Review: Action Packed!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2012
D.J. Butler takes his turn with heaven, hell, and everything in between with Hellhound On My Tail. Much like other authors that tackle biblical stories, his rendition is unique. He starts with a very diverse and strange band of characters that somewhat confuse you, but learning about who they are, and what they are capable of, keeps you flipping the pages to find out more.The story is action packed! You barely have time to breathe from one chapter to the next as the misfit band fights against unstoppable demons.Mike decided to play on more gig with an obscure band, and after the show he planned on killing himself. He's been faced with the ghost of his angry brother for years, and uses alcohol to keep the delusions away. His scheme of one final night seems to be going as planned, until an angry demon busts into the bar and threatens to swallow him whole. Now under the sobering pressure, he realizes that where he is going after he dies isn't an ideal place. Mike forces himself to step up and follow the group as they jump from the pan and into fire.The story is fast-paced and slightly chaotic to keep up with, but you are following Mike as he learns about the same world that you are being introduced to: God, Satan, demons, angles, shape shifting fairies, immortals, narcoleptic wizards.... Butler built a crazy world with infinite possibilities.This read gives you a great pulp fiction feel that would easily transfer into a comic book, and in a sense, that is what I felt like I was reading - minus the illustrations.