Take a cute little girl and put her in an entirely uncute scenario - hell. The plot is actually pretty typical of a kid's book. A girl wants a pet and is trying to prove she deserves one. It just happens that the pet she desires is a human soul. She's like a dark Ramona, overly enthusiastic and not really careful enough. Her recklessness gets her into trouble. The illustrations have a cartoony charm, rounded edges and bright colors providing a contraast to dark backgrounds and harsh landscapes.

I like the premise for this -- that a little demon girl, a heavy metal fan, is incredibly excited when her favorite metal star dies and she's certain that when he joins her in hell, she can convince her parents to let her keep him as a pet. Things don't go quite as planned, however, as her rock star idol was much more mild-mannered in his offstage persona... and I'm curious to see where the story goes.

I'm sorry I can't review this. The copy I received isn't working on my Adobe reader or Bluefire. If you'd be willing to re-send it I would be more than happy to read and review it quickly.

Cherry is the precocious (to say the least) daughter of Hell’s primary demon (who happens to be the daughter of a semi-retired Satan). Though a “child”, she is still tasked with reaping souls and getting them into Hell. She tends to have a little too much fun with the damned along the way, but her mother doesn’t mind since they’re all going to be tormented anyway.

When Cherry decides she wants a more permanent playmate, she hits on the idea of getting her favorite goth musician. First thing is to get him killed… and that’s apparently the easy bit. Once he’s in Hell, Cherry needs to keep him hidden because whether he’s supposed to be there might not be all that straightforward. And so, shenanigans ensue… in Hell.

This is a pretty fun read, reminiscent of I Hate Fairyland. I liked the vibrant art too.

It’s the cute little kids that always get ya, even if they are the devil’s granddaughter. Make it a bored kid—named Cherry—with the power to harvest souls and you get a recipe for. . . well, whatever passes for a disaster in Hell. This ain’t no cuddly Dante story.
“What is that thing, and why is it. . . cute?” I feel ya, dude. I almost feel sorry for the poor death metal musician, though anyone who makes that kind of noise can’t expect much better.
Mom is about as hot as one can expect a horned demon to be.
Cherry grinning maniacally while on a mound of those she’d just killed was almost funny, but the fact is this tried to make me laugh every page and mostly failed. Even the ad for cassettes missed the mark. It should have been better, considering the premise.
2.5 pushed up to 3/5

A weaker version of I Hate Fairyland set in Hell. Cherry is Satan's granddaughter and is just looking for someone to play with. She likes to play a little rough though. The jokes just fell flat to me and I was quickly bored with it. I don't know that I would have finished if it had been more than 72 pages.

Hilarious! The granddaughter of Satan of course gets into all kinds of mischief and drags poor bystanders along for the ride whether they want to go or not. Great artwork. The colors were stellar and the characters looked creepy and funny. I will definitely be on the lookout for volume 2 next year!

“Cherry, I hate falling into this role all the time, but you know I used to be kinda like you. Always running off to have my own adventures and things like that.”

“So?”

“So now I’m a head on a spike!”

“So?”

Cherry just wants to have fun but the damned are so squishy! She knows she’s not supposed to make friends with dead people but as the granddaughter of Satan she doesn’t have a lot of viable playmates. Cherry sets out to prove to her mother that she’s responsible enough to be allowed to have a pet human but Sin isn’t sure her daughter is ready for all of the hard work required to take care of a dead thing.

“Things can get weird if you grow too close, sweetie. A kind of weird even your grandfather wouldn’t enjoy. Dangerously weird.”

Cherry decides that she wants the coolest rock star, Briggy Bundy, as her new friend/pet (think early Ozzy Osbourne) but he’s not quite as excited as she thought he’d be about sliding down the doom slope or the blood-splodies or even the ghoulnado!

The only thing cuter in this graphic novel than Cherry, the little blonde reaper, are the adorable bone demons. There’s so much to look at, including a game show host that is suspiciously Trump-esque. I loved the humour and adored the vibrant colours used in the illustrations. This collection includes the first three parts of the series and ends, predictably, with a cliffhanger.

Thank you to NetGalley, Starburns Industries Press and Diamond Book Distributors for the opportunity to read this graphic novel. I’m looking forward to finding out how the story ends.

So this is basically an off-brand version of I Hate Fairyland except it's demons instead of fairies, but considering that IHFL was a 5 star series that is over now anyway, there is still plenty of room for this to be fairly enjoyable. It was a little bit short but the art was cute and the story is entertaining enough for me to want to see what happens next.

