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Event Horizon: Inferno #5 delivers an action focused finale

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Event Horizon: Inferno #5

Daniel Durante thought that he was above the laws of Heaven and Hell. That he could come to this awful place and, as he’d done all his life, take from it what he wanted. Daniel Durante was wrong. Event Horizon: Inferno #5 wraps up the sequel of the tale of a greedy man getting exactly what he wised for!

Event Horizon: Inferno has been an interesting sequel. IDW Publishing has previously given us a prequel to the horror movie Event Horizon with Dark Descent. That prequel comic series shared a lot with the original film in tone and giving us events and answers tied to it. Event Horizon: Inferno as a sequel isn’t as connected, instead focusing on Daniel Durante and his want to getting to the ship and access to hell. In my review of earlier issues, I described the sequel as Aliens to the movie and prequel’s Alien. That sequel was much more action focused as opposed to the original’s more horror leanings. This is similar with Inferno much more of an action oriented story, just set with horrors all around.

Written by Christian Ward, Event Horizon: Inferno #5 keeps that focus as the remaining survivors attempt to make it back to their ship to escape, Durante attempts to get all he desires, and the ship wants to trap everyone to feed itself. The comic really breaks down into two different paths, Durante trying to get what he wants while others scramble and battle their way to safety. It’s a fine ending and works with the previous four issues. On it’s own, it feels a little anticlimactic in some ways with some dialogue falling into the cheese category.

The art by Rob Carey with color by Xenon Honchar and lettering by Alex Ray looks good. Like the story itself, it falls more on the action spectrum of what’s depicted than the horror with the comic mostly featuring red tentacles and a hoard of demons that are a bit hard to really see beyond the blob. This isn’t an issue with the disturbing visuals the property is known for but it’s good overall, doing what it needs to do.

Event Horizon: Inferno #5 feels like a bit of a whimper of an ending but overall it’s good and wraps things up well while leaving things open for more horror to come. There’s a lot of interesting concepts in the series and the finale does a good job of giving its definitive thoughts on some of them. For those into the horror series, it’s one to check out.

Story: Christian Ward Art: Rob Carey
Color: Xenon Honchar Letters: Alex Ray
Story: 7.5 Art: 7.75 Overall: 7.5 Recommendation: Read

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Preview: Event Horizon: Inferno #4

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Event Horizon: Inferno #4

(W) Christian Ward (A) Robert Carey

Demons stalk the halls of the starship Event Horizon! Powered by the collective trauma of the space marines aboard, the ship has made itself a microcosm of Hell. Witness head-bursting aliens, Old Testament demons, and…who is this figure that arrives in the form of a spider?

This issue: Learn the story of the Event Horizon…as told by the ship itself!

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Event Horizon: Inferno #3 Answers a Lot of Questions as it Continues its Action Focus

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Event Horizon: Inferno #3

Two hundred years have passed since anyone boarded the Event Horizon. Built to advance the human race beyond the known limits of space, the vessel is now a microcosm of Hell. Those trapped there have been experiencing their deaths over and over for two centuries. And you’re about to discover…Hell is a loop to be experienced again and again. Event Horizon: Inferno #3 focuses on the relationship between Starck and the Event Horizon as we learn of the horrors she has endured.

Event Horizon: Inferno #3 continues an intriguing pivot of the series. The film, as well as its prequel series, were squarely in the horror genre with visuals meant to cause unease and scare readers. Event Horizon: Inferno is the Aliens to those other’s Alien. It feels more action oriented forgoing the usual scares and instead delivering a survival narrative as a group must figure out how to escape the ship to safety. This isn’t a bad thing, it delivers something new and different for the series instead of its twisted un-funhouse of hell and horrors.

Written by Christian Ward, Event Horizon: Inferno #3 focuses on Starck and Cooper (mostly) as they endure a Groundhog Day of terror as the Event Horizon attempts to mine the two for the fuel it needs to function. It answers some questions for fans of the property and gives us a Starck that’s battle-tested and ready to break the cycle of terror.

The comic isn’t all roses and bees. Rob Carey‘s art continues with the unease we expect from the property and series. With color by Xenon Honchar and lettering by Alex Ray, Starck and her new found allies must deal with monsters and demons… there’s blood, gore, and a body count. While the comic feels more action oriented, the visuals still leave you enough to remind you this is a ship of hell we’re dealing with. But, overall, it feels a bit dialed back from previous outings.

