Reviews

Heck by Zander Cannon

posies23's review against another edition

5.0

I've followed the work of Zander Cannon since he debuted his THE REPLACEMENT GOD series in the 1990s. He has focused largely on his artistic skill since then, drawing a number of high profile series, including TOP 10 and SMAX for Top 10 Comics.

Fortunately for us all, HECK sees Cannon returning to writing and drawing. HECK is a unique mix of pulp adventure mixed with Dante's Inferno, and it's a remarkable piece of craftsmanship. I don't want to include many plot points because I don't want to ruin any of it for you, but it's a study of love, grief, maturity, friendship, and loss. It's also an adventure story and a morality tale.

Highly recommended!

transkidjulian's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

wesleyboy's review against another edition

4.0

Just like with the artist’s other work I’ve read (Kaijumax) there’s an unexpected sweetness and heartbreak to the story. Really good.

amber_lea84's review against another edition

5.0

I've read so much random crap in the hopes of finding gems like this.

I don't even know how I found this. I think someone mentioned it in a review of something else I read that wasn't particularly good.

But this is about a man who runs a business running around in hell communicating with the dead for paying clients. In this particular situation he's running down to talk to his high school sweetheart's ex husband.

I thoroughly loved everything about this.

daniellemarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

skybalon's review against another edition

4.0

A very entertaining graphic novel that portrays a version of hell that feels scarier than a lot of descriptions. Graphics are sort of minimalist but it works with this story. Well worth the read.

uppercase's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mschlat's review against another edition

4.0

A big surprise --- I was expecting more of an adventure romp (hero and sidekick go down to hell), but Cannon tells a full emotional story here. I was especially moved by the disconnect between the adventurer planning to go to hell ("weird monsters") and his experiences there, full of dread, temptation, and especially guilt.

mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition

2.0

Huh. Apparently my tastes are not refined enough to appreciate award winning graphic art of this sort. Not especially good art. Not especially good writing. A knock off of Dante's Inferno but boring and stupid. Yuck.

chelseamartinez's review against another edition

4.0

This is an unwieldy book (long, thick) but I loved the story. From the cover and the setup it sounds like it's going to be a standard monster-filled odyssey but ends up being much more about relationships and the spectrum of badness of sins, and there's a twist. The author describes his process at the end (one of those "chain yourself to a chair for a day every month and force yourself to write/draw") and how that worked/didn't work... I think that process made for a less conventional story perhaps?