Review Fix Exclusive: Grigoris Douros Talks Issue 3 of ‘Satantic Hell’

March 8, 2015 Patrick Hickey Jr. Books & Comics 0

Review Fix chats with “Satanic Hell” creator Grigoris Douros, who discusses the third issue of the series series and its recent partnership with Alterna Comics.

“Red State” meets “Metalocalypse,” this comic will induce a laugh or two, but it will make you think as well.

The seven-issues series comes out bi-monthly on Comixology, from Alterna Comics. You can find it at SatanicHell.com.

Review Fix: For those who haven’t read any of the series yet, what is the comic about?

Grigoris Douros: Satanic Hell is about a struggling metal band that gets their last chance at success with a tour in a Texas taken over by religious fundamentalists. The Christian mullahs that run Texas target the metal band as an extreme threat to their holy state. In order for the band to achieve their dream they’ll have to survive their own personal hell-on-earth. It’s a satirical epic that takes the “War on Satan” to a climax. Think of it as “Persopolis meets V for Vendetta.”

Review Fix: What makes issue three special?

Douros: Guitars, God, blood and rats– this issue has got it all! After a rough entry, Death Priest, Dante, and Exodus have been bringing their mayhem to the land of the Christian Taliban. In issue three, things heat up for Satanic Hell as Reverend Scudder makes his move against the metal band and tensions rise between them. In the midst of all this, Sam, their tour manager, introduces a twist to the tour. Now the band members must decide: should we stay or should we go now? Plus, there’s a beautiful two-page opening spread done by artists Kevin Enhart and Jimmy Kerast.

Review Fix: What changes have been made for the Alterna release?

Douros: It’s hard for writers to let go and say a work is finished. So when I had the chance to improve it for the new release, I couldn’t resist strengthening some of the dialog. It’s a fantastic issue that takes the story to 11.

Review Fix: How have they helped better the series?

Douros: On Alterna Comics, Satanic Hell gets better promotion and distribution. It’s a great, creator-friendly comic book publisher.

Review Fix: Bottom line, why should someone check out the series?

Douros: If you’re a fan of dystopian fiction, satire, or metal/rock music, then this series is for you. Satanic Hell is a gripping story with fun characters that comes to life with Kevin Enhart’s gritty art and Jimmy Kerast’s haunting colors.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Douros: Death Priest, Exodus, and Dante all have their own motivations for doing the tour and it’s unclear if the tour will conclude before they break up or are destroyed. Revered Scudder is convinced Satanic Hell has been sent by the Devil himself and so he brings in some “divine” intervention to put an end to the metal band. The question remains: Can three guys in a metal band survive, let alone change, Texas?

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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