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Hellboy: The Right Hand of Doom and Others
Hellboy faces off with a monster-summoning vampire and a dead exorcist, and discovers the secrets of his own origins in this collection of one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 7, 2015
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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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August 13, 2024
I appeared in a fireball in an old church in England then they took me to a New Mexico air force base where I grew up really fast... And in '52 I joined the bureau for paranormal research and defence. And everything was great. Then, four years ago, a frog monster killed Trevor Brutten-Holm, and Rasputin showed up... Turns out the history books are wrong. The mad monk didn't die back in 1916, he just got crazier.
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.
Again, this standalone issue doesn't seem to be part of the Goodreads single issue series, but Amazon says it's next in line so i went with it. Looking at the next issue, I'll be back on track with the Goodreads order.
This issue is packed full of short stories which add more context to Hellboy's past, his encounters with the supernatural, and the great burden he shoulders to keep mankind safe. 5 stars.
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.
Again, this standalone issue doesn't seem to be part of the Goodreads single issue series, but Amazon says it's next in line so i went with it. Looking at the next issue, I'll be back on track with the Goodreads order.
This issue is packed full of short stories which add more context to Hellboy's past, his encounters with the supernatural, and the great burden he shoulders to keep mankind safe. 5 stars.
October 22, 2024
La peor historia es "heads" pero todas las demas me gustaron mucho, en especial el closer, el momento del mono es muy gracioso y ademas nos dan al hellboy instroespectivo que me encanta.
Sigo con mi cruzada de todo el mignolaverso.
Sigo con mi cruzada de todo el mignolaverso.
February 25, 2017
Mixed bag, but the last tale - where Hellboy meets up with the son of a former nemesis - is touching and a good recap.
November 2, 2025
Three Complete Stories ( ! )
The first struck me as a gag comedy piece,
While The Other Two are a bit of History ( . )
The first struck me as a gag comedy piece,
While The Other Two are a bit of History ( . )
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