Not as good as the comics but worth a try Hellbound was re-released on the comics platform Webtoon as the show aired on Netflix. I didn't know neither the comic nor the show, and it didn't seem like what I'd usually read on the platform.
I gave the show a try, and it made me curious about the comic.
The comic is way darker than the show so far, but the show is not as bad as what some reviews suggest. Yes, the execution might seem a bit flat and slow at times, but it also depends whether you watch the show in Korean with subtitles, or dubbed. The Korean version is much better. They also have many characters to introduce in just a few episodes, so the storyline might lack speed in the first two episodes.
The story is about us, humans, paying for our sins, and mystical creatures descending on Earth to make us atone for our sins. It criticizes the inefficiency of our judicial systems, and whether humans can truly just other humans for their crimes and sins. It makes me wonder whether all sins should be judged the same: to be sentenced to Hell, as the story may suggest.
Watch out for the acting of who plays Jeong Jin-soo, that I find terrifying. 😱 He seems to be able to show such a twisted mind. Who is the real evil?
One giant miss: the creatures (grim reapers?) seem to have a much more twisted and sadistic personality in the comic.