The Book of Chaos, Vol. 2: Infernum in Terra

Prophet #2

by Xavier Dorison, Mathieu Lauffray (Artist)

The unleashing of an ancient evil and the anti-hero prophesied to stop it. PUBLICATION IN 4 VOLUMES - COMPLETED WORK. Archeologist Jack Stanton is the sole survivor of an expedition into the Himalayan mountains gone horribly wrong. Against all odds, he returns with proof of an advanced civilization that walked the Earth before mankind. A civilization of immense power, and incredible evil... Preparing for the book tour promoting his findings, he's haunted by visions and attacked by a religious zealot warning of the dangers of his discovery. Dangers he doesn't take seriously until a supertanker runs aground in New York and the catastrophe leaves him stranded in an infernal dimension. Could it actually be Hell? And if Jack is in Hell, what forces are now running amok on Earth?

Genres: Comics, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Horror, Graphic Novels Comics, Mythology

51 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Xavier Dorison est né en 1972 à Paris et passe trois années en école de commerce, où il organise le festival BD des Grandes Écoles, puis travaille chez Barclays Corp. Dès 1997, il écrit le premier tome du Troisième Testament, série co-scénarisé et dessiné par Alex Alice qui remporte un succès immédiat. Il publie ensuite deux séries aux Humanoïdes Associés : Prophet avec Matthieu Lauffray et Sanctuaire avec Christophe Bec. Il co-scénarise, avec Fabien Nury, le film Brigades du Tigre, qui sera également adapté en bande dessinée aux éditions Glénat avec Jean-Yves Delitte au dessin. Il co-scénarise, toujours avec Fabien Nury, le western fantastique W.E.S.T. mis en image par Christian Rossi. Et lance début 2007 une fresque pirate : Long John Silver. En 2008, il crée la série Les Sentinelles et participe au projet XIII Mystery, en scénarisant l'album sur La Mangouste. En 2008 également, il écrit Le Syndrome d'Abel pour son comparse Marazano, de retour au dessin. En septembre 2010, il s’associe à nouveau avec Alex Alice et commence la publication de l’antésuite du Troisième Testament, intitulée Julius, toujours chez Glénat. En mars 2012, paraît chez Dargaud le premier tome d’Asgard, série dans l’univers des vikings, dessinée par Ralph Meyer. En 2013 paraîtra chez Glénat une série coécrite avec son frère Guillaume Dorison.

Reviews

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one a lot better than the first and in the few pages, I fell in love with some of the characters. Of course, you should never do that for reasons!! I loved the artwork more too. Buddy read with my MacHalo’s 😘















Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾

[✘✘ Sarah ✘✘ (former Nefarious Breeder of Murderous Crustaceans) · Rating 3 out of 5]

🖼️ Prettey Picturz Plz Buddy Read (PPPBR™) with Fluffy, Wolfie and The Hoopla Kitty 🖼️

Actual rating: 2.5 stars. What can I say, I'm feeling ridiculously generous today.

Okay, as much as it pains me—and excruciatingly so, I might add—to admit it, I have to say that my Reading Buddies of the Despicable Book Taste (RBotDBT™) were right—damn, it hurts to write it out loud!—in their ruthless assessment of the MC in the first volume of this series. I didn't want to accept it at first, but his behavior in this volume make it abundantly clear: Jack is a complete, utter moron.

Something else it pains me—and excruciatingly so, I might add—to admit is that other reviewers might or might not have been on to something when they gave the first volume in this series most despicable ratings. (Which I may or may not have vaguely criticized them for. Perhaps.) Because yes (ouch!) this is clichéd as fish, yes (ouch!) it is and—in case you didn't know—yes (ouch!) Jack is a complete, utter moron.

But hey, at least I liked the art. It adds to the total confusion most times sometimes, but it's still pretty cool.



This ↑↑ is my new girlfriend, by the way.





Oh, and the good news is that my Red Hot And Super Sexey Boyfriend is still around:



Still as yummy as ever, is he not?

Oh, and the other good news is that I found myself a new Super Scrumptious Boyfriend in this volume:



He really rocks the Alien look, doesn't he? Yeah, pretty Ripley would approve.

👋 To be continued and stuff.

· Vol. 1: Ante Genesem ★★★★

[Ashley Marie]

Too weird. Don't care. Doneeeee.

