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Hellboy in Mexico
In 1956, Hellboy caravans across Mexico--vampire-hunting with luchadores, finding the Aztec Gods, fighting evil turkeys and Frankenstein's monster, and drinking way too much tequila, in the strangest collection of his adventures yet.Hellboy in Mexico collects Hellboy and the Aztec Mummy, Hellboy Gets Married, and Hellboy and the Coffinman Rematch from Dark Horse Presents; Hellboy and the Coffinman from the Hellboy 20th Anniversary Sampler; Hellboy in Mexico one-shot and the original graphic novel, House of the Living Dead.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 13, 2016
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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 7, 2016
Hellboy was sent to Mexico in 1956 to investigate some mass killings and then went missing for five months. These stories cover Hellboy’s “lost weekend” south of the border.
Disappointingly, Hellboy in Mexico is mostly reprints of stuff that’s appeared in previous better Hellboy books. The original Hellboy in Mexico story first appeared in The Bride of Hell and Others while House of the Living Dead originally appeared as its own volume.
The new stuff included here? Four short stories: Hellboy Versus The Aztec Mummy is exactly what the title says though it’s also drawn by Mike Mignola so there’s that at least. Hellboy Gets Married sees Hellboy inadvertently hitched to a vampire lady after a night of boozing - Mick McMahon’s art is the only real highlight here. And then there’s The Coffin Man and The Coffin Man 2: The Rematch drawn by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba, two enormously gifted Brazilian artists who are also twin brothers.
None of those stories really stands out as particularly memorable or that interesting - they’re standard “Hellboy punches monsters” stuff. The best stories are the reprinted ones. Hellboy in Mexico sees Hellboy team up with three luchador brothers to fight vampires, and House of the Living Dead is the even better sequel where luchador Hellboy battles the Universal Monsters. Really entertaining stuff with wonderfully creepy art from Richard Corben in both.
If I’d never read any of these before, I’d definitely rate this higher, but as it is, with Dark Horse cheekily ripping off Hellboy fans with very little new content in a purportedly “new” Hellboy book, it only gets an average rating and that entirely for the fantastic art.
Disappointingly, Hellboy in Mexico is mostly reprints of stuff that’s appeared in previous better Hellboy books. The original Hellboy in Mexico story first appeared in The Bride of Hell and Others while House of the Living Dead originally appeared as its own volume.
The new stuff included here? Four short stories: Hellboy Versus The Aztec Mummy is exactly what the title says though it’s also drawn by Mike Mignola so there’s that at least. Hellboy Gets Married sees Hellboy inadvertently hitched to a vampire lady after a night of boozing - Mick McMahon’s art is the only real highlight here. And then there’s The Coffin Man and The Coffin Man 2: The Rematch drawn by Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba, two enormously gifted Brazilian artists who are also twin brothers.
None of those stories really stands out as particularly memorable or that interesting - they’re standard “Hellboy punches monsters” stuff. The best stories are the reprinted ones. Hellboy in Mexico sees Hellboy team up with three luchador brothers to fight vampires, and House of the Living Dead is the even better sequel where luchador Hellboy battles the Universal Monsters. Really entertaining stuff with wonderfully creepy art from Richard Corben in both.
If I’d never read any of these before, I’d definitely rate this higher, but as it is, with Dark Horse cheekily ripping off Hellboy fans with very little new content in a purportedly “new” Hellboy book, it only gets an average rating and that entirely for the fantastic art.
January 8, 2019
A bunch of stories from when Hellboy wondered around drunk in Mexico in 1956. They're fun as he runs around with some Lucha Libre brothers, gets married, and meets Latin versions of the Universal monsters.
July 15, 2018
In 1956 Hellboy got really drunk in Mexico. This is the story of the events that happened to him.
