Hel is trying to gain the power to bring Ragnarok, but will our heroes be able to stop her? Follow us as we take you to a world that is unlike our own, a place where there is no return, and you have to fight to survive!

Hel’s Labyrinth #1 follows a girl, Phoebe, who is attending the circus when over the intercom she hears that seven lucky winners have received a silver ticket and get to attend an exclusive event in one of the tents. Phoebe doesn’t have a ticket, but someone next to her does and gives it to her, not wanting to bother with going all the way across the circus.

Meanwhile, Hel, the ruler of the underworld, is preparing to bring Ragnarok to the land, and destroy the universe as we know it. She orders Baldr, once the god of light and purity but now corrupted by a trick and her slave, to call upon the seven sacrifices so that they may face the labyrinth and die in order for Ragnarok to begin.

Will Hel succeed? Or will Phoebe be able to stop the end of time as we know it?

While there is some mystery in the story, revealing what the endgame is sloppy story telling. However, they don’t reveal how it happens, or why Hel feels it is time for Ragnarok. Of course given the name Hel, comes from the Norse Goddess of the dead, I imagine it has something to do with that.

The art style is surprisingly colorful for the possibly intended story. It is hard to tell if the colorfulness will continue, as the story intensifies. However the contrast brings an odd sense of balance, to the world. I’m curious to see where they decide to take things from here.

Story: Dani Hoots Art: Ari Raska
Story: 6.5 Art: 8 Overall: 7.25 Recommendation: Buy (but wait for a bound collection)

Antik Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review