Debbie's Inferno is my Retrofit/Big Planet comic of the day. It begins with Debbie lying in bed, wasting her time away, watching cartoons, when a liquid fills the room. Suddenly, her cat can talk ("I knew it," cries Debbie), and the cat leads her through the nine circles of discontent. That's my turn of phrase, not hers. In fact, I didn't count the number of circles of Hell or whatever she's going through; I just went with it. The similarities to Dante's Inferno are purposely made.
The artwork is simple but appealing, pen on paper, no colors. The use of cats can be problematic. Everyone (with a soul and no allergies) loves cats, but them being used poorly can be a problem. Fortunately, Debbie's Inferno doesn't run into this. The use of a talking cat as Virgil, her guide through the inferno of thought, is a pleasant one. I love the question of whether the circles of discontent are those of a normal mind or an abnormal mind. I'd like to think that they are of a normal mind because I've been through those circles as well.
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