The Infernals #1: Three Children

Brought by the creative team of writers Ryan Parrot and Noah Gardner and artist John Pearson comes a whole new interpretation of demonic figures and a fresh narrative in the sense of what the apocalypse will look like when Satan’s child is gone. It’s a unique concept, nobody ever pictures the son of the Devil dying, so for the story to kick off with Satan’s son Abraham dying from cancer was certainly something odd but feasible.

As far as solid first issues go, this one hit the nail on the head. It introduces us to a wide variety of characters and sets up characterization well. There’s the obvious problem of Abraham dying, but going deeper into who Abraham is beyond just the Devil’s son, he is supposedly the one who will bring about the apocalypse. The question then is, that if he dies, who inherits said responsibility?

Then and there, we are given sneak peaks into the various lives of Abraham’s three children; two sons and a daughter. Each one has their own uplifting characteristics and traits that makes Abraham question which one of them is most capable of finishing his task.

Not even that, but Abraham has more to him than serving as just some dying man. In fact, it might even be safe to say the character is dealing with demons of his own. It seems he struggles with his own father, the Devil himself.

Between all this, Abraham wants his children to work together on the task at hand. Which, when we look at the way the three characters interact, will be humorous to read on its own.

One last note about the art, Pearson’s work is phenomenal. It makes for an amusing reading experience as the art and colors depict and fit different scenes appropriately, going for a more abstractedness while dealing with more out-of-the-ordinary scenes.