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Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder #4-6
SIR EDWARD GREY CAZADOR DE BRUJAS INTEGRAL 02
Collect the occult adventures of Sir Edward Grey, otherwise known as Her Majesty’s Witchfinder! Discover a nest of vampires, brave a technological “gate” to another realm, and track down the truth behind Jack the Ripper in this collection of three intense adventures of Sir Edward Grey. As the Queen’s personal “Witchfinder,” Grey continues to pursue the occult goings on in London and beyond. But this time the events he encounters—and the things he learns—will lead him to question his very future. Complete your Witchfinder omnibus library with this second volume, featuring the writing of Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson, with art from Ben Stenbeck, D’Israeli, and Christopher Mitten and stunning colors from Michelle Madsen and Dave Stewart. Collects Witchfinder TPB volumes 4-6.
424 pages, Hardcover
Published August 22, 2025
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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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May 2, 2022
In these Witchfinder stories, Chris Roberson comes on board to fill in the John Arcudi role in the Mignolaverse. I don't think his writing style is as suited to this universe as Arcudi's was. Any longer conversation just feels like an exposition dump and not a conversation.
City of the Dead, art by Ben Stenbeck
Sir Edward Grey fights the Undead in London. The bad guy's goals could have been explained a bit better but still a solid read. I like anytime Witchfinder ties in more with the rest of the Mignolaverse. Ben Stenbeck's art has grown in leaps and bounds. Along with Michelle Madsen's colors, the book looks very polished.
The Gates of Heaven, art by D'Israeli
A by the numbers B.P.R.D. type tale. D'Israeli on art and the new colorist also took me out of this being a Witchfinder book. D'Israeli's characters have these weird bloated cartoony look to them and the colors were too bright and needed to be muted and held back to a single related color palette. If you can get past all that, it's your standard Mignolaverse man trying to open a rift to another dimension tale.
Reign of Darkness, art by Christopher Mitten
A missed opportunity. This is billed as the Witchfinder investigating the Jack the Ripper murders but they all happen off page and are only obliquely referenced. What really happens is Sir Grey tilts at windmills for 4 issues before the story comes to a head in the last issue. Roberson's entries into the Mignolaverse seem very uninspired.
Mitten's art suffered from same face. There's a lot of characters in this, yet everyone all looked the same. There's one man and one woman in different dress. It made telling who's who very difficult.
City of the Dead, art by Ben Stenbeck
Sir Edward Grey fights the Undead in London. The bad guy's goals could have been explained a bit better but still a solid read. I like anytime Witchfinder ties in more with the rest of the Mignolaverse. Ben Stenbeck's art has grown in leaps and bounds. Along with Michelle Madsen's colors, the book looks very polished.
The Gates of Heaven, art by D'Israeli
A by the numbers B.P.R.D. type tale. D'Israeli on art and the new colorist also took me out of this being a Witchfinder book. D'Israeli's characters have these weird bloated cartoony look to them and the colors were too bright and needed to be muted and held back to a single related color palette. If you can get past all that, it's your standard Mignolaverse man trying to open a rift to another dimension tale.
Reign of Darkness, art by Christopher Mitten
A missed opportunity. This is billed as the Witchfinder investigating the Jack the Ripper murders but they all happen off page and are only obliquely referenced. What really happens is Sir Grey tilts at windmills for 4 issues before the story comes to a head in the last issue. Roberson's entries into the Mignolaverse seem very uninspired.
Mitten's art suffered from same face. There's a lot of characters in this, yet everyone all looked the same. There's one man and one woman in different dress. It made telling who's who very difficult.
April 6, 2022
You could read this as more traditional or less inventive than a lot of the weirdest corners of the Mignolaverse, depending on your mood and interests. Thankfully, my interests include a lot of old Hammer movies and classic ghost stories, and this is basically doing that.
It even feels a little staid compared to the first omnibus. That one had eel-worship! This one has vampires. But it also feels that way because it has hit a stride and is humming along, fully formed. It's not necessarily breaking new ground, but it is comfy and cozy and charming and I enjoy the heck out of it. There's a little spirit of Tintin in these, too, which I adore.
Love the addition of Sarah Jewell, and I'm pleasantly surprised she gets her own book! I'm glad this period of Hellboy History gets to keep expanding. Super fun to run into Panya, too! It's great that she's just thousands of years old, so she can crop up across timelines no problemo. Fun! Mummies are cool!
My one complaint is that in the Chris Mitten-drawn series, there are TWO new characters who are identical to his rendering of Ed, plus or minus a couple inches of hair or beard. They all have the same hair and beard, but like one guy's is a little longer than Grey's and the other guy's hair is a little bit shorter than Grey's. I had a hard time keeping track of who was who in every sequence involving those guys! Gimme a hat, an eye patch! Something!
