How the hell has Hell House: The Awakening not caused a bigger uproar!?  Published by Viper Comics, written by Chad Feehan and Ryan Dixon with art from Tsubasa Yozora the story is a subversive look at religion and particularly Christianity.

Every Halloween, hundreds of highly controversial, religiously themed “Hell Houses” open their doors across Middle America. During the first night of a Texas high school’s Hell House, a shocking and mysterious event occurs, leaving behind a small number of survivors. This motley crew is forced to battle their way out of the collapsing structure, while fighting against a terrifying and unspeakable force desperate to consume their very souls.

The comic debates Christian theology, how those who don’t share the same beliefs should act, hypocrisy (on all sides) and what happens when the Rapture really comes (with a bit of humor mixed in).

I really liked the smaller book format and the art’s pretty solid, but the story left me wondering out of what sick, twisted mind this spewed forth.  There’s a lot I’ve seen but that didn’t stop me from giggling at just how off (in a good way) the entire comic is.  And after all of the story, we’re left with one last kick by the writers in the final panel that got me to laugh out loud.

I’m sure a lot of people will say the comic is anti-Christian, but it’s not at all and actually holds up those that live what they preach really well.  The other folks out there are the targets of the book, and I can’t wait to see where it takes us next.

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