Poppy's Inferno

Poppy's Inferno (originally titled Damnation: Poppy's Inferno) is a graphic novel written by Poppy and Ryan Cady. It was released to bookstores on October 20th, 2020. There is also a deluxe edition of the graphic novel limited to 1,200 copies.

The graphic novel is bundled with a noise album titled Music to Scream To, which serves as the soundtrack to the novel.

Book Description
"You might think you know Poppy, but what if you were only just scratching the surface? What if you could learn more about Poppy at the same time that she learns about herself? Following the story of Poppy's Inferno, In between two worlds, both of which work to traumatize the unsuspecting into traumatizing others, Poppy finds herself in both literal and figurative Hellscapes, She must walk the thin line between doing what she must to gain her freedom and staying true to her own identity and beliefs. In Poppy's Inferno our hero must fight against all that try to change her, not allowing anyone to determine how she thinks, feels or hurts, all the while trying to outwit the demons that surround her every step of the way."

Theme
Poppy's Inferno picks up where Poppy's previous graphic novel Genesis 1 left off, in which Poppy the android escapes from the facility she is kept in. Poppy decides to make a more human life for herself and signs to a new record label to make music in new genres. Poppy is dismayed to find that the manager the label selected for her seeks to control and change her for his own purposes. Her escape from his control leads to her traveling through the depths of Hell, forced to recover her memories of how she ended up there. Poppy stated that the story was based on her own real-life experiences, and she cites character development as an important part of the narrative.

"'At different moments in time, my life seemed more or less like a living hell. [...] Inferno was closer to a story I lived personally with a few spins, but I wanted Poppy to be seen as someone who has conquered a lot of naysayers and people that tried to restrict her. She is a bit of a quiet killer.' - Poppy in an interview with Z2 Comics"

Primary Characters

 * Poppy
 * Impresario
 * Journalist
 * Pi
 * Lucifer

Secondary Characters

 * Poppy's Label
 * Eligos
 * Compboi198
 * Amon
 * Mackenzie Mire
 * Cerberus
 * Lamashth

Trivia

 * The book cover was illustrated by Maria Llovet.
 * The Sumerian Store version was illustrated by Amilcar Pinna.
 * The graphic novel's release date underwent several delays. It was originally pushed back to August 4th, 2020 amidst concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. After being pushed forward to its original release date, it was once again pushed back to September 8th, 2020. However, on September 2nd, 2020, Z2 Comics announced via e-mail that all editions of Poppy's Inferno would release on October 20th, 2020 due to manufacturing delays.
 * As of June 2021, the webstore variant has been made unavailable.