Giving this a 3 because the NetGalley ARC had wonderful art, but nearly illegible text. Having read the full Divine Comedy a handful of times I knew what was going on, but this was not the best impression to make for what will certainly be a nice edition.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy!!! I love the artwork, but the text can be a little hard to read at times. In that regard it keeps the classical feel while bringing it into a new life.

Thank you so much for letting me read this graphic novel. This is a case where I didn't bother much about the text. Because the drawings are just so awesome.

An interesting graphic novel. The novel follows the book quite well, however, I found that the use of black and white made the story hard to read. Additionally, using the old English text will lose most readers in my opinion. While I enjoyed the book, I feel the inability to read and understand the book will cause most readers to avoid the book.

Thank you to #NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

The black and white illustrations were perfect and captures the eerie atmosphere of each nine circles of hell. They are detailed and the artists did an excellent job of portraying the scale of the locations and creatures. The story is shortened to the main events, so it never feels rushed.
The text formatting of the dialogues. was in parts impossible to read the text of the E-Arc but I hope this will be fixed on release.
I just reviewed Dante's Inferno by Dante Alighieri. #DantesInfernoAGraphicNovelAdaptation #NetGalley

The graphic novel “Dante’s Inferno” by Dante Alighieri is an adaptation of the classic brought to life by the illustrations of Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi.

I was always interested in the story of Dante and Virgil’s journey through hell but never picked it up because I was intimidated by it. With this adaptation I had the chance to dive into the material and overcome this hurdle. I believe the graphic novel format is the perfect way to experience this dark and twisted story!

The black and white illustrations perfectly capture the eerie atmosphere of the nine circles of hell. They are detailed and dynamic and the artists did an excellent job of portraying the scale of the locations and creatures. While the story is condensed to the main events it never felt rushed.
My only problem was the text formatting of the dialogues. It was in parts impossible to read the text of the E-Arc but I hope this will be fixed on release.

A big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Abrams ComicArts for giving me the opportunity to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

To the benefit of us readers, acclaimed French animators Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi have adapted Dante’s literary classic Inferno in a sweeping, dramatic style. The Dante's Inferno Graphic Novel Adaptation preserves the heart of the original work, maintaining a taste for excess, dramatic tension, and the inevitable darkness of the subject matter.

Guided by the poet Virgil, Dante crosses the nine circles of Hell to find his beloved, Beatrice, in Paradise. Along the way, he must recognize and reject each of the incarnations of sin. In each circle of Hell, Dante confronts both sinners and demons, from Cleopatra, Helen of Troy, Achilles, and Paris, whose loves were famously their downfall, to the Greek Furies and Medusa, to heretics like Epicurus, whose teachings claimed that the soul died with the body, now forced to writhe in a flaming tomb for eternity.

Each layer of Hell reveals monsters, gods, historical and mythological kings, philosophers, queens, and hordes of the miserable, faceless damned, all culminating in a confrontation with Lucifer himself.

While the story is a literary classic, the illustrations created by Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi are breathtaking with each panel having the ability to stand alone as a painting. The brothers allow the story to follow, but let the art to shine with each page being a visual feast. The artwork is so captivating that us readers will spend more time on each page to just consume the entire expanse of the visuals.

The Brizzi brothers have captured the essence of Dante's journey through Hell with their stunning illustrations. From the grotesque punishments inflicted upon sinners to the haunting landscapes of each circle of Hell, every detail is meticulously crafted to bring Dante’s vision to life. We find ourselves fully immersed in this dark and twisted world as we follow along on Dante's harrowing descent.

The Dante's Inferno Graphic Novel Adaptation by Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi is a truly stunning visual interpretation of a literary classic. The brothers were able to add visualizations to a piece of classic literature while maintaining the heart of the original work. This graphic novel is for fans of the original work as well as those new to the story. This graphic novel is a masterful artistic adaptation of a timeless classic.

A beautiful, stunning adaptation of Dante's Inferno. The Brizzi brothers set out to adapt and tell the first book of the Divine Comedy in an approachable way - to condense the story to essential bits, removing much of the complex language and providing illustrations in place of the intricate explanations of each scene from the original text. The illustrations are beautiful, the text is easy to follow and understand. There are parts that could have been longer, but this is meant to be a condensed version. I absolutely loved reading this.

I love The Divine Comedy so as soon as I got approved for this arc. The art is spectacular, and I love the black and white pencil artwork because of the way it shades the images and the effects it has. This book is great for people who want to read the Divine Comedy but want a more approachable way to read it because the artwork helps show Alighieri's story in a visual way and at a much faster pace. The art is great at portraying what Alighieri might have wanted these creatures and hell to look like, and Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi do it in a way that really makes you on edge when reading because of the nature of their artwork, which further illustrates the unease of the story as you venture through hell. The adaptation follows the original story while also helping to keep the pacing well and it's audiences invested. The only problem I had was that sometimes it was hard to read the words on the E-Arc that was sent, and I hope that finally product its Kindle version will be easier to read. Other than that, it was a wonderful read, and I want to get a physical copy when it is released because I loved it that much