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Hellboy (Ongoing Order) #11
Hellboy: Wake the Devil #5
Here it is, the epic conclusion to Mike Mignola's Hellboy: Wake the Devil! In the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense's most disastrous mission yet, all agents have been put out of action, including Hellboy. Beaten and chained, he's set at the crossroads in the hands of monsters and forced to confront his real purpose on earth, as Wake the Devil reaches its giant conclusion. Don't miss this special final issue to one of Hellboy's earliest yet most well-recognized adventures!
27 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 6, 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 1, 2024
Behold the pit. And the beast shall come forth out of the pit to break the heavens and loose the dragon to burn the world. Then shall be heard singing and joyous sounds out of all the dark places, out of the peoples of the past. Does the darkness have a tongue and a voice and a name for its calling? Om-Nung Rahab un Ogdru Rama un Erschug- gul. It is chaos that is speaking to you.
For this moment you were born...
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.
Following the two one-shot stories, we now move onto the finale of the next story arc, which reunites us with Nazis, project Ragna Rok, the full B.R.P.D. team, and a potential unstoppable evil that will test them to the limits.
Hunting vampires, confronting Sirens, and being surprised by a Greek goddess, Hellboy is up to his neck in it. Captured and facing death, the surviving B.R.P.D team members are on on their way but are up against the odds.
The mythology and folk-tales are continuing to flow and there is still a significant Lovecraftian horror vibe. I am really enjoying these. Onto the next story arc. 5 stars!
For this moment you were born...
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.
Following the two one-shot stories, we now move onto the finale of the next story arc, which reunites us with Nazis, project Ragna Rok, the full B.R.P.D. team, and a potential unstoppable evil that will test them to the limits.
Hunting vampires, confronting Sirens, and being surprised by a Greek goddess, Hellboy is up to his neck in it. Captured and facing death, the surviving B.R.P.D team members are on on their way but are up against the odds.
The mythology and folk-tales are continuing to flow and there is still a significant Lovecraftian horror vibe. I am really enjoying these. Onto the next story arc. 5 stars!
September 26, 2023
So, as a follow up to Seed of Destruction this miniseries seems to be way more on target of capturing the weight of what Mignola set out to do with Hellboy. Maybe buoyed by the success of the first series he hunkered down to really start telling the story in this one, at least that’s how it feels to me. I enjoyed the broadening of the mythos, the introduction of so many new facets of folklore and monstrosities.
Again, it’s been about 20 years since I first read these early Hellboy books…
Again, it’s been about 20 years since I first read these early Hellboy books…
January 3, 2017
The ending felt a little rushed, though I think we are getting to good things.
Although the answer to one question would have been "We don't know", it still seems odd that it was left unsaid.
Although the answer to one question would have been "We don't know", it still seems odd that it was left unsaid.
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