This volume is a collection of short stories about Hellboy's time in Mexico. From hanging out with Mexican wrestlers to getting married to a spirit-this one has a good selection of random Mexico-themed stories. While the stories range from good to excellent, it is the art that suffers. Most of the artists heroically try to ape Mignola's style and never quite make it. The art devolves the characters into a more cartoonish aspect than I cared for. But still, the stories were quite good. From vampires to witches and even a Frankenstein monster- it's all here in this volume. The Mexico setting makes the stories a tad unusual, but in a good way. A shame the art never lives up to the promise of this volume.
This volume is a collection of short stories about Hellboy's time in Mexico. From hanging out with Mexican wrestlers to getting married to a spirit-this one has a good selection of random Mexico-themed stories. While the stories range from good to excellent, it is the art that suffers. Most of the artists heroically try to ape Mignola's style and never quite make it. The art devolves the characters into a more cartoonish aspect than I cared for. But still, the stories were quite good. From vampires to witches and even a Frankenstein monster- it's all here in this volume. The Mexico setting makes the stories a tad unusual, but in a good way. A shame the art never lives up to the promise of this volume.
March 19, 2022
The tale of Hellboy's drunken bender in the fifties. The first and the last story are the best, the rest falls short a little. But I do like all things to do with Middle- and South-America and their mythology, and so I liked this one as well, even the less good ones.
December 14, 2020
(4 of 5 for a set of short spooky stories from Hellboy's binge "vacation" in Mexico in 1956)
I like short stories from Hellboyverse, but some of these were maybe too short. Hellboy's unintentional five-month-long binge in Mexico is surprisingly rich ground for some nice Hellboy-ish stories. Hell, I read this in one breath and it was fun. And it was nice to see Corben's art (which sadly recently got its definite amount in our world), pouring atmospheric scenes - Corben is master of that, his houses, ruins, moors, woods, crypts, cemeteries are gloomy and spooky like no-one else's. Which is a good tradeoff for all that weirdly looking humans he does :-).
Hellboy in Mexico is nice looking addition to Hellboyverse and great fun to read.
I like short stories from Hellboyverse, but some of these were maybe too short. Hellboy's unintentional five-month-long binge in Mexico is surprisingly rich ground for some nice Hellboy-ish stories. Hell, I read this in one breath and it was fun. And it was nice to see Corben's art (which sadly recently got its definite amount in our world), pouring atmospheric scenes - Corben is master of that, his houses, ruins, moors, woods, crypts, cemeteries are gloomy and spooky like no-one else's. Which is a good tradeoff for all that weirdly looking humans he does :-).
Hellboy in Mexico is nice looking addition to Hellboyverse and great fun to read.
May 1, 2016
The Hellboy in Mexico stories remain some of my favorite Hellboy tales, and while I had most of them elsewhere, it's really great to have them all in one volume, especially with new author notes and chapter break illustrations.
September 30, 2025
"Screw that. I dont use magic."
April 1, 2022
This collection of short stories revolve around Hellboy's forgotten adventures in Mexico in '56 with different artist taking the helm in different stories, which are told in classic Mignola fashion; short, to the point, but having depth.
September 10, 2016
As I've said before, I prefer Hellboy volumes to be one single story, which this is not, but it was still pretty interesting!
June 13, 2016
I LOVE the genesis of this one. In 2004 Mike Mignola was messing around and drew a picture of Hellboy and a luchador, standing on a pile of dead monsters. He wrote "Palenque Mexico, June 2, 1956" on it. From this kernel of an idea, Mike decided to create a "lost weekend"--five months in Mexico where BRPD sent Hellboy down to investigate strange goings on. Hellboy doesn't really remember those months, but Mike Mignola does, and gives us five stories to flesh things out.
The artwork ranges from just okay (Mick McMahon), to good (Richard Corben and Gabriel Bá), to fantastic (Fábio Moon and Mike Mignola). The stories are all solid, with the weakest being "House of the Living Dead," which mashes up Hellboy, luchadors, and classic monsters such as Frankenstein's monster, a werewolf, and a vampire.
