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Hellboy (Ongoing Order) #5
Hellboy: Los Lobos de San Augusto
HELLBOY vuelve a publicarse en Argentina. Los Lobos de San Augusto es el primer volumen de varios más que OVNI press publicará de la obra maestra de Mike Mignola.
Nadie recuerda la última vez que sonó la campana de la Iglesia en el pequeño y alejado pueblo de San Augusto. Pero ahora, misteriosamente, esta aldea balcánica ha sido erradicada de la noche a la mañana, dejando ciento sesenta y siete asesinatos brutales como saldo. Hellboy, el mundialmente famoso investigador de lo oculto, pretende terminar con una maldición de 780 años en esta historia de fantasmas, licántropos y capillas despedazadas.
Nadie recuerda la última vez que sonó la campana de la Iglesia en el pequeño y alejado pueblo de San Augusto. Pero ahora, misteriosamente, esta aldea balcánica ha sido erradicada de la noche a la mañana, dejando ciento sesenta y siete asesinatos brutales como saldo. Hellboy, el mundialmente famoso investigador de lo oculto, pretende terminar con una maldición de 780 años en esta historia de fantasmas, licántropos y capillas despedazadas.
48 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1995
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About the author
Mike Mignola
1,865 books2,527 followersMike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age (he doesn't remember why) and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered.
In 1982, hoping to find a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began working for Marvel Comics, first as a (very terrible) inker and then as an artist on comics like Rocket Raccoon, Alpha Flight and The Hulk. By the late 80s he had begun to develop his signature style (thin lines, clunky shapes and lots of black) and moved onto higher profile commercial projects like Cosmic Odyssey (1988) and Gotham by Gaslight (1989) for DC Comics, and the not-so-commercial Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser (1990) for Marvel. In 1992, he drew the comic book adaptation of the film Bram Stoker's Dracula for Topps Comics.
In 1993, Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half-demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line (Seed of Destruction, 1994) was co-written by John Byrne, Mike has continued writing the series himself. There are, at this moment, 13 Hellboy graphic novel collections (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien and Witchfinder), three anthologies of prose stories, several novels, two animated films and two live-action films staring Ron Perlman. Hellboy has earned numerous comic industry awards and is published in a great many countries.
Mike also created the award-winning comic book The Amazing Screw-on Head and has co-written two novels (Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City) with best-selling author Christopher Golden.
Mike worked (very briefly) with Francis Ford Coppola on his film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a production designer on the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and was visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). He lives somewhere in Southern California with his wife, daughter, a lot of books and a cat.
In 1982, hoping to find a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began working for Marvel Comics, first as a (very terrible) inker and then as an artist on comics like Rocket Raccoon, Alpha Flight and The Hulk. By the late 80s he had begun to develop his signature style (thin lines, clunky shapes and lots of black) and moved onto higher profile commercial projects like Cosmic Odyssey (1988) and Gotham by Gaslight (1989) for DC Comics, and the not-so-commercial Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser (1990) for Marvel. In 1992, he drew the comic book adaptation of the film Bram Stoker's Dracula for Topps Comics.
In 1993, Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half-demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line (Seed of Destruction, 1994) was co-written by John Byrne, Mike has continued writing the series himself. There are, at this moment, 13 Hellboy graphic novel collections (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien and Witchfinder), three anthologies of prose stories, several novels, two animated films and two live-action films staring Ron Perlman. Hellboy has earned numerous comic industry awards and is published in a great many countries.
Mike also created the award-winning comic book The Amazing Screw-on Head and has co-written two novels (Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City) with best-selling author Christopher Golden.
Mike worked (very briefly) with Francis Ford Coppola on his film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a production designer on the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and was visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). He lives somewhere in Southern California with his wife, daughter, a lot of books and a cat.
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October 30, 2016
My second ever Hellboy comic and I liked this one even more than the first! OK, that might be because there was nothing in here that I already knew about from the movies; or it might be because I love mythology and especially werewolf stories ...
Anyway, this volume shows a little village that has been hiding a terrible secret for several hundred years (I wonder why it's so often little villages in France that have such problems; anyone seen "Brotherhood of the Wolf"?). When a priests wants to reopen the local church, the entire village ends up dead and Hellboy is called to investigate and find out that even history is often distorted.
The history part in this was very atmospheric, drawing me in immediately and holding my attention to the very end. Moreover, this was a propoer crime mystery (like a puzzle) which I always like. The art, with all its details, only strengthened the story's hold over me. A wonderful Halloween read!
Anyway, this volume shows a little village that has been hiding a terrible secret for several hundred years (I wonder why it's so often little villages in France that have such problems; anyone seen "Brotherhood of the Wolf"?). When a priests wants to reopen the local church, the entire village ends up dead and Hellboy is called to investigate and find out that even history is often distorted.
