Title: Why did "Inferno" Finish so badly?
Post by: Alski on 16 March, 2014, 01:25:36 AM
Post by: Alski on 16 March, 2014, 01:25:36 AM
Standard question...
It was a good strip, we had the intrigue, the mystery antagonist, and THEN...
The bad guy won, and was never unmasked.
It was a good strip, we had the intrigue, the mystery antagonist, and THEN...
The bad guy won, and was never unmasked.
Title: Re: Why did "Inferno" Finish so badly?
Post by: Colin YNWA on 16 March, 2014, 06:55:10 AM
Post by: Colin YNWA on 16 March, 2014, 06:55:10 AM
Covered better by Thrill Power Overload than I ever will (and I'm sure more folk to follow here) but at that time stories didn't have defined length and so drifted along and then a writer would be given short notice to wrap things up. In the specific case of Inferno this was added to by the fact that the strip got into real trouble over some murderous story and art choices that got the comic into real trouble with the higher ups at IPC after slipping through editorial and so some of the material was heavy edited to avoid all that 'Action' nonsense.
Title: Re: Why did "Inferno" Finish so badly?
Post by: Steve Green on 16 March, 2014, 11:25:03 AM
Post by: Steve Green on 16 March, 2014, 11:25:03 AM
There's a bit more about it in Beyond 2000AD
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
along with some unpublished Belardinelli artwork. The inferno bit is just one portion, but it's a great read about the early days of the prog.
http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/ (http://www.comicsy.co.uk/hibernia/)
along with some unpublished Belardinelli artwork. The inferno bit is just one portion, but it's a great read about the early days of the prog.
Title: Re: Why did "Inferno" Finish so badly?
Post by: Dandontdare on 16 March, 2014, 01:23:03 PM
Post by: Dandontdare on 16 March, 2014, 01:23:03 PM
Quote from: Colin_YNWA on 16 March, 2014, 06:55:10 AM
the strip got into real trouble over some murderous story and art choices that got the comic into real trouble with the higher ups at IPC after slipping through editorial and so some of the material was heavy edited to avoid all that 'Action' nonsense.
The fact that Belardinelli & co really didn't give a fuck was what made the strip so mind-blowingly awesome for an 11 year old! He also made sure we knew exactly where he stood on the matter of censorship:
In the wise words of theTiswas cast: "Give 'em what they want!"
Title: Re: Why did "Inferno" Finish so badly?
Post by: Bat King on 16 March, 2014, 01:43:44 PM
Post by: Bat King on 16 March, 2014, 01:43:44 PM
I loved it...
I second Steve's suggestion of Beyond 2000AD.
I second Steve's suggestion of Beyond 2000AD.