This doesn't dive into the rich mythology Mignola's spent so many years crafting, and you don't have to have any Hellboy background to enjoy this. It's a fun, one-off collection of stories starring this terrific character. And an evil turkey.
The artwork ranges from just okay (Mick McMahon), to good (Richard Corben and Gabriel Bá), to fantastic (Fábio Moon and Mike Mignola). The stories are all solid, with the weakest being "House of the Living Dead," which mashes up Hellboy, luchadors, and classic monsters such as Frankenstein's monster, a werewolf, and a vampire.
This doesn't dive into the rich mythology Mignola's spent so many years crafting, and you don't have to have any Hellboy background to enjoy this. It's a fun, one-off collection of stories starring this terrific character. And an evil turkey.
August 1, 2017
"House of the LIving Dead" is worth five stars all by itself. The other stories in this volume go from 3 to 4 stars. A very entertaining read with some of the best little humoristic Hellboy touches.
June 28, 2020
Interesting concept about 'what happened when Hellboy got lost in Mexico told through short stories. Two shortest about Coffinman are the best, rest is average.
July 30, 2025
Such a good collection of Hellboy’s blackout in Mexico- luchadores, vampiric marriages, evil turkeys, lots of tequila.
January 1, 2017
Amusing little trip to Mexico with some great art.
World: The art is great, the style of Corban and the art of Moon and Ba are absolutely wonderful. The atmosphere and the panels are all wonderful and decidedly creepy and unsettling. The world building is also great, it's a little slice of HB's time in Mexico but it's there, the mythology is all there making the story that much more deep.
Story: The collection is great, the stories are quirky and keeps it simply and does what old HB does best, beat the shit out of everything. The two tales illustrated by Corben have a special quality to it and the slickness of the Moon and Ba arc is great. The stories are shot but sweet and just work. This is classic HB.
Characters: The mythology is always great, the different places Mignola takes us is always fun, and this time it's Mexico. HB is HB and there is no development but that's not the point the stories are little snippets that are about the world and the situations and these characters are larger than life for the sake of the story.
Good stuff, if you like classic HB this is where you'll find it.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is great, the style of Corban and the art of Moon and Ba are absolutely wonderful. The atmosphere and the panels are all wonderful and decidedly creepy and unsettling. The world building is also great, it's a little slice of HB's time in Mexico but it's there, the mythology is all there making the story that much more deep.
Story: The collection is great, the stories are quirky and keeps it simply and does what old HB does best, beat the shit out of everything. The two tales illustrated by Corben have a special quality to it and the slickness of the Moon and Ba arc is great. The stories are shot but sweet and just work. This is classic HB.
Characters: The mythology is always great, the different places Mignola takes us is always fun, and this time it's Mexico. HB is HB and there is no development but that's not the point the stories are little snippets that are about the world and the situations and these characters are larger than life for the sake of the story.
Good stuff, if you like classic HB this is where you'll find it.
Onward to the next book!
April 29, 2016
Pretty fun volume that collects most (if not all) of the Hellboy in Mexico stories. It's your classic Hellboy, he punches evil stuff in some cool Mexican settings. If you like the character, you probably want to pick this up.
February 19, 2016
Received an advanced DRC from Edelweiss
July 26, 2025
Hellboy goes south of the border for some debauchery and your usual cracking of skulls. The tequila might be cheap but it flows smoothly.
April 17, 2017
I always feel a little annoyed when I feel I need to buy an entire volume for a story or two not previously included in other volumes. That said, I do enjoy the stories in this book. Although I lean toward Mignola's Hellboy art and don't love as much the cartoonier art styles, I really enjoy the art styles of Fabio Moon and Gabriel Ba. They have a nice grotesque art style.
August 19, 2018
Fun side stories, featuring great art by Richard Corben, Mike Mignola, and the rest.
June 12, 2023
This needs to be a library edition; “Hellboy in Mexico and other stories”.