The history part in this was very atmospheric, drawing me in immediately and holding my attention to the very end. Moreover, this was a propoer crime mystery (like a puzzle) which I always like. The art, with all its details, only strengthened the story's hold over me. A wonderful Halloween read!
June 24, 2017
The Wolves of St August is a TPB collecting this story which came out in individual issues of Dark Horse Presents.
A town in Southern France seems to have a werewolf problem. After a 150 villagers and a priest are killed, Hellboy and the BPRD are called in. They uncover the tale of a noble family that had been slaughtered centuries ago and now was said to haunt the chapel. As Hellboy and BPRD researchers investigate they come across the stone etched words: Wolves of St. August. It turns out the story is slightly different than assumed. The noble family in question had actually been cursed to turn into werewolves for worshiping the Devil. When the villagers finally learn of this they kill the noble family, all save William the youngest. It seems William has survived 800 years and is causing the trouble in town.
The story, in and of itself, is nothing spectacular. But the amount of detail included in the story about the werewolf tale and the cursed family is impressive. As is the beautiful artwork that helps accentuate the creepiness of this small far away French village.
This TPB didn't really do anything new, but what it did do- tell a good Werewolf/Haunted family tale it did well. If you are a Hellboy or Mignola fan then you will enjoy this solid addition to the Hellboy stories.
A town in Southern France seems to have a werewolf problem. After a 150 villagers and a priest are killed, Hellboy and the BPRD are called in. They uncover the tale of a noble family that had been slaughtered centuries ago and now was said to haunt the chapel. As Hellboy and BPRD researchers investigate they come across the stone etched words: Wolves of St. August. It turns out the story is slightly different than assumed. The noble family in question had actually been cursed to turn into werewolves for worshiping the Devil. When the villagers finally learn of this they kill the noble family, all save William the youngest. It seems William has survived 800 years and is causing the trouble in town.
The story, in and of itself, is nothing spectacular. But the amount of detail included in the story about the werewolf tale and the cursed family is impressive. As is the beautiful artwork that helps accentuate the creepiness of this small far away French village.
This TPB didn't really do anything new, but what it did do- tell a good Werewolf/Haunted family tale it did well. If you are a Hellboy or Mignola fan then you will enjoy this solid addition to the Hellboy stories.
March 21, 2014
My only complaint with the Hellboy books are with the length. I wsih they could have been a bit longer. :( You really won't find a better blend of eerie tales and detective mystery anywhere else.
December 19, 2021
Hellboy fights a werewolf. What isn’t there to like about that?!?
February 23, 2024
The way Mike Mignola captures such a creepy, eerie tone is unmatched.
July 31, 2024
Murder.
The villagers trapped them here in this chamber. The entire royal family, their retainers… children. They were spitted on iron pikes so their deaths might be slow and torturous, and when the attackers became bored with the sport, they took axes and cut the bodies apart.
Look there. Duke Henry Grenier and the Lady Claudia. Their bodies gathered up and laid to rest in secret by the only servant to escape the slaughter, the hunchback, Yargo.
Look! See the consummation of his wrath!
Having enjoyed the 2024 free-comic-book-day one-shot, I found myself in a Hellboy mood. With Amazon offering me a free trial of Kindle Unlimited, and with the Hellboy single issues being included, it felt rude not to start from the beginning.
With the first volume complete, the series moves onto a couple of one-shot stories, which is a nice touch. This one sees Hellboy investigating the massacre of an entire village which has a dark and sinister history. It's a gothic horror and a cracking story. 5 stars.
The villagers trapped them here in this chamber. The entire royal family, their retainers… children. They were spitted on iron pikes so their deaths might be slow and torturous, and when the attackers became bored with the sport, they took axes and cut the bodies apart.
Look there. Duke Henry Grenier and the Lady Claudia. Their bodies gathered up and laid to rest in secret by the only servant to escape the slaughter, the hunchback, Yargo.
Look! See the consummation of his wrath!
Having enjoyed the 2024 free-comic-book-day one-shot, I found myself in a Hellboy mood. With Amazon offering me a free trial of Kindle Unlimited, and with the Hellboy single issues being included, it felt rude not to start from the beginning.
With the first volume complete, the series moves onto a couple of one-shot stories, which is a nice touch. This one sees Hellboy investigating the massacre of an entire village which has a dark and sinister history. It's a gothic horror and a cracking story. 5 stars.