I tried everything to download this after a requested it, to no avail, and I’m not going to be responsible for ‘you didn’t give feedback’ when I couldn’t download the book. I’m really sad, because I was really looking forward to reading it.

I didn't know that this series even existed - but thanks to Netgalley and Starburns Industry Press, now I do and I am excited about it. If you have been here on the blog for a bit, you might know that I like the weird violent and often female led comics and graphic novels and this definitely falls into those categories.

Hellicious Volume 1 collect issues 1-3 of the comics and we meet Cherry, the devil's daughter. All she wants is a friend to play with and in hell, there aren't many options, so she takes it upon herself to play with the souls of those she has been tasked with reaping but that makes her mother angry and she ruins them before they are put into their eternal damnation. Cherry is sarcastic and just wants to be a little girl and have a good time. She can be a little violent, but she is the devil's daughter so it comes with the territory.

I really enjoyed this volume, it reminded me a lot of I Hate Fairyland with this cute little girl who is pretty much crazy, but also just trying to get to her goal. Cherry is looking for a friend and Gert was just looking to leave, but the colors and images look a lot alike and if you are a fan of one, the other is a good read for you.

However, this book looks cutesy, but is not for younger readers. Adults only.

Hellicious is devilish and creative, a graphic novel replete with colorful and vivid images and storytelling.

Think Skottie Young, as we read this childish-looking, but also gory, drama starring the devil's grand-daughter who wants a pet in hell, and chooses her favourite earthly celebrity. Although actually that should read 'half a drama' as there needed to be a lot more to this. It's not even a full arc. But what we get is reasonable enough.

'Hellicious Vol. 1' by Mina Elwell, Alan C. Medina, Kit Wallis, and Jio Butler is a comic about the devil's prankster granddaughter.

Cherry lives in hell and she's bored. She tries torturing people, but that doesn't seem to make her happy. She finds out her favorite rock star, Briggy Bundy, is about to die, so she decides to give him a guided tour of his new home. The problem is that he isn't meant to be there, and now it's up to Cherry to keep him from being found out.

It was a weird kind of gross out story. The subject of a cute child living in hell was odd. It didn't really work for me, but the art was ok.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Starburns Industries Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

I received an arc of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book. It's so adorable and considering the subject weirdly wholesome.

The story is about a 7 year old reaper named Cherry who just wants someone to hang out with. She gets the chance when a shock rocker dies in his bathroom.

This book is very gory but so much fun!

I found this slightly disappointing to read. It reminded me too much of I Hate Fairyland and was just a weaker version of it. It was just okay to read and even though Cherry was a fun protagonist,I just did not want to continue to her story. It is a fun read but can feel samey after a while.

My full review appears on Weekend Notes.. Thanks very much to the publishers for sharing this title. I really enjoyed it and look forward to the next volume.

The Devil’s granddaughter—in the form of a 7-year-old girl—is bored and wants a playmate/pet of her own. She just wants one dead soul that she could play with—she wouldn’t break it… much. This is cute, disturbing, and full of interesting characters with enough great small details that I found myself flipping back through and really studying the artwork. Horror and dark humor combine in way that distinctly reminded of The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle by Patrick Rothfuss—though this is more colorful and gorier.

Hell is for Children in Hellicious TP Vol 1.

Cherry is seven and mischievous. Her grandfather is Satan, literally. Cherry lives in Hell with her mom, Sin, the chief torturer. And she is bored, really bored. She is also the #1 fan of the famous death metal rocker Briggy Bones (think Ozzy in his bat eating days). After getting permission from her reluctant mom and permissive grandfather, Briggy becomes Cherry’s very first reaping.

The plot is intriguing. The art is colorful and innovative. Cherry is cute as a bug, if the bug is a brown recluse spider. A demon who looks suspiciously like our President appears as the other chief torturer set in a fake game show. The fake advertisements for the publisher are true throwbacks to the 70s. I think middle school kids and adults who have a wry sense of humor would enjoy Hellicious TP Vol 1. The next volume comes out in March and I can’t wait for Cherry and Briggy’s next adventure. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

Thanks to Starburns Industries Press and NetGalley for an advance copy.

An interesting, fun, quick read of a graphic novel. There are a lot of exciting characters and themes. I'll definitely recommend this one.