The largest issue I had with this graphic novel was that it was a premise, and little more. It was hard to find investment in Lynn's story—and part of the reason that I was drawn to this graphic novel in the first place was the promise of an emotional journey. After all, what's more evoking of heart-wrenching emotion than a mother literally plummeting through the circles of hell for her family? Her Infernal Descent, however, doesn't deliver on this. It doesn't deliver on much, if I'm honest, asi...

There are some things I really liked about this book, others I enjoyed less.The good: the art is creepy, a lot of the ways it updates things seen in The Inferno (especially the more recent historical figures) worked quite well.The bad: the protagonist lacks personality outside of her determination, which is a shame because this is a place where it could build even further on The Inferno, because Dante as a character was pretty blank-slate, as is the protagonist here. The ending was too easy and

Dull and poor execution of an okay concept.

This had so much potential to be awesome. I mean, a retelling of Dante's Inferno in which an older woman makes the trip down through the circles of Hell in hopes of finding the souls of her lost husband and kids? 1) Talk about a sad agenda, and 2) how cool is that plot? Unfortunately, the graphic novel's execution lacked a lot for me. I didn't enjoy the artwork, the layout, the dialogue, any of it. I was way more bored than I had any right to be with a premise this cool, and I ended up just skim...

I want to like this more than I did. Like most other peeps I found myself attracted to a modern retelling of Dante in the form given here. The delivery just never satisfied. It’s like I was waiting on a package from UPS the entire day. The house is quiet I can hear squirrels and cars outside, but no knock at the door. My upstairs neighbor’s footfalls leave me breathless and hopeful. The day haws largely past and I’ve now decided to leave and get groceries, if I miss the package then so be it. I

Her Infernal Descent, Vol. 1, written by Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler, with art by Kyle Charles and Dee Cunniffe, was a surprisingly nice retelling of Dante’s Inferno. I thought I would find a story loosely based on it, but it turned out to be a modern version of Hell.Her Infernal Descent, Vol. 1 will be a good choice for both new and old Dante readers. Although it isn’t mandatory to read the original, if you already did it, you will be surprised to see how things changed in Hell since 1304.Fu...

'Her Infernal Descent Vol. 1: Contrapasso' by Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler with art by Eoin Marron is an ambitious graphic novel that attempts to modernize Dante's Inferno.A middle-aged woman is alone in her home. Her husband and children are gone. She decides to look for them and finds herself looking in the circles of hell. Like Dante's Inferno, she has a guide. This time around it's William Blake, and sometimes Agatha Christie. Throughout her journey are numerous "guest stars" that speak in...

Nuevamente las expectativas me juegan en contra. Arranque este cómic con mucho interés. Me encanta la divina comedia y ver una versión protagonizada por un ama de casa, entender porque ella está haciendo semejante recorrido me parecía una premisa, sino original, si muy llamativa. Pero el cómic desperdicia mucho de lo que tiene que dar y plantea una falsa profundidad a través de diálogos extensos que no generan interés sino hastío. Una lastima porque el trabajo gráfico es sublime y con un guión a...

3.5

I loved the concept of this book way more than the book itself. This branded itself as a retelling of Dante Inferno, which I want to read for years now but never read it yet... I wanted to like it and I like the fact that each issue is one of the Hell circles and all, but I would have like it better if it has been darker. I find it too «soft» even in the illustrations style, everything is too young and easy going to be a trip to Hell. Good concept but the execution failed unfortunately!

I wanted to like this one. The description just sounds like it is right up my alley. There is really only one word I can use to describe this graphic novel - pretentious. The story is full of twists and turns that just become boring and only seem to show the reader how much the author knows. It was fun to see all the sort of pop culture references but even those became rather annoying. The real problem with this graphic novel is that there are just far too many words. I have no problem with read...

Hmmm… I've read a full graphic novel iteration of the original Dante, even with not that much interest in what it was like. This very loose version of The Divine Comedy, however, seemed a step too far. What it gains in taking a middle-aged grieving Everywoman down into hell to find her husband and children, it loses by having the rhyming verse of William Blake as company too much in contrast with the visuals, so some bits really are too unreadable, and diminishing the original by having people l...

Billed as a modern day retelling of Dante's Inferno, I was looking forward to reading this. Unfortunately, this was way too dense and just a slog to get through. I had to force myself to even finish it. It's a real shame, because it's a cool concept with poor execution.Received a review copy from Aftershock and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.

Billed as a reworking of Dante's Inferno, which I don't recall having a prison break plot, this sees a bereaved woman descending into Hell to rescue her husband and children, who are there for no reason that makes the least sense. The opening is promising, with the empty family home taking the place of Dante's dark wood – but it's all downhill from there, and I'm not just talking about the road into the Pit. Virgil's place as guide is taken by William Blake, who here talks in rhyme all the time,...

Her Infernal Descent is a modern retelling of Dante's Divine Comedy. A mother journeys to the depths of the underworld in order to retrieve her family. Along the way, she comes across famous people, some who help, and others that thwart. She engaged in many, often ridiculous, trials in order to progress. I just wasn't feeling this graphic novel. There's such promise here, but it just didn't live up to the promise. Divine Comedy is a rich philosophical, alchemic tale. It makes you think. Her Infe...

Lynn sits in an empty house, full of despair. Her family is dead and her will to persist is fading fast. Being alone in the house with the memories they shared is becoming unbearable. While unpacking boxes in her attic she is greeted by the ghost of the poet, William Blake. Unamused and at first uninterested, she listens while he speaks in rhyming couplets, explaining how he has been sent by her dead family to contact her. Blake shares that her family is in the ninth circle of Hell and that she

Her Infernal Descent from Zac Thompson is a modern reimagining of Dante.I wish I could put my finger on what either worked or didn't work for me here but I can't. The art wasn't bad but it did not grab me and at times it was more of a distraction than an actual part of the storytelling. Without going back and looking, my recollection is that it seemed muddy to me. The use of William Blake and Agatha Christie instead of Virgil and Beatrice sounded interesting but Blake became tiresome and Christi...

I tried to read this and managed about 75% before I gave up. The premise was cool and the art style interesting, I just felt a bit bored when reading this and ultimately, there wasn't much point me forcing myself to finish it.

I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalleyactual rating: 2.5This was an okay read, but I just couldn't get into it for some reason. The art is pretty good, although the style is a bit more sketchy than I would prefer. I like that it's a Dante's Inferno retelling with an older mom as the protagonist because that's just something you don't see a lot as far as protagonists go. There were definitely parts of this that were interesting and I liked they way they set it up and kind of modernize...