[Mirnes Alispahić · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story gets confusing or rather, it needed a bit more work before jumping onto issue 2 like this. Still, kind of interesting. Issue number 2 has a lot of Clive Barker influence as the people who survived apocalypse look pretty much like Nightbreed.

[Maraya21 (The Reading Dragon) · Rating 4 out of 5]

⚛️ Dun Dun Dunnnnn BR with Shrimpy, Hoopla Kitty & Wolfy ⚛️


Remember how I told you Jack was kind of an idiot?

Well, Jack continued to be kind of an idiot but he kind of grew on me a little as well. 😂

[coty ☆ · Rating 3 out of 5]

the same issues from volume one persist: the story continues to feel disjointed, though there are crumbs to be found within the narrative that hint at something cohesive. character design and art is really an A+

[Macky Santiago · Rating 4 out of 5]

There we go

And the plot thickens! Great follow up... Took a while to set up... But we are finally here and I just want to know what hAppens next. These are not stand alone works and must be read in its fullness to appreciate. Let's see where this goes and how it ends!!

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Love some of his other stuff but this series just didn't take to the Prophet series. Artwork pretty good though

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

We are now introduced to the new world - what ever and however that may be and to say it is on a grand scale is an understatement.

The story just jump around a little and I will admit there is still a lot of explaining to do (there are however 2 more books to go so I doubt all the details are given away straight away). But you start to get a feel of how the world has changed from the way it was.

Interestingly even though there were the Lovecraftian references in the first book apart from a few name drops of the university the writer has decided to create their own lore and I for one applaud them for it.

[Johan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this series via a Humble Bundle. I had no idea what to expect, but then I read the first line, "I, Jack Stanton, professor at Miskatonic university, ...", and had a good look at the drawings on the first page of the first volume. OMG, a Lovecraftian horric comic, most likely inspired by the "Mountains of Madness". I felt so excited and the excitement remained with me while reading the entire series. It is a Lovecraftion horror comic done right, even though the ending is very un-Lovecraftian. That is all I can say without spoiling it for you.

[Cookie · Rating 2 out of 5]

The opening of this book is terrible: we have the MC screaming that everything he did was for sex and women… Sir, aren’t you married with a wife waiting for you back home?

Really rubbed me the wrong way…

Anyway aside from that, the first part is very convoluted and the MC reveals himself to be very unlikeable in this volume.

While the story is starting to get interesting, the character is terrible and doesn’t make you root for him at all. Mixed bag.

[Roberto Diaz · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art its getting better in this volume, while the story gets more background (kind of). The way the narrative is structured can be quite confusing, but I am still on board to see what happens next.

Sometimes things really get lost in translation, maybe this might be the case with this one, but we shall see.

[Tristan · Rating 3 out of 5]

My comments on the first volume in this series apply to this second volume, also currently available on Kindle Unlimited. Things are getting a bit more high concept and confused, with more questions than answers, but I’ll read on.

[J · Rating 2 out of 5]

Still incomprehensible garbage. Also, there are no hillbillies from Arizona, my European friends. Wrong geographical area by about 1500 miles.

[Ty McClelland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good stuff

Couple of breaks in logic or story holes, but it is the end... Must complete to see how Jack gets along.

[A · Rating 2 out of 5]

Great artwork, sadly the story is really dumb and plain.

[David Schwan · Rating 3 out of 5]

So our anti-hero is back in NYC, and all Hell breaks loose, literally, it is not clear whether we have been transferred to Hell. Later half is incredibly creative graphics.

[The Smoog · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quality artwork with a little more exposition in this second volume, but overall the content feels pretty sparse. Still worth a look, and I’m definitely engaged enough to continue with the series.

[Adam Kahn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want more comics like this!

Great story and art
I wish more original comics like this existed
Keep them coming! There is a bigger audience for this than you know

[Heidy · Rating 4 out of 5]

And the chaos continue just like the title of the book suggest but at least we get an idea as to why our world became destroyed and who is responsible for it. The details are still not too clear and there are a ton of mysteries to uncover. I really want to know who are the monsters and their background and who is the Kalayeni? And Athenais, why do I see her everywhere? I’m still curious how this story will continue and had to go over to check to understand what Is going. Very confusing. 4 stars.

[Koen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ideaal voor Halloween.

[Fabulantes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reseña: http://www.fabulantes.com/2016/02/pro...
"Quizá es esto lo que más perturba de Prophet, su flagrantemente escasa originalidad pese a la buenísima idea de la que parte."