The webcomic was first launched by JP Ahonen, a freelance illustrator from Finland, in 2016 after finding inspiration in a sketch he made for an
Inktober challenge. In 2019, a full-length album was released under the Belzebubs name, entitled
Pantheon of the Nightside Gods. Produced by
Century Media and
Edge of Sanity vocalist
Dan Swanö, the names of the participating musicians have not been officially released. That year, the first Belzebubs book was also published. In 2020, Finnish animation studio Pyjama Films and Finnish public broadcaster
Yle began making a TV series based on the webcomic. On 15 February 2024, Ahonen and 3D animator Oscar Díaz Castillo released the "360° Hexperience", a crowdfunded Belzebubs concert set in
virtual reality. == Reception ==