Event Horizon: Inferno #3 fills in some gaps while it sets up the battle to come as the victims begin to fight their way to safety off the ship. Where it all goes should be interesting and we’re expecting far more twists and turns before it’s over but so far, Event Horizon: Inferno is a worthy sequel.

Story: Christian Ward Art: Rob Carey
Color: Xenon Honchar Letterer: Alex Ray
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Read

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Preview: Event Horizon: Inferno #3

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Event Horizon: Inferno #3

(W) Christian Ward (A) Robert Carey

Two hundred years have passed since anyone boarded the Event Horizon. Built to advance the human race beyond the known limits of space, the vessel is now a microcosm of Hell. Those trapped there have been experiencing their deaths over and over for two centuries. And you’re about to discover… Hell is a loop to be experienced again and again.

Event Horizon: Inferno #3

Event Horizon: Inferno #2 Fleshes Out Some History While Giving an Aliens/Terminator Vibe

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Event Horizon: Inferno #2

Two centuries ago, after vanishing for seven years, the starship Event Horizon reappeared near Neptune. Possessed by a demonic entity, the ship murdered most of its rescue crew before it was blown in two. One half fell into a portal to Hell and the other stayed in our solar system. Today, a billionaire, Daniel Durante, leads a crew of private space marines to the wreckage of the Event Horizon to investigate the ship. Durante is dead set on bringing his brother back from the afterlife and the means to do it lies aboard the Event Horizon! But his crew may have something to say about that… Event Horizon: Inferno #2 delivers more of Durante’s insanity while focusing on his ex-wife Skylar.

If Event Horizon the movie is Alien, Event Horizon: Inferno #2 is its Aliens. Witten by Christian Ward, this sequel to the cult-horror film takes us back to the plagued ship with a different motivation than just discovering what happened. Much like Aliens, some members are privy to far more information than provided to the military grunts and just like Aliens, it’ll take a strong, kick-ass woman to save the day.

Event Horizon: Inferno #2 focuses on Durante’s ex-wife Skylar who has been put in stasis due to Druante’s lies about her health. In reality, she’s the sacrifice/trauma engine needed to fuel the starship Event Horizon and allow it to awaken for Druante’s true mission, connecting with his dead brother.

Unlike the film and the prequel comic, there’s people who know what’s occurring in Event Horizon: Inferno and some who are counting on its demonic connections to help them in their mission. It turns the premise into survival horror, much like Aliens with Lieutenant Starck, the last surviving member of the Lewis & Clark, taking on the role of Ripley. This isn’t a bad thing at all and helps deliver something new to the franchise.

Rob Carey‘s art has a nice tense, and dark horror vibe to it. With color by Xenon Honchar and lettering by Alex Ray, the comic features a cold sci-fi look. Like the world of Alien, the tech is futuristic, but also feels grounded and not distracting. There’s a worn feel to everything and Carey and the team also keep things rather simple, in a survival horror sort of way with an axe playing a focus of major drama.

Event Horizon: Inferno #2 is a solid second issue that fleshes out the characters providing more details about the lead up to the mission and horror to come. Unlike the film and prequel comic, it doesn’t go for the imagery to make you squirm, though I’m sure that’s coming. It helps the sequel into a direction and territory that feels fresh and something new beyond just scares.

Story Christian Ward Art: Rob Carey
Color: Xenon Honchar Letterer: Alex Ray
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

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Preview: Event Horizon: Inferno #2

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Event Horizon: Inferno #2

(W) Christian Ward (A) Robert Carey

Two centuries ago, after vanishing for seven years, the starship Event Horizon reappeared near Neptune. Possessed by a demonic entity, the ship murdered most of its rescue crew before it was blown in two. One half fell into a portal to Hell and the other stayed in our solar system.

Today, a billionaire, Daniel Durante, leads a crew of private space marines to the wreckage of the Event Horizon to investigate the ship. Durante is dead set on bringing his brother back from the afterlife and the means to do it lies aboard the Event Horizon! But his crew may have something to say about that…

Christian Ward (Event Horizon: Dark Descent, Batman: City of Madness) and Rob Carey (Aliens: Resistance, Outsiders) continue the most anticipated sci-fi horror comic of the year!

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Event Horizon: Inferno #1 Sets up Some Solid Sci-Fi Horror

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Event Horizon: Inferno #1

Space marines clash with demons aboard the Event Horizon in this follow-up to the biggest horror comic of 2025! In 2040, the starship Event Horizon disappeared. Seven years later, it returned possessed by a demonic entity. After murdering its rescue crew, it was blown in half, with the front of the ship left yearning for its heart: a gravity drive designed for interdimensional travel. Two hundred years later, a billionaire brings his own private star fleet to the wreckage around Neptune. He’s heard stories of the Event Horizon and will gleefully sacrifice any number of employees to uncover its secrets! Event Horizon: Inferno #1 is a solid follow up to the film introducing new horrors and more waiting.

