A Good Girl Goes to Hell

Badass women have always fascinated me. It could be that usually they're extremely good looking. Or it could be they have an abundance of confidence. Or it could be the fact that most of them could kick my ass if they really wanted to. What would make that badass woman even more likely to kick my ass is if you mixed a little bit of Buffy with a little bit of Ash and his chainsaw. In the end, you're left with Nancy.

Nancy In Hell is just a straight-up interpretation of the title. After her death, Nancy awakens in a creepy landscape amidst decomposing lost souls, demons lurking in the shadows, outcasts, chainsaws, booze, and certain doom. Of course, not a good spot to find yourself in, leading to the four issue miniseries where Nancy is trying to escape.

"There weren't any deep questions or psychological undertones to this book when we first started," says Torres, who also lives in Andalusia. "We just wanted to create a fun little romp with a blond bombshell armed with a chainsaw, carving her way through demons and the undead. Though after starting with some story details involving Christian cosmogony -- after all, she IS wandering through a sort of Christian Hell -- the deep questions invariably came up."

Written by El Torres and illustrated by Juan Jose, Nancy In Hell #1 is slated to hit stores August 4 for $2.99. Full press release below.

A GOOD GIRL GOES TO HELL
Artist Juan Jose Ryp and writer El Torres put NANCY IN HELL for Image Comics

Berkeley, CA - 19 May 2010 - How does a former cheerleader become a hardened hellraiser? Artist Juan Jose Ryp and writer El Torres answer that question with NANCY IN HELL, a four-issue miniseries that sends a good girl into a Hell filled with tortured souls, lusty demons, and armed outcasts.

Fans of Warren Ellis's BLACK SUMMER and NO HERO will recognize Ryp's highly detailed art style. Torres is the writer behind the critically acclaimed THE VEIL as well as ZOMBIES!: ECLIPSE OF THE UNDEAD.

"Nancy was one of our first creations together, and foolishly, we still love her," explains Ryp, a resident of Andalusia, Spain.

"There weren't any deep questions or psychological undertones to this book when we first started," says Torres, who also lives in Andalusia. "We just wanted to create a fun little romp with a blond bombshell armed with a chainsaw, carving her way through demons and the undead. Though after starting with some story details involving Christian cosmogony -- after all, she IS wandering through a sort of Christian Hell -- the deep questions invariably came up."

"But we never lost sight of the monsters or chainsaws," laughs Ryp.

NANCY IN HELL: Good girls go to heaven, right? But it seems like there are no good girls anymore. After her death, Nancy awakens in a creepy landscape to find decomposing lost souls, demons lurking in the shadows, outcasts, chainsaws, booze, and certain doom. Can Nancy escape from Hell? Amazing artist JUAN JOSE and writer EL TORRES take you on a white-knuckle tour of the underworld to find out!

NANCY IN HELL #1 (of 4), a 32-page full-color comic book for $2.99, will be in stores August 4, 2010.

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