September 15, 2024
Happy Mexico Independence Day!
February 15, 2024
І логічно, що після BPRD 1956, я відразу взявся читати цей том про пригоди Анун Ун Рами у Мексиці, адже це дві паралельні історії. В цьому томі в новому світлі переді мною постав Корбен. Дійсно аж тепер я визаю в ньому генія достойного Айснера, фінальна історія з численними монстрами і Франкенштейном просто чудова. Загалом, після неї можна з легкістю застрибувати на спін-офи про Франкенштейна.
January 15, 2017
HELLBOY RETROSPECTIVE 2016
This story takes the tragic & formative story of Hellboy's initial trip down to Mexico previously collected in Vol. 11 and further explores his drunken 5 month sojourn. It also collects "House of the Living Dead" previously released as a hardcover cash-grab. The other 4 stories in this volume are enjoyable as well, with other writers & artists stepping in a la WEIRD TALES. This would be a 3 star recommendation but I will give it an extra star on the strength of the first story. Also, it has Luchadores.
This story takes the tragic & formative story of Hellboy's initial trip down to Mexico previously collected in Vol. 11 and further explores his drunken 5 month sojourn. It also collects "House of the Living Dead" previously released as a hardcover cash-grab. The other 4 stories in this volume are enjoyable as well, with other writers & artists stepping in a la WEIRD TALES. This would be a 3 star recommendation but I will give it an extra star on the strength of the first story. Also, it has Luchadores.
August 29, 2016
Hellboy and Luchadors!!!!!!! So much fun! Seriously, how could it be cooler? Mignola's love affair with weird is on full display and its evident he loves Hellboy. Great art by him and many others. My only complaint was that it wasn't longer.
February 9, 2017
A very fun and vibrant collection of short stories about the five months that Hellboy spent in Mexico back in 1956. The stories are entertaining and seem to be quite self contained, the art is very good although it wasn't to my personal taste in a couple of stories.
April 30, 2016
Tequila! Luchadores! Aztec gods! Tacos! And Hellboy whomping on monsters! Whee!
September 24, 2023
Hellboy's months as a luchador in Mexico in the mid-50s are one of the most-referenced parts of his backstory - originally an offhand tease, but Mignola and collaborators kept revisiting it, drawing on Mexican folklore as well as the country's drinking and wrestling culture. The Mexican sojourn grew into Hellboy's coming-of-age moment, an adolescent "lost weekend" write large in which he gets his first real taste of failure and loss.
The original "Hellboy In Mexico" short story must be one of the most collected Hellboy adventures - no surprise as it's also one of the best non-Mignola-drawn pieces: a creepy, funny and poignant story of Hellboy's friendship with three luchador brothers. What happens in it provides the throughline for the rest of this collection - drunken brawls and mistakes (including a wedding!) as Hellboy tries his best to make up for what he sees as his failures in that first tale. The collection ends with the full-length House Of The Living Dead, which sees "In Mexico" artist Richard Corben return for a riotous showdown with the Universal Studios monsters, and has Hellboy make peace with his Mexican mistakes.
As a collection it's coherent and strong, and if you haven't read any of the Mexican cycle it's a very good stand-alone Hellboy graphic novel. If, like me, you already had the two Corben stories it's harder to justify picking this one up. Mignola's own contribution is too short to make an impact, and the two part "Coffin Man" story has some great visuals from Gabriel Ba but doesn't exactly step outside the Hellboy short story mould (it's one of a dozen "villain spots Hellboy's demonic potential" yarns).
The best reason to get Hellboy In Mexico if you do have the Corben stuff is "Hellboy Gets Married". That's not because the story is especially surprising - Hellboy wakes up after a drunken fling to find himself hitched to a demon ("Senor, we have all been there" says one wise old soak in the next tale). But it's an opportunity to see Hellboy drawn by classic 2000AD artist Mike McMahon, of Judge Dredd and Slaine fame. McMahon's latter-day art is ultra-stylised, even by his previous standards, and his version of Hellboy is one of the most joyfully goofy you'll read, with none of the Mignola-style scene- and tone-setting to get in the way of the frenetic action. Said action is marvellously reminiscent of his 2000AD days - the way he draws has changed immensely, but the way McMahon lays out a page and choreographs a fight is instantly recognisable and took me right back to the Slaine years.
