-Men story on the go in Sins Of Sinister. But the wit I expect from Hopeless' Marvel work was in short supply, and really there wasn't much to grab me here beyond the sexy demon versions of Jean and especially Ilyana. Like the Darkchild says, demons may be sadistic abominations, but they know how to have a good time.
September 30, 2023
I just finished reading the original Inferno, and this was great to read right after it! There was a lot to like about this quick read, it was a great re-imagining of what happened, and the writing was top notch!
The artwork was really crappy though, Colossus and Domino, the 2 main characters were crap, Pete looked like a gorilla, and Domino was lackluster at best. Havok and Scott were bad!
Maddie and Darkchild were okay, but the rest of the characters were just crappy, artistically, especially Sinister!
Art aside, the best part of this was Cable, with the Soulsword a close second. Great plot, fast read, and highly recommended! If the art didn't stink, this would have been an easy 5 star review.
The artwork was really crappy though, Colossus and Domino, the 2 main characters were crap, Pete looked like a gorilla, and Domino was lackluster at best. Havok and Scott were bad!
Maddie and Darkchild were okay, but the rest of the characters were just crappy, artistically, especially Sinister!
Art aside, the best part of this was Cable, with the Soulsword a close second. Great plot, fast read, and highly recommended! If the art didn't stink, this would have been an easy 5 star review.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 2, 2018
Continuing the great x-read of 2017/18...
It seems like with these Warzones books that one will enjoy them more if one has a significant knowledge of and nostalgia for said original story. Luckily, Inferno was one of the first big crossover events back in my early-ish days of reading X-Men so this one was right up my alley.
And it was very entertaining. Mixing Inferno history with some more recent x-events (seeing Domino and Colossus together again was fun and the fun banter between Boom Boom and Domino was great as well) made for a fast-moving and fun adventure story.
Probably my favorite of the Warzones books so far.
It seems like with these Warzones books that one will enjoy them more if one has a significant knowledge of and nostalgia for said original story. Luckily, Inferno was one of the first big crossover events back in my early-ish days of reading X-Men so this one was right up my alley.
And it was very entertaining. Mixing Inferno history with some more recent x-events (seeing Domino and Colossus together again was fun and the fun banter between Boom Boom and Domino was great as well) made for a fast-moving and fun adventure story.
Probably my favorite of the Warzones books so far.
June 14, 2018
Talk about a badly written, plothole ridden and completely forced mess. From Colossus as a bland and downright evil main character, to nearly everyone, except Cyclops, written like complete morons and the story being so foreseeable that it kills any possible suspense.
The worst part is that the comic still tries to somehow portray Colossus as a hero even though his carelessness and obsession killed nearly everyone he knows and yet he shrugs that off and the comic even gives him more power. I have no idea why on earth this was written but it never should have been written.
The worst part is that the comic still tries to somehow portray Colossus as a hero even though his carelessness and obsession killed nearly everyone he knows and yet he shrugs that off and the comic even gives him more power. I have no idea why on earth this was written but it never should have been written.
January 2, 2021
De momento el tie-in que menos me ha interesado, a pesar que los mutantes deben ser por lejos lo que más he leído y disfrutado de Marvel
Ideas del evento Inferno sirven para dar pie a esta historia, donde Illyana se ha corrompido, y su hermano mayor, Colossus, aun espera salvarla/redimirla y como es de esperar, todo sale mal, más que mal, todo se va a la mierda
Se nota que luego del furor ocasionado por el MCU y el fracaso general de la franquicia mutantes hicieron que Marvel cada ve se interesara menos en estos.
Ideas del evento Inferno sirven para dar pie a esta historia, donde Illyana se ha corrompido, y su hermano mayor, Colossus, aun espera salvarla/redimirla y como es de esperar, todo sale mal, más que mal, todo se va a la mierda
Se nota que luego del furor ocasionado por el MCU y el fracaso general de la franquicia mutantes hicieron que Marvel cada ve se interesara menos en estos.
September 11, 2020
“Inferno: Warzones”
Interesting characters, verging on the comical. Lots of fighting!
#1
"-- I would lead a team into the inferno -- to bring my sister home."
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#2
“If you didn’t want me listening you’d have thought it in Russian.”
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#3
“Out there she’s just another ANGRY FREAK raging against the MUTANT MACHINE.”
