REVIEW: 'In Hell We Fight!' #1 by John Layman, Jok, and Mey

 

IN HELL WE FIGHT! #1

Writer & Letterer: John Layman

Artist: Jok, Mey

Publisher: Image Comics

Release Date: June 7, 2023

Cover Price: $3.99

SERIES PREMIERE

Life in hell ain't easy. Demons try to torture you for all eternity. Monsters want to eat you. There's a stunning lack of reliable indoor plumbing. And it's almost impossible to get ice cream. At least, until today, when three condemned teens and their annoying tagalong demon frenemy embark on a daring scheme to hijack a demon lord's delivery truck. What happens next will take them on an epic journey across the underworld, an infernal excursion of nonstop excitement, danger, and adventure.

Presenting a devilishly fun new series from multiple Eisner-winning writer/letterer JOHN LAYMAN (CHEW, Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum) and Argentinian superstar artist JOK. 

Score:

★★★★☆ (4/5)

QUICK REVIEW: In John Layman's latest comic series, 'In Hell We Fight!,' he's assembled a quirky group of misfits who've been condemned to hell and come together to plan a heist. Xander was drowned by a vengeful frog demon, Midori Fukada was a Yakuza assassin, and Ernie Comstock was murdered by a cursed ax. This ragtag team of precocious young hellions is joined by a curious tagalong, Balphie, who's a child demon. It's like a fractured fairy tale with an unlikely collection of teens determined to hold up an ice cream truck. They get more than they bargain for and it's this wild adventure that brings them together and it's irresistibly endearing with the charm of a Hellboy story. It's made all the more fantastic with the creative character designs and colors of Jok and Mey. Their version of hell is more of a trek through a desolate landscape than a fiery apocalyptic torture pit.

'In Hell We Fight!' is a fun and charming new series following a band of misfits through hell. It's 'Goonies' meets 'Hellboy' and should be on your pull list.