Hellboy In Mexico works so well as a themed collection and character arc that I can overlook - a bit - the fairly outrageous recycling of already collected material. But if you do have one or both of the Corben pieces, be aware what you're getting into here.
The original "Hellboy In Mexico" short story must be one of the most collected Hellboy adventures - no surprise as it's also one of the best non-Mignola-drawn pieces: a creepy, funny and poignant story of Hellboy's friendship with three luchador brothers. What happens in it provides the throughline for the rest of this collection - drunken brawls and mistakes (including a wedding!) as Hellboy tries his best to make up for what he sees as his failures in that first tale. The collection ends with the full-length House Of The Living Dead, which sees "In Mexico" artist Richard Corben return for a riotous showdown with the Universal Studios monsters, and has Hellboy make peace with his Mexican mistakes.
As a collection it's coherent and strong, and if you haven't read any of the Mexican cycle it's a very good stand-alone Hellboy graphic novel. If, like me, you already had the two Corben stories it's harder to justify picking this one up. Mignola's own contribution is too short to make an impact, and the two part "Coffin Man" story has some great visuals from Gabriel Ba but doesn't exactly step outside the Hellboy short story mould (it's one of a dozen "villain spots Hellboy's demonic potential" yarns).
The best reason to get Hellboy In Mexico if you do have the Corben stuff is "Hellboy Gets Married". That's not because the story is especially surprising - Hellboy wakes up after a drunken fling to find himself hitched to a demon ("Senor, we have all been there" says one wise old soak in the next tale). But it's an opportunity to see Hellboy drawn by classic 2000AD artist Mike McMahon, of Judge Dredd and Slaine fame. McMahon's latter-day art is ultra-stylised, even by his previous standards, and his version of Hellboy is one of the most joyfully goofy you'll read, with none of the Mignola-style scene- and tone-setting to get in the way of the frenetic action. Said action is marvellously reminiscent of his 2000AD days - the way he draws has changed immensely, but the way McMahon lays out a page and choreographs a fight is instantly recognisable and took me right back to the Slaine years.
Hellboy In Mexico works so well as a themed collection and character arc that I can overlook - a bit - the fairly outrageous recycling of already collected material. But if you do have one or both of the Corben pieces, be aware what you're getting into here.
July 20, 2017
While the stories in this compilation have been printed before, I like that they're all together , since they are about Hellboy's stint in Mexico. I prefer these stories being compiled like this. I also really enjoy the little introduction to each one that Mignola writes before the story, as well as the sketches in the back. The thing I'm the biggest fan of is that the other artist all tried to stay true to Mignola's style, you could tell that someone else drew it but it was still similar enough to make the book feel more cohesive.
Hellboy in Mexico -30 pages, about the length of a chapter, but it is a nice, concisely laid out, plot explaining what made Hellboy go on a drunken binge for 5 months. It's not easy losing a friend, especially when they were counting on you.
Hellboy vs the Aztec Mummy- 10 pages, a short story more than anything, Hellboy is still making his way through Mexico, taking down ravaging monsters. He faces an Aztec Mummy, he kicks its butt, but I don't think it's completely gone for good just yet.
Hellboy Gets Married - 18 pages; Hellboy is out drinking with another wrestler friend when he gets drawn away by a band of musicians with a beautiful young lady with them. Hellboy winds up marrying her, but waking up later that night finds out she's not a beautiful young women and he is in fact surrounded by some skeleton looking minions. He manages to get a "divorce", but that ring that turns into a snake says something that worries me about how free Hellboy is from his wife.
