Review: At the Gates of Hell

At the Gates of Hell by Richard D. Nolane
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Rating 3 out of 5 | Grade: C+; This man almost died; you wouldn't believe what happened to him after

As hoped, Chapter 2 of Richard D. Nolane seems to have rectified the jarring shortcomings of the opening issue. I’m glad to find that the dialogue, which was a major sore point of the first chapter, is markedly better this time. It’s cohesive, reads like a proper dialogue and maintains the pace of the story quite well.

On the other hand, it seems that our protagonist, the devil’s pilot, is developing some manner of precog predictive ability following his near-death experience. Which allows him to get out of unexpected jams and stay ahead of his opponents. Though already piloting a jet, that’d mean he’s 2-3 steps ahead at this point.



In typical Nazi fashion, the biggest threat to their regime are not the allies, but their own politics, a neurotic dictator and personal interests undercutting national ones. But they need not fear as of yet, as so far, the allies are lagging behind the Nazis in developing their own wonderwaffen, and the soviets of all people are the first to develop opposing jet planes. But that is soon set to change as a secret wildcard is being sent behind enemy lines. That and more in the next Issue, hoping.



The Art has managed to maintain the standard it set, especially during the dog fights. Despite having some harrowing bouts, they were unable to emulate the same excitement though.



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