It even feels a little staid compared to the first omnibus. That one had eel-worship! This one has vampires. But it also feels that way because it has hit a stride and is humming along, fully formed. It's not necessarily breaking new ground, but it is comfy and cozy and charming and I enjoy the heck out of it. There's a little spirit of Tintin in these, too, which I adore.
Love the addition of Sarah Jewell, and I'm pleasantly surprised she gets her own book! I'm glad this period of Hellboy History gets to keep expanding. Super fun to run into Panya, too! It's great that she's just thousands of years old, so she can crop up across timelines no problemo. Fun! Mummies are cool!
My one complaint is that in the Chris Mitten-drawn series, there are TWO new characters who are identical to his rendering of Ed, plus or minus a couple inches of hair or beard. They all have the same hair and beard, but like one guy's is a little longer than Grey's and the other guy's hair is a little bit shorter than Grey's. I had a hard time keeping track of who was who in every sequence involving those guys! Gimme a hat, an eye patch! Something!
April 19, 2022
More terrific Witchfinder stories (I was extremely keen on the first omnibus), with only a minor drop in quality as Chris Roberson takes over on primary storytelling duties. The art continues to change pretty radically between volumes, but I found only the final artist (Christopher Mitten) in any way lacking. The rest do excellent, Mignola-adjacent work, particularly when it comes to steampunk contraptions and cosmic entities.
The stories follow a similar course of best-to-worst, though three are fine reads. First, we have Sir Edward Grey tracking down a vampire (this tale stems from an offhand reference in the very first Hellboy volume - neat!). Next, Grey encounters another secret sect of Queen Victoria's guardians of the realm - and a crazed traitor of that sect who wants to open a portal to another dimension (some welcome Lovecraftian elements here). Finally, Grey tackles Jack the Ripper, only to find something more insidious than a simple serial killer at work.
Not a bad one in the bunch, all with above average art. These two omnibuses (omnibii?) are well worth the heft.
The stories follow a similar course of best-to-worst, though three are fine reads. First, we have Sir Edward Grey tracking down a vampire (this tale stems from an offhand reference in the very first Hellboy volume - neat!). Next, Grey encounters another secret sect of Queen Victoria's guardians of the realm - and a crazed traitor of that sect who wants to open a portal to another dimension (some welcome Lovecraftian elements here). Finally, Grey tackles Jack the Ripper, only to find something more insidious than a simple serial killer at work.
Not a bad one in the bunch, all with above average art. These two omnibuses (omnibii?) are well worth the heft.
February 21, 2022
This series is a fun little romp through supernatural Victorian England. Giving backstory to Sir Edward I was a little disappointed that this volume didn't include how he became the spectre that we primarily know him as, but I assume that being saved for Hellboy: Silver Lantern Club, where this book ends.
November 30, 2023
Set in the Hellboy Universe, this second Omnibus continues to follow Sir Edward Grey in his service to the crown by solving paranormal and supernatural cases. I love the dark and gloomy atmosphere of this series, and its memorable cast of characters. The artwork is always a treat to look at, and the art in Gates of Heaven chapters were perhaps some of the most beautifully colored pages I've ever seen in a graphic novel.
Overall, if you're looking for some good supernatural and spooky vibes in a graphic novel, this series is definitely one to read. Very enjoyable and quite a thriller ride.
Overall, if you're looking for some good supernatural and spooky vibes in a graphic novel, this series is definitely one to read. Very enjoyable and quite a thriller ride.
March 11, 2024
В другому омнібусі пригод Відьмолова уміщені наступні три томи онґоінґа, а це ще чотириста сторінок у вікторіанському антуражі з монстрами, таємними спілками та змовами.
Починається том із найкращої арки , адже малює її Бен Стенбек - на мою думку ідеальний художник для серії. Тут отримує своє логічне продовження історія з вампірським князем Джуреску, цікаво що саме в другому томі Геллбоя згадується, Ґрей вперше його переміг.
Наступний том - чи не перша спроба привести Оґру Хема в Лондон, але історія надто затягнута, а експериментальний малюнок мені не сподобався.
Трохи краща шоста (в томі третя) і найсвіжіша на даний час історія , котра обігрує міф Джека Різника і розповідає, як Едвард відмовився бути агентом королеви.
У підсумку, другий том мені сподобався менше за перший, але я обов'язково читатиму наступні томи серії.
Починається том із найкращої арки , адже малює її Бен Стенбек - на мою думку ідеальний художник для серії. Тут отримує своє логічне продовження історія з вампірським князем Джуреску, цікаво що саме в другому томі Геллбоя згадується, Ґрей вперше його переміг.
