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Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1957--Falling Sky
Cryptozoologist Woodrow "Woody" Ferrier joined the B.P.R.D. to find exciting and previously undocumented cryptids, but unfortunately most of his cases end in disappointment. But a trip with Hellboy to small town Virginia where a huge and mysterious creature stalks the woods might provide him with just the opportunity hes been waiting for!
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and longtime collaborator Chris Roberson gives us a new tale from the world of Hellboy. Featuring art by Shawn Martinbrough, colors by Dave Stewart, and letters by Clem Robins.
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and longtime collaborator Chris Roberson gives us a new tale from the world of Hellboy. Featuring art by Shawn Martinbrough, colors by Dave Stewart, and letters by Clem Robins.
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32 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 10, 2022
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About the author
Mike Mignola
1,868 books2,535 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 24, 2022
Great art, nice little BPRD story.
August 23, 2022
I really liked the art by Shawn Martinbrough. There is tremendous detail and character.
August 10, 2022
Hellboy & the BPRD: Falling Sky
Another quick Hellboy and the BPRD read. I don’t mind that dismissively. It’s actually kind of nice to plow through a story that has great pacing, good art and the makings of an old school sci-fi tale.
Another quick Hellboy and the BPRD read. I don’t mind that dismissively. It’s actually kind of nice to plow through a story that has great pacing, good art and the makings of an old school sci-fi tale.
August 19, 2022
Este 2022 se caracteriza por las historias autoconclusivas de 1957 de Hellboy y la BPRD, donde Mignola hace uso de una de sus virtudes como guionista: la de poder ofrecernos una historia corta pero intensa y original.
En esta ocasión es algo tan sencillo como un misterio en el bosque colindante a una pequeña población.
Alcalde y vecinos temen que haya aterrizado un OVNI en su bosque, pero Hellboy y su joven acompañante experto en zoología no convencional se toparán con unas circunstancias muy distintas a lo que en un principio parecía ser el origen del misterio que atemoriza a la pequeña villa.
En esta ocasión es algo tan sencillo como un misterio en el bosque colindante a una pequeña población.
Alcalde y vecinos temen que haya aterrizado un OVNI en su bosque, pero Hellboy y su joven acompañante experto en zoología no convencional se toparán con unas circunstancias muy distintas a lo que en un principio parecía ser el origen del misterio que atemoriza a la pequeña villa.
May 23, 2023
Fun Hellboy one-shot made memorable for me mainly by the coloring done by Lee Loughridge. The use of yellows/greens was really cool and gave the story a unique feel. Monster reveal was a bit underwhelming.
September 10, 2022
Recent Hellboy titles did not do much for me, but this is definitely one of the better ones.
June 5, 2023
adorable
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