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Hellboy (Ongoing Order) #3
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #3
Earth teeters on the brink of destruction in Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #3, with only Hellboy, the World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator, there to right the balance. Things get even uglier as Hellboy explores the decaying temple beneath the Cavendish mansion and discovers an ancient evil that threatens to unleash dark, unholy forces from the dawn of time, using Hellboy's companion Liz as its unwitting tool.
26 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 7, 2015
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Mike Mignola
1,863 books2,530 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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December 2, 2016
Just gets better and better.
July 23, 2024
The story so far...
On the trail of the villainous forces that killed his adoptive father, Hellboy—the World's Greatest Paranormal Paranormal Investigator—visits Cavendish Hall with his fellow investigators, Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien, where the family matriarch recounts the curse that has claimed generations of Cavendish men. After mysterious fates befall Liz and Abe, a sinister figure appears to reclaim Hellboy, an integral part of his evil scheme...
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.
The Occult, Nazis, Demons, Lovecraftian horrors, (At the Mountains of Madness and Cthulhu mythos vibes), Poe-esk villains (think The Fall of the House of Usher), the mad-monk of Russia, and good old Hellboy (who will forever be Ron Perlman in my eyes); what's not to love! 5 stars.
On the trail of the villainous forces that killed his adoptive father, Hellboy—the World's Greatest Paranormal Paranormal Investigator—visits Cavendish Hall with his fellow investigators, Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien, where the family matriarch recounts the curse that has claimed generations of Cavendish men. After mysterious fates befall Liz and Abe, a sinister figure appears to reclaim Hellboy, an integral part of his evil scheme...
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.
The Occult, Nazis, Demons, Lovecraftian horrors, (At the Mountains of Madness and Cthulhu mythos vibes), Poe-esk villains (think The Fall of the House of Usher), the mad-monk of Russia, and good old Hellboy (who will forever be Ron Perlman in my eyes); what's not to love! 5 stars.
March 26, 2017
Colour me both surprised and addicted. I have been randomly selecting a graphic novel every now and then since a Book Riot challenge a few years back. They interested me and amused me during the read but never really gripped me until this volume. I've slowly been becoming more appreciative of the art form and that may be part of it, learning to accept that the character development isn't what I expect from it and can't be as in depth as a novel. Hellboy grabbed me right from the first few pages and I loved this volume, characters, storyline and drawings. Odd, because if you'd asked me I would have said this series wouldn't have appealed. I only selected it because a/ I was recovering from dental surgery and couldn't face anything too wordy and b/ because it was included in my Amazon Prime reading options. Now I have to read the rest.
December 17, 2017
In Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #3, Hellboy meets the man behind his arrival on this planet and the guy who is trying to destroy the planet by releasing 7 demon/squid things on the Earth.
Abe is missing, Liz has been captured and the bad guy is chanting. It's time for Hellboy to do something, and do something is what he does best. Can Hellboy beat the bad guy and his minions before time runs out?
Abe is missing, Liz has been captured and the bad guy is chanting. It's time for Hellboy to do something, and do something is what he does best. Can Hellboy beat the bad guy and his minions before time runs out?
May 14, 2017
The story continues
The suspense is building as hell boy finds himself in a difficult situation. I highly recommend to anyone that likes reading comic books. I typically don't read bell boy however I'm finding myself enjoying this story.
The suspense is building as hell boy finds himself in a difficult situation. I highly recommend to anyone that likes reading comic books. I typically don't read bell boy however I'm finding myself enjoying this story.
October 23, 2017
Deep into the Cavendish manor
Its hard to judge this issue in isolation, probably not as strong and immediate as issue #1 and #2 in the seed of destruction arc but amazing nonetheless. Rasputin's back story is great.
Its hard to judge this issue in isolation, probably not as strong and immediate as issue #1 and #2 in the seed of destruction arc but amazing nonetheless. Rasputin's back story is great.
June 13, 2020
Bad
This issue can definitely be skipped. Its just the back story of the satanist and its really boring. The only reason its even remotely worth reading is because there is a some action scenes.
This issue can definitely be skipped. Its just the back story of the satanist and its really boring. The only reason its even remotely worth reading is because there is a some action scenes.
November 22, 2017
Fantastic
This a series with a lot of lore mixed in quite nicely and has never failed to entertain. I must read for Hellboy fans new and old
This a series with a lot of lore mixed in quite nicely and has never failed to entertain. I must read for Hellboy fans new and old
December 29, 2017
....
Bellboy has a very distinct feel and tone to it, that's for sure. I don't think this could be mistaken for any other story, or hero.
Bellboy has a very distinct feel and tone to it, that's for sure. I don't think this could be mistaken for any other story, or hero.
June 30, 2018
Awesome.
Huge fan of Hellboy. The comics are always amazing and the art is always excellent. I can't wait to read more.
Huge fan of Hellboy. The comics are always amazing and the art is always excellent. I can't wait to read more.
March 29, 2019
Nice one I think
Very well I hope to be a good fit in your company as a team member so that you are the only ones
Very well I hope to be a good fit in your company as a team member so that you are the only ones
December 30, 2016
Lot's of exposition in this one.
March 30, 2017
After fizzling out on quite a few YA and fiction books for the last three weeks, I'm kinda loving this palette cleansing comic run
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