The Marquis: Inferno

Vol de Galle (a former Catholic Inquisitor) is on a godly one-man crusade to slay the demons that walk unseen among us… devils disguised as humans that only he can truly see. Or is he just a delusional psychopath on a hallucinatory serial killing spree? The Marquis: Inferno doesn’t really go out of its way to make much of a distinction, and furthermore suggests that perhaps there is no distinction. In the end, it is left up to the reader to decide.

Comprised of the first two previously released books, (The Marquis: Danse Macabre and The Marquis: Intermezzo), The Marquis: Inferno is the first book in Dark Horse’s upcoming series of Marquis titles that will reprint the series from the beginning and then take it into previously uncharted territory. I’ve read both Danse Macabre and Intermezzo, and they are easily among the very best on my bookshelf, so I can’t wait to see where the series goes from there!

Living legend Guy Davis uses his trademark unsettling and scratchy illustrating style to create a dark and haunting world of nightmarish demons that are terrifying and surreal. Davis usually pencils and is probably best known for his work on B.P.R.D., but here he also takes on writing duties to deliver a complete vision that is uniquely his.

Draped in a long black cloak, Vol de Galle is armed with his sword and two incredibly huge multi-barreled machine gun pistols in his quest to vanquish the demons who masquerade as humans in society, who only become clear to him in their demon form through the eyes of his special mask when he wears it, (the same brooding and dark mask that graces the cover of the book). To those unfortunate enough to witness his violent assassinations of these hidden devils, it appears as if the masked de Galle has just brutally murdered an innocent human being. And the reader can’t help but have the nagging doubt that maybe that’s exactly what he did. Vol de Galle even has moments of doubt when he is not so sure himself, terrifying moments in which his conflicted faith is brutally tested.

Even though I already have the Danse Macabre and Intermezzo books, I’m going to pick up The Marquis: Inferno because of the awesome extras, including an introduction by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, a 56-page sketchbook, and a full-color cover gallery including covers by Mike Mignola and Kelley Jones, two of my all-time favorite artists! Can’t wait!

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