Наступний том - чи не перша спроба привести Оґру Хема в Лондон, але історія надто затягнута, а експериментальний малюнок мені не сподобався.
Трохи краща шоста (в томі третя) і найсвіжіша на даний час історія , котра обігрує міф Джека Різника і розповідає, як Едвард відмовився бути агентом королеви.
У підсумку, другий том мені сподобався менше за перший, але я обов'язково читатиму наступні томи серії.
October 4, 2024
A vampire using powers to control the dead and snakes to bring darkness to London. A mad scientist opens up a portal to a different realm filled with monsters. But what was up those chopped off arms. Bailey gets murdered and the Queen is a dick. After the first story it lost the steam for me. Maybe it was because it was more dialogue heavy and it hasn’t been for the previous story or volume.
July 6, 2023
I didn't think that was too bad, I enjoyed Roberson's writing well enough but it does feel rather sort of amateurish. Like he never fully got to grips with the material & never picked up the pace. Which is something I can say for every single volume in this series. They all feel like wasted opportunities. It's absurd to me that someone who's an avid Sherlock Holmes fan would find the series about occult an occult victorian detective her least favorite of the whole mignolaverse. The whole universe feels like it's collapsing under it's own weight at this point.
I feel like I'm being rather negative. This book is in fact better than the first volume.
I feel like I'm being rather negative. This book is in fact better than the first volume.
October 5, 2023
It takes Chris Roberson a while to find the right voice for the characters, and the first two trades (out of 3) are kind of messy and hard to follow, even though they are backfilling events we already know about. D'Israeli's art also just doesn't fit the Mignola-verse. The third arc is awesome, firing on all cylinders and weaving seamlessly between real events and character development and fantastic monsters, and I would love to see that team do another whole omnibus. But it takes more than half the book to get there.
April 18, 2024
This second volume restored my faith in the series after the first was fairly disparate and unfocused following Grey's introduction. Had I not purchased both omnibus volumes at the same time, I might never have remained interested enough in the character to continue the series, which would have been a shame. The writing, atmosphere, and characters are much more cohesive here, and the artwork also maintains an internal consistency in style and color palette throughout. Sir Edward Grey is a unique Weird Victorian character, and the Hellboy universe is richer thanks to these collected stories.
December 8, 2022
Another volume of victorian horror, with Sir Edward Grey, Witchfinder of her Majesty. Whenever something occult happens, vampires monsters or ghosts, he is your man. The Witchfinder series is not my favorite of the Mignola books, but always pretty decent, the artwork is always good, and with the coloring of Dave Stewart, it always looks pretty cohesive. In this volume Grey tracks down the truth of Jack The Ripper and a couple other adventures.
February 20, 2025
I'M DONE! I did it I've read the whole mignolaverse. One day I'll reread BPRD and some of the hellboys, but this side series and other material just didn't hit as hard for me and I read just out of completionist obsession. Ed Grey Vol 1 was surprisingly engaging but this was mid to a painful degree for me. Look it's the magic knife from brpd! Look it's hecate for the millionth time, look it's Mohlomi! Too much self-reference not enough substance.
October 24, 2022
First two stories are by far the best, with art by Ben Stenbeck and D'Israeli. Didn't like the third story as much with art by Christopher Mitten. It's not poorly drawn, but the linework is not my favorite. These stories are billed as horror. But, to me, they feel more like Victorian adventure with a hint of horror.
December 11, 2024
Chris Roberson’s addition to the creative team really adds some nice unpredictability to these Ed Grey stories. They begin to feel more like noir thrillers with Victorian vampires in them, and that’s purely a good thing. Hard to pick between Grey and Lobster Johnson for “favorite Hellboy side character.” Good shit!
January 31, 2023
[2.7]
Unfortunately theres a big difference between the first and second omnibus of Witchfinder - when it comes to dialogue and story but mostly for the art. The coloring in particular is in some instances on an amateur level.
Unfortunately theres a big difference between the first and second omnibus of Witchfinder - when it comes to dialogue and story but mostly for the art. The coloring in particular is in some instances on an amateur level.
February 22, 2023
This volume was dense. Lots of intrigue, magical malaise and of course the witch finder who might as well be the Bond of his time, on her majesty’s due … foiling the agenda of the crown’s enemies.
July 7, 2023
Pretty good - it starts to feel a little repetitive after a while.
September 13, 2023
Witchfinder series is the weakest of the Mignolaverse I've read so far. It's a pity because there's great potential here.
December 29, 2023
Και ο δεύτερος τόμος είναι το ίδιο μέτριος με τον πρώτο, δυστυχώς...
February 25, 2024
Mas flojo que el primero. No es que hubiese mucha historia memorable mas allá de las conexiones con otras ramas del hellboy-verso
March 24, 2024
Sad it’s finished!
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