Synopses & Reviews
The second collection of short stories by award-winning cartoonist Mike Mignola includes the 1999 hit series Box Full of Evil; "The Right Hand of Doom," which concisely and thoroughly examines Hellboy's history; and "Pancakes," Mignola's most hilarious and surprising story to date; and others many presented here in color for the first time.
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"Mike Mignola is a master of the kind of dynamic impressionistic art that is influencing the rhythm of modern graphic storytelling." Will Eisner
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"The best horror comic in a generation. This Mignola guy is a wizard." Frank Miller
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"This is the only comic book on the market today that gives me the 'art fix' I crave. It's Jack Kirby meets the German Expressionists, featuring the pistol-packin', Nazi-stomping Big Red Ragna-Rok, himself." Dave Stevens
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"Mike Mignola's elegance and economy of style are unparalleled among comics artists. He has long been a professional idol of mine." Rick Geary
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"A few years before Mike was published I met him, and I knew he would become one of the very top guys. And I was right." Sergio Aragones
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"Not only is Mike Mignola a brilliant writer, artist, and creator, but he can take a punch, and I've never once seen him break out in song and embarrass himself with a vast knowledge of showtunes!" Geof Darrow
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Dark Horse presents new editions of the entire Hellboy line with new covers, beginning with Seed of Destruction, the basis of director Guillermo del Toro's upcoming film. Hellboy is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. The ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller whose work is in turns haunting, hilarious, and spellbinding. Mike Mignola has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf the world, a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar.
-The best horror comic in a generation. This Mignola guy is a wizard-
--Frank Miller
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Eisner and Harvey Award-winning cartoonist Mike Mignola releases his fourth Hellboy collection, including the 1999 hit series Box Full of Evil, reprinted here with a new epilogue. Stories formerly available only in black-and-white including Mignola's contributions to the 1998 and 1999 Dark Horse Presents Annuals, "The Right Hand of Doom" and "Pancakes" are presented here in color for the first time. "The Varcolac," Mignola`s contribution to Dark Horse Extra, is presented in a redrawn and expanded twelve-page version, and a new story, "King Volmer," is printed here for the first time. On top of all this, Mignola shares his sketchbooks for the first time, showing readers the genesis of his personal take on the lords of Hell and other creatures.