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Hellcity
When the discord-torn metropolis of Hell is threatened by a coup that would take control of damned souls away from the Devil, former private investigator Bill Tankerslee is blackmailed by a she-demon to spy on the Devil, an assignment that is complicated by Lucifer's visitation on Bill's dead wife. Original.
104 pages, Paperback
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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