There’s few films that completely scare the crap out of me. Event Horizon is the one I struggle to make it through. It’s a film, like Hellraiser, that just unnerves me to the point I feel ill at points watching either of them. I read the prequel comic series Event Horizon: Dark Descent and at times had a similar feel. So, I dove into Event Horizon: Inferno expecting a similar experience, enjoyable but making me squeamish.

Written by Christian Ward, the new series takes us two hundred years after the film, with a new mission to explore the Event Horizon. Event Horizon: Inferno #1 is an intriguing debut introducing a main character in Daniel Durante. Durante comes off as a “billionaire psychopath/sociopath,” a perfect villain for today’s world.

Ward, beyond its rather shocking opening, feels like a general sci-fi story with a team gathered to explore the ship. But, with it all, it’s a slow build that creates tension as we know that hell will break loose at some point. And that tension builds to the end of the issue that will play to fans of the horror series (it’s a reveal that might be lost on those who are new to the property). Ward though, delivers a hell of a lot of detail to introduce the characters to readers and giving the lay of the land.

The art by Rob Carey is solid with color by Xenon Honchar, and lettering by Alex Ray. The comic has a sci-fi style that feels like it mines a lot of previous properties but also very unique in its look. It’s a look that builds a certain expectation as the comic begins (beyond its initial opening) and then slowly shifts as the horror of the comic unfolds. It’s soldiers realizing they’re fubar and the look of it all feels like they’re both prepared and not. It feels like Aliens but demons instead of xenomorphs. There’s also a certain coldness to it all that comes across in the design of everything.

Event Horizon: Inferno #1 does a great job of laying out the characters, the situation, and delivering some surprises in a debut that expands the story and world. So far, it feels a bit more sci-fi than horror, but more guts, gore, and grime is sure to come.

Story: Christian Ward Art: Rob Carey
Color: Xenon Honchar Letterer: Alex Ray
Story: 8.35 Art: 8.4 Overall: 8.35 Recommendation: Buy

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Preview: Event Horizon: Inferno #1

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Event Horizon: Inferno #1

(W) Christian Ward (A) Rob Carey

It’s Aliens meets Dante’s Inferno! Space marines clash with demons aboard the Event Horizon in this follow-up to the biggest horror comic of 2025!

In 2040, the starship Event Horizon disappeared. Seven years later, it returned possessed by a demonic entity. After murdering its rescue crew, it was blown in half, with the front of the ship left yearning for its heart: a gravity drive designed for interdimensional travel. Two hundred years later, a billionaire brings his own private star fleet to the wreckage around Neptune. He’s heard stories of the Event Horizon and will gleefully sacrifice any number of employees to uncover its secrets!

Christian Ward (Event Horizon: Dark Descent, Two-Face) returns to the Event Horizon, joined by superstar sci-fi artist Rob Carey (Outsiders, Aliens: Resistance) to tell another story spun out of the cult-classic film! Hell is only a word. The reality is much, much worse.

Event Horizon: Inferno #1

Event Horizon Gets a Sequel Comic as Well as Final Reprints of the Prequel Series

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Almost 30 years after its maiden voyage, the cult-classic horror movie Event Horizon has returned. IDW Publishing has announced all four of the currently released issues of the prequel series have sold out, and a brand new series, set many years after the events in the film, is set to debut in April, 2026.

From the brilliant mind of Eisner Award-winning writer Christian Ward comes Event Horizon: Inferno. After captivating fans with the twisted prequel series, Ward returns to reveal what happens 200 years after the unforgettable events of the movie while amping up both the shocking terror and gripping action with artist Rob Carey.

Issues of the prequel series Event Horizon: Dark Descent from Ward, Tristan Jones, Pip Martin, and Alex Ray keep selling out. To meet the demand, IDW Publishing has announced the last and final reprints of the first four issues of the hit horror series. These new printings will be the last chance for readers to get single issues of the incredibly popular series. Fans who miss out will not be able to obtain a physical copy of the terrifying tale until the collected trade paperback edition arrives next summer.

Pre-orders for all four new and final printings are due December 15. Be sure to contact a comic shop before this date to guarantee copies. All four new printings go on sale February 4, 2026, which is the same day the final issue of the chilling series also arrives in shops.