Reign in Hell #1 - DC

I'll tell you what . . . Keith Giffen put an awful lot of thought into the construction of this tale. There's a lot more detail here than you would normally see in another mini-series. First of all the Justiniano cover . . not the one shown here . . is amazing. He's definitely one of my favorite artists, and perfect for this series. The interior art is by Tom Derenick with Bill Sienkiewicz doing the inks. Talk about an art team supreme. There are some amazing panels in this book. Especially for a world that's being created basically from the ground up . . or is that from the ground down . . as they go along. I'm telling you, these guys have done some incredible planning for this series. This issue shows us that there's a war being prepared in Hell. But more importantly it's showing us the many layers, and the intricacies of this world that the DC Universe has only ever barely tapped in to. The 3 main characters, as far as the occupants of hell go, are Satanus and Blaze, who are the ones behind this uprising, and Neron. Neron is basically the emperor supreme . . his power and position is not to be questioned. But Satanus and Blaze have decided to create an uprising by instilling . . . hope into the denizens of these nether regions. Not at all what I expected. By the end of this series I expect this world to be a viable part of the DC Universe, as it is over at it's Marvel-ous competitors. But, more importantly, I think that this series will redefine and set the parameters for the 'magical' or 'supernatural' entities of the DC Universe. Afterall, in this first issue, we see Zatara, Zatanna, Zauriel, Shadowpact, Carol Danvers, I Vampire, Jason Blood and Etrigan, Black Alice, Kid Devil and the Creeper. It seems like the only ones we didn't see were the SHAZAM! family. We even get a back-up story with Doctor Occult and Ralph and Sue Digby. I think this is going to be a fantastic mini-series. It definitely gets an A+ for effort and moxy!