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Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. #4-6
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1955-1957
Join Hellboy and his fellow agents on globe-trotting horrifying mystery adventures from a fire ghost in a forgotten dinosaur theme park to vengeful demons in Hong Kong, Cold War weapons tests that lead to mutilated monsters in the South Pacific to a forgotten ghost in a NYC potter’s field and more, plus the true story of Hellboy’s turn on the silver screen in Mexican luchador films!
This volume collects Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. across volumes 1955, 1956, and 1957, from a slew of extraordinary talents including Mike Norton, Alison Sampson, Shawn Martinbrough, and more in this new hardcover edition!
Collects Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1955, 1956, and 1957.
This volume collects Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. across volumes 1955, 1956, and 1957, from a slew of extraordinary talents including Mike Norton, Alison Sampson, Shawn Martinbrough, and more in this new hardcover edition!
Collects Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 1955, 1956, and 1957.
456 pages, Hardcover
Published December 3, 2024
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Mike Mignola
1,872 books2,538 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 2, 2025
Cant go wrong with Hellboy !
In my opinion Hellboy just hit the sweet spot of the macabre, monsters and horror. This collection of Hellboy and the B.P.R.D is set between 1955 and 1957, a collection of short stories writen and drawn by Mignola, Robertson and Oeming and such, and all colored by some of the absolute best in the field, Dave Steward, Bill Crabtree and Lee Loughridge. The stories are decent, its always cool to chill and spend time in the world Mignola created.
In my opinion Hellboy just hit the sweet spot of the macabre, monsters and horror. This collection of Hellboy and the B.P.R.D is set between 1955 and 1957, a collection of short stories writen and drawn by Mignola, Robertson and Oeming and such, and all colored by some of the absolute best in the field, Dave Steward, Bill Crabtree and Lee Loughridge. The stories are decent, its always cool to chill and spend time in the world Mignola created.
March 2, 2025
Loved these stories revolving around the early years of the B.P.R.D. Hellboy takes a bit of a back seat in some arcs that focus more on the roster of the different agents. They each have well fleshed out backgrounds. Different artists help out also in this volume. Each with cool styles and unique perspectives. I really enjoyed this trade. No Mignola art but it stacks up story wise because he and Chris Roberson know their stuff. Highly recommend!
January 5, 2026
1955-1957
(4,1 of 5 for a decent collection of Hellboy-ish short stories)
Well, as '52-'54 felt rather Hellboyish, '55-'57 feel more B.P.R.D.-ish. But it's still decent enough, but as the stories are not that significant and more "mundane", I had little craving to go on and on. Still, I got my portion of Hellboyverse, and that was nice enough.
I like the art in all its range, from adventurous bright Churchilla's to creepy and dark Campbell's ones. There was one, which I significantly disliked, and that was Alison Sampson's. Didn't like the lines, the faces and their weird expressions, the inconsistency. It was rather disturbing. Far from "delivered in spades!" as the sketches section says, accompanied by only an ink version, which only supports my feeling about it...
Anyway, the irony is that I liked best the last story, "Happy New Year, Ava Galluci" by Ben and Mike. The reason is that's (probably) only on there by just Mike and not by "Mike & Chris". Which, by my guess, is mostly Chris Roberson working with some outlines from Mike, talked over a nice dinner. And don't take me wrong, Chris is fine, especially for BPRD kind, but he lacks Mike's "occult" touch. Another irony, Chris by himself, in combination with Campbell's "dark art" (pardon the pun), works nicely, as you can see in "Family ties" one. Or with Stephen Green's art in "Forgotten Lives", that's a nice story. Not "that Hellboy" but nice. I can basically continue with all 1957 stories (which interrupts only Sampson's art). Mike doing Mike's thing is superb. Chris doing his thing is perfectly nice. But Chris filling Mike's outlines feels, well, like pasta taken out of water just before that perfect al dente consistency. Any art of Parmesan and sauce isn't taking off that off-feeling of the bite.
(4,1 of 5 for a decent collection of Hellboy-ish short stories)
Well, as '52-'54 felt rather Hellboyish, '55-'57 feel more B.P.R.D.-ish. But it's still decent enough, but as the stories are not that significant and more "mundane", I had little craving to go on and on. Still, I got my portion of Hellboyverse, and that was nice enough.
I like the art in all its range, from adventurous bright Churchilla's to creepy and dark Campbell's ones. There was one, which I significantly disliked, and that was Alison Sampson's. Didn't like the lines, the faces and their weird expressions, the inconsistency. It was rather disturbing. Far from "delivered in spades!" as the sketches section says, accompanied by only an ink version, which only supports my feeling about it...
Anyway, the irony is that I liked best the last story, "Happy New Year, Ava Galluci" by Ben and Mike. The reason is that's (probably) only on there by just Mike and not by "Mike & Chris". Which, by my guess, is mostly Chris Roberson working with some outlines from Mike, talked over a nice dinner. And don't take me wrong, Chris is fine, especially for BPRD kind, but he lacks Mike's "occult" touch. Another irony, Chris by himself, in combination with Campbell's "dark art" (pardon the pun), works nicely, as you can see in "Family ties" one. Or with Stephen Green's art in "Forgotten Lives", that's a nice story. Not "that Hellboy" but nice. I can basically continue with all 1957 stories (which interrupts only Sampson's art). Mike doing Mike's thing is superb. Chris doing his thing is perfectly nice. But Chris filling Mike's outlines feels, well, like pasta taken out of water just before that perfect al dente consistency. Any art of Parmesan and sauce isn't taking off that off-feeling of the bite.
January 29, 2026
meu favorito de hellboy e o bpdp do que li até agora. muito divertido, historinhas bem amarradas e personagens SHOW.
June 22, 2025
The details of the mythologies Mignola uses are well-researched and used in inventive ways. I enjoy the dark humor.
November 9, 2025
This series Is ok, I guess. Nice art, short and self-contained stories exploring Hellboy and other characters' endeavors during the 50's. Some future events we already know find their origins here, filling up some holes in the overreaching Hellboy mythology. But we are miles away from the gothic and lovecraftian atmospheres of the original main series, and even from the "supernatural superheroes task-force" feel of the B.P.R.D.
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