January 11, 2025
یه داستان کوتاه جالب که در بسط بیشتر دنیای میگنولا به خواننده ها کمک میکنه طبق چیزی که دیدم در ران میگنولا داشتان کوتاه های زیادی هست و این من رو خوشحال میکنه چون در سری اصلی واقعا سخت هست که نویسنده هم داستان خودش رو تعریف کنه و هم به جهان سازی و بک استوری ها بپردازه و به نظرم داستان های کوتاه میتونه کمک شایانی به این موضوع بکنه. اگه بخوام خلاصه درمورد خود کمیک بگم باید بگم که داستان خوبه پیجش داستانی عجیب غریبی نداره و کاملا قابل پیش بینی هست ولی اصلا هدف میگنولا این نبوده و فقط میخواسته دنیای خودش رو بسط بده. آرت استایل و طراحی که مثل همیشه گار خود میگنولا هست و حرفی درش نیست
November 27, 2018
I am a huge hellboy fan and this happens to be the 10th comic/book i read with my favourite hero. For those who are familiar with the hellboy mythology and Mignola's style will certainly adore this piece of work from the very beggining. Solid plot, legends blending with reality and beautiful artwork. A must read for every serious comic geek.
October 30, 2021
A ghost werewolf story. Really nothing in this was all that compelling. Perhaps if I was already bought into Hellboy I would have liked this better. Or if the supporting cast was important to me. At least it was short and the violence was mostly offscreen. 2.5 of 5.
May 9, 2022
Fantastic early Hellboy story. I enjoyed the imagery with the girl in the wolf head, and the climax. The ending is great I love how the mystery unfolded about the empty uninhabited house and how it plays with the folklore.
March 9, 2017
Really striking colors, especially in the opening and closing, and you get a look at Kate's first time out in the field.
October 12, 2022
A short Hellboy story about a werewolf. Quick and enjoyable.
July 15, 2023
better than the first! cool ass werewolves and cool ass fight scene
December 19, 2023
truly some of the most beautiful pages ive seen in a while. im not huge collector but this has become number one on my “please dear god i want to own this” list. mike never misses
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January 29, 2024Historieta unitaria de Hellboy que luego se incluyó en cajas y recopilatorios.
October 26, 2024
The artwork is minimalist but evocative and the story is really rather poignant. Altogether a nicely atmospheric little story, just a shame it’s so short.
May 3, 2022
First Hellboy comic I ever read, which I bought at the first book fair I went to.
Werewolves are my life long obsession, a good portion of my favourite fantasy franchises are werewolf related, so I thought it would be ideal to start my Hellboy comic journey with this issue.
Knowing Hellboy from the movies, the lack of Abe and Liz was a bit weird for me, but on the other hand it helped the experience, since most of the story, we follow Kate Corrigan, the new addition to the BPRD.
Hellboy is as badass as ever, the final battle is really well done, and the story itself is based around a rather interesting myth.
Werewolves are my life long obsession, a good portion of my favourite fantasy franchises are werewolf related, so I thought it would be ideal to start my Hellboy comic journey with this issue.
Knowing Hellboy from the movies, the lack of Abe and Liz was a bit weird for me, but on the other hand it helped the experience, since most of the story, we follow Kate Corrigan, the new addition to the BPRD.
Hellboy is as badass as ever, the final battle is really well done, and the story itself is based around a rather interesting myth.
December 12, 2012
Невелика історія про чергове розслідування агента Хеллбоя. В кінці — битва з напівфінальним босом, вовкулакою. ХБ відповідає за міцний (можна сказати, кам'яний) кулак, його напарниця постачає історію, загублену у часі і майже всіма забуту. Про паломника, який прокляв місцевих володарів.
Графіка у Міньйоли дуже сильна, і дуже пластична. Так і не скажеш одразу, чи краще колоризована версія від чорно-білої.
Хороший жанровий комікс виграє у кіно за видовищністю і у книги — за обсягом. Коротко і страшно.
Графіка у Міньйоли дуже сильна, і дуже пластична. Так і не скажеш одразу, чи краще колоризована версія від чорно-білої.
Хороший жанровий комікс виграє у кіно за видовищністю і у книги — за обсягом. Коротко і страшно.
October 9, 2014
Very little substance in this extra short story, but it sure packs some wallop. Good if you don't have anything against a purely action-focused, miniature Hellboy story. The art is great. The atmosphere is great.
I love it more than it deserves, really.
I love it more than it deserves, really.
October 14, 2014
Primera y más que cumplidora historia en la que Mignola se animó a asumir el controlo total sobre el guion del comic (previamente había sido ayudado por John Byrne) en una historia llena de lobos, sangre, y de dibujos del carajo. Primer tomo de Hellboy publicado por Ovni Press. Formato reducido.
October 14, 2014
Otro tomo que tenía hace mil pero recién ahora leo (y readeo). 50 páginas de puro deleite visual, con una historias de fantasmas hombres-lobo medio esquemática, pero muy bien contada y con alguna que otra vueltita de tuerca dada en el lugarmomento justo.
January 23, 2014
Como diria o grande Santo dos Assassinos... um bom começo
May 31, 2018
Tomo corto en formato reducido. Incluido seguramente en alguno de los integrales.
June 29, 2016
Melancholy werewolf story originally appearing in Dark Horse Presents. Contains one of the better and more intense action/fight scenes of the franchise.
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