The Coffin Man/ The Rematch - the first part is 10 pages another short story, it details how the first meeting with the Coffin Man goes, not very well for Hellboy, that donkey kicks his ass. The rematch is 8 pages and Hellboy is just having no luck with this guy.
House of the living dead - is 51 pages and is a more fleshed out, and slightly longer plot. I especially like that Hellboy tried his hand at being a wrestling champion. In the end he gets stuck dealing with a crazy doctor, a man made of body parts [this is not frankenstein, it is frankenstein-esque], a wolf man who's lost control, and some weird spectres. He does his best, but that day just wasn't meant to be saved. At least he found a kindred spirit in the man made of body parts.
Hellboy in Mexico -30 pages, about the length of a chapter, but it is a nice, concisely laid out, plot explaining what made Hellboy go on a drunken binge for 5 months. It's not easy losing a friend, especially when they were counting on you.
Hellboy vs the Aztec Mummy- 10 pages, a short story more than anything, Hellboy is still making his way through Mexico, taking down ravaging monsters. He faces an Aztec Mummy, he kicks its butt, but I don't think it's completely gone for good just yet.
Hellboy Gets Married - 18 pages; Hellboy is out drinking with another wrestler friend when he gets drawn away by a band of musicians with a beautiful young lady with them. Hellboy winds up marrying her, but waking up later that night finds out she's not a beautiful young women and he is in fact surrounded by some skeleton looking minions. He manages to get a "divorce", but that ring that turns into a snake says something that worries me about how free Hellboy is from his wife.
The Coffin Man/ The Rematch - the first part is 10 pages another short story, it details how the first meeting with the Coffin Man goes, not very well for Hellboy, that donkey kicks his ass. The rematch is 8 pages and Hellboy is just having no luck with this guy.
House of the living dead - is 51 pages and is a more fleshed out, and slightly longer plot. I especially like that Hellboy tried his hand at being a wrestling champion. In the end he gets stuck dealing with a crazy doctor, a man made of body parts [this is not frankenstein, it is frankenstein-esque], a wolf man who's lost control, and some weird spectres. He does his best, but that day just wasn't meant to be saved. At least he found a kindred spirit in the man made of body parts.
September 1, 2020
Hellboy v Mexiku
Hellboy s Abem jsou v Mexiku a Abe najde starou fotku Hellboye z roku 1956. Ptá se Hellboye, kde se tam vzal a ten vzpomíná na své zážitky s wrestlery, třemi bratry se kterými přes den bojovali s netvory a v noci pili do němoty.
Hellboy versus aztécká mumie
Kratičký příběh o Hellboyově boji s mumií, která v sobě ukrývá Quetzalcoatla i Tezcatlipoka. Dva bohy, jednoho hodného, druhého zlého.
Hellboy se žení
Hellboy se tradičně opíjí se svým kamarádem, když přijdou muzikanti a s nimi krásná bledá dívka, která ho doslova uhrane. Hellboy se vydá s nimi a za doprovodu zvláštních písní jde s nimi až do kostela, kde si onu bledou krásku vezme za ženu. Když se probudí, zjistí, že se oženil a že to nebude jen tak.
Rakvář
Do hospody přiběhne malá holčička s křikem, že jejího strýčka dostal Rakvář. Hellboy jí jde i přes protesty ostatních na pomoc a na hřbitově se setká s brujo Rakvářem.
Rakvář 2 Odveta
Hellboy se snaží najít Rakváře a jeho osla. Na pomoc má čarodějku, která pro něj Rakváře najde. Ale Hellboy má zase opici, takže odveta by nemusela dopadnout podle jeho představ.