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#4
“Today .. I am your SAVIOR.”
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#5
Climb. Fight. End it.
Concludes with a twist of fate.
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Interesting characters, verging on the comical. Lots of fighting!
#1
"-- I would lead a team into the inferno -- to bring my sister home."
.
#2
“If you didn’t want me listening you’d have thought it in Russian.”
.
#3
“Out there she’s just another ANGRY FREAK raging against the MUTANT MACHINE.”
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#4
“Today .. I am your SAVIOR.”
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#5
Climb. Fight. End it.
Concludes with a twist of fate.
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September 25, 2020
I really wanted to like this more because I love the Inferno storyline, but this goes to show that it's not the world of Inferno I care about so much as what happens to the characters in the original story. (I will never, never, ever get over Madelyne Pryor.) Things I did enjoy: experiencing the world primarily through Colossus's eyes, Illyana as a full-tilt villain, grey-area Maddie Pryor (ha ha, sorry for that description, Maddie), Mister Sinister's clone army, the ending (mwhahaha).
February 3, 2019
Dennis Hopeless and Javier Garron take me back to a fun, nostalgic era in X-Men history. While the book is far from perfect and the end predictable, I had a good time reading it. I loved the Colossus/Domino relation, Maddie Pryor, and Garron's depiction of Hell breaking lose. Overall, I'm not sure how those who didn't read the original will take this but I enjoyed it.
February 9, 2017
A fun stand alone ; interesting art and nice camoes and background details. twisty plot and a quick read.
Too many characters were wise cracking and it was a bit montonous.
Too many characters were wise cracking and it was a bit montonous.
March 7, 2019
Secret Wars tie-in to detailing a world where the X-Men failed to save Manhattan from the Hell invasion of Inferno.
February 22, 2020
Darkchild won in a Battleworld and Colossos tries to get his sister back. An all out war between the X-men, demons, Sinister and more. A bit messy but good graphics.
March 9, 2020
Felt very rushed did not read the orginal xmen inferno had a hard time following along.
September 11, 2022
My first foray into the demon, Limbo, etc. genre. Pretty fun!
August 10, 2024
I like how some of these tie-ins don’t treat Doom as something off. Like things the way it is. Doom rules all and that’s normal.
Also, good to see Colossus get the spotlight.
Also, good to see Colossus get the spotlight.
January 6, 2026
The original Inferno is already my favorite Marvel Event, so it was cool seeing it expanded.
November 6, 2017
Se volete leggere la mia recensione, cliccate qui: http://ascwblog.blogspot.it/2017/11/i...
November 25, 2025
X-Men: Inferno is one of my least favorite X-Men crossovers, so I wasn't looking forward to this particular alternate universe entry in Secret Wars. The premise of this version: that Magik (aka Illyana Rasputin of New Mutants) has defeated Madeline Pryor to rule over a hellish New York City was moderately interesting. I appreciated that the crux of the book was Colossus (aka Peter Rasputin) was doing his best to come to terms with the fact that he had to kill his younger sister in order to save the mutants in his corner of Doomworld.
It was fun. Unlike some of the other Secret Wars titles, it had some character development, however basic, and actual stakes that the characters contend with. There were some fun misdirections, and there's a fascinating Hell version of Nightcrawler.
While this still wasn't my favorite of the Secret Wars books, I did like the risks Hopeless took. So many writers in the Secret World era, where writers could get away with pretty much anything without having to worry about continuity, took zero risks and just tread water for four issues.
If you loved the Inferno era, or you need more Madelyne Pryor in your X-books, or the Colossus/Magik sibling story intrigues you, then I would definitely pick this up. If not, this book is still pretty ok.
It was fun. Unlike some of the other Secret Wars titles, it had some character development, however basic, and actual stakes that the characters contend with. There were some fun misdirections, and there's a fascinating Hell version of Nightcrawler.
While this still wasn't my favorite of the Secret Wars books, I did like the risks Hopeless took. So many writers in the Secret World era, where writers could get away with pretty much anything without having to worry about continuity, took zero risks and just tread water for four issues.
If you loved the Inferno era, or you need more Madelyne Pryor in your X-books, or the Colossus/Magik sibling story intrigues you, then I would definitely pick this up. If not, this book is still pretty ok.
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