Really dug this. The themes of racism and loss is perfect here. The talk of trust and change for people is realistic and nicely done. The horror element is well made and actually scary and people die. I thought the ending wrapped up to quick and that be my one negative. A 4 out of 5.

(Sigh) please don’t let this be what the future of horror looks like. Now THAT would be scary.What’s it about?A muslim woman moves into a creepy building and then is haunted by the mean words monster... I wish I was kidding, the monster runs on insults. Anyway shit happens and now the monster is fucking with her group of friends.Pros:There are some intense scenes.This is an unpredictable one. Despite being a fan of horror I often find the genre to be (unfortunately) predictable so I definitely a...

4.0 StarsThis was a fantastic graphic novel that blended diverse themes into a truly creepy story. The discussions of racism and islamophobia were nauced and compelling to read. The artwork was vivid, dark and, yes, very creepy. This works as a standalone, but I would certainly be open to a sequel or a companion novel.

An interesting attempt to blend politics centered around Islamophobia and racism with a haunted house horror story. The artwork carries most of the weight as the story struggles during its second half to properly deliver a compelling and coherent story.Yours truly,Lashaan | Blogger and Book ReviewerOfficial blog: https://bookidote.com/

Something I adore but can never seem to find enough of is solid, well-written horror with diverse representation and political undertones. Much like the introduction to this graphic novel states, much of the inclusive horror we find ends up lacking in one department or the other; most often, it does well in the social commentary department but loses the "horror" elements in the process. Infidel does not suffer from that problem at all. Not only does it offer a varied cast of characters and s...

A fairly standard haunted house story is elevated by having Muslim Pakistani American and African American female leads who struggle against intolerance and Islamophobia as well as the supernatural.

A politically charged haunted house story. Spirits lingering in an apartment building are fueled by hatred and racism. I don't know that shifting the main character half way through the story quite worked. The end also escalates quite quickly. Still, it's a solid Halloween read.

The latter half of these issues kind of fizzled out.Individual issue reviews: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5Total review score: 2.6

Millennials discuss racism whilst battling ghosts.

4.5Pornsak Pichetshote has created what I feel is one of the best original works for 2018, this is an amazing horror graphic novel. I had original ear marked this for purchasing as a monthly issue series but with that being quite expensive already I went for the volume and it was the better option. The book has a lot of background information that will assist up and coming writers for submission examples, very informative and encouraging to see. The storyline is the key here and it incorporates

I'm torn over this one. On one side it's not often horror is presented so well in comics. I love the distorted spirits with their grotesque bodies and evil smiles. I love how they are drawn in a completely different style so that they look misplaced and unnatural in the normal world, even though these drawings are more realistic than those of the normal people. I also really like how the creators somehow manages to pull off the subtle jump scare that I also really like in horror movies. Like whe...

This is almost offensively superficial and ignorant on every front. I read this as each issue was being published and...yikes. It's typical of today's "Don't-let-the-facts-or-nuance-get-in-the-way-of-my-preaching!" standard in media. :/

3.5/5 stars - I always have a hard time rating graphic novels because I read them so seldom that my brain can't wrap my head around but is good or bad. I love when horror attempts to tackle race, so it was enjoyable in that sense but also felt a bit surface-level.

Infidel has a great concept, but I found the execution lacking. The comic moves too fast and too choppily, sacrificing character and plot development in its race to propound ideas and complete its story within the constraints of a trade collection. Moreover, the horror is too central, submerging the psychology at key points and forcing late-game platitudes.

The good: The artwork on the monsters was really neat.The bad: The main character switches to a different person halfway through. It makes it kind of pointless to get to know and empathize with an MC when they are just disposed of that easily.Way too much politics and leftist talking points (and this is coming from someone who considers themself very much on the political left. I just want to read a comic book, not be given yet another lesson in racism and Islamophobia).

I think this book had a lot of potential, and it was a great idea to begin with, but unfortunately the final chapter really dragged things down with exposition and oversimplification on racism and prejudice. The art was pretty nice, but the writing could have used some more thought and depth.

This was pretty good, all about a demon/ghost haunting a New York brownstone and feeding off the racist/anti-immigrant feeling of the people inside, causing them to do bad things to each other. Good story, good artwork. I've read this is headed toward the movies and it could be a good one in the right hands.

The infidel is politically charged horror in very distinctive art. It's messy, dark, rough (and I didn't like that dirty shadows) and somehow psychedelic. But even if I wouldn't be exactly a fan of that art, it would not be a problem. Because this comic is strong, scary or better creepy, atmospheric story about hatred, prejudice and racism. And it's not some canvassing to proper paradigma, which I hate. It goes both ways, shows prejudice is not exactly hatred, it could lead to rasism but it coul...

Infidel is a modern day haunted house story set in a bomb-ravaged New York City pre-war apartment.Aisha is muslim. She is engaged to non-muslim Tom. Tom has a daughter named Kris and a mother named Leslie. When they all move into Leslie’s apartment after it is partially blown up by a white supremacist resident, Tom thinks his mother is racist and wants to leave. Aisha convinces him to stay despite her constant nightmares about the dead bomber. As the ghost starts to appear in her waking life, Ai...

In her introduction for Infidel, American author Tananarive Due talks about how in the age of Jordon Peele’s Get Out, a new wave of horror has arrived, bringing with it stories featuring inclusive characters all readers can identify with while using the genre to reflect on real-life horrors such as racism and xenophobia. During this current American presidential administration, you’d think we have had enough horror to witness as racial tensions rise, but it’s fictional works like Infidel that sh...