Dům oživlých mrtvol
Nejlepší příběh z celé sbírky, také nejdelší. Takhle spolupráce Mignola-Corben skvěle funguje. Hellboy opět pije a přijde k němu cizí muž. Řekne mu, aby šel s ním k jeho pánovi a tam se zúčastnil souboje, Hellboy nechce, tak muž vyšuje cenu až se dostane ke svému poslednímu triumfu, kterému Hellboy podlehne. Jde s ním a zjistí, kdo je jeho protivník. Frankensteinovo monstrum. Pustí se do boje, který se zvrtne. Hellboyovi se podaří utéct, ale nedaleko došlo k podivné události, která si žádá jeho přítomnost. Jde pomoci a nestačí se divit. Při tom všem si stále vyčítá, co se stalo během jeho “opileckého okna”.
Příběh plný akce a vtipu a přitom je krásně temný.
Hellboy s Abem jsou v Mexiku a Abe najde starou fotku Hellboye z roku 1956. Ptá se Hellboye, kde se tam vzal a ten vzpomíná na své zážitky s wrestlery, třemi bratry se kterými přes den bojovali s netvory a v noci pili do němoty.
Hellboy versus aztécká mumie
Kratičký příběh o Hellboyově boji s mumií, která v sobě ukrývá Quetzalcoatla i Tezcatlipoka. Dva bohy, jednoho hodného, druhého zlého.
Hellboy se žení
Hellboy se tradičně opíjí se svým kamarádem, když přijdou muzikanti a s nimi krásná bledá dívka, která ho doslova uhrane. Hellboy se vydá s nimi a za doprovodu zvláštních písní jde s nimi až do kostela, kde si onu bledou krásku vezme za ženu. Když se probudí, zjistí, že se oženil a že to nebude jen tak.
Rakvář
Do hospody přiběhne malá holčička s křikem, že jejího strýčka dostal Rakvář. Hellboy jí jde i přes protesty ostatních na pomoc a na hřbitově se setká s brujo Rakvářem.
Rakvář 2 Odveta
Hellboy se snaží najít Rakváře a jeho osla. Na pomoc má čarodějku, která pro něj Rakváře najde. Ale Hellboy má zase opici, takže odveta by nemusela dopadnout podle jeho představ.
Dům oživlých mrtvol
Nejlepší příběh z celé sbírky, také nejdelší. Takhle spolupráce Mignola-Corben skvěle funguje. Hellboy opět pije a přijde k němu cizí muž. Řekne mu, aby šel s ním k jeho pánovi a tam se zúčastnil souboje, Hellboy nechce, tak muž vyšuje cenu až se dostane ke svému poslednímu triumfu, kterému Hellboy podlehne. Jde s ním a zjistí, kdo je jeho protivník. Frankensteinovo monstrum. Pustí se do boje, který se zvrtne. Hellboyovi se podaří utéct, ale nedaleko došlo k podivné události, která si žádá jeho přítomnost. Jde pomoci a nestačí se divit. Při tom všem si stále vyčítá, co se stalo během jeho “opileckého okna”.
Příběh plný akce a vtipu a přitom je krásně temný.
May 2, 2020
He returns! Another good collection.
The first story... I totally read before in Hellboy, Vol. 11: The Bride of Hell and Others. A good story. Still weird.
Hellboy versus the Aztec Mummy:
Holy wall of text batman.
Hellboy Gets Married:
The Coffin Man / The Coffin Man 2: The Rematch
Interesting mythology. A brujo (witch, more or less) who steals bodies.
That's hilarious.
House of the Living Dead:
So... it's basically Frankenstein? No, Wolfman. No, Vampires! Oh. Ghosts.
Everything!
Quite a ride.
The first story... I totally read before in Hellboy, Vol. 11: The Bride of Hell and Others. A good story. Still weird.
Hellboy versus the Aztec Mummy:
Holy wall of text batman.
Hellboy Gets Married:
The Coffin Man / The Coffin Man 2: The Rematch
Interesting mythology. A brujo (witch, more or less) who steals bodies.
That's hilarious.
House of the Living Dead:
So... it's basically Frankenstein? No, Wolfman. No, Vampires! Oh. Ghosts.
Everything!
Quite a ride.
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