SAVAGE DRAGON/HELLBOY: COLLECTED EDITION – (Erik Larsen) Collects Savage Dragon #34-35. When Dragon's arch foe starts to decompose, a spell is cast to draw the undead from around the globe to Chicago. With Hellboy in hot pursuit, an ape with an exposed brain commands the Christmas-colored couple to clobber each other. 48 pp.
HELLBOY JUNIOR SC – (Mike Mignola/Bill Wray/Dave Cooper/Stephen Destefano/Pat Mceown/Hilary Barta/Glenn Barr/Kevin Nowlan) Mike Mignola and a great lineup of humor cartoonists re-imagine a young, diaper-clad Hellboy and a host of other twisted children’s characters. Includes the outrageous Mignola-drawn tale Squid of Man and many others. 120 pp.
HELLBOY VOLUME 1: SEED OF DESTRUCTION SC (NEW COVER) – (John Byrne & Mike Mignola/Mike Mignola) Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones, Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar. 128 pp.
HELLBOY VOLUME 2: WAKE THE DEVIL SC (NEW COVER) – (Mike Mignola) Introduction by Alan Moore. 144 pp.
HELLBOY VOLUME 3: THE CHAINED COFFIN & OTHERS SC (NEW COVER) – (Mike Mignola) 168 pp.
HELLBOY VOLUME 4: THE RIGHT HAND OF DOOM SC (NEW COVER) – (Mike Mignola) Features Box Full of Evil, reprinted with a new epilogue, and Mignola’s contributions to the 1998 and 1999 Dark Horse Presents Annuals, The Right Hand of Doom and Pancakes. The Vårcolac, Mignola’s contribution to Dark Horse Extra, is presented in a redrawn and expanded twelve-page version, and a new story, King Volmer, is printed for the first time. Also, a look at Mignola’s sketchbooks. 144 pp.
HELLBOY VOLUME 5: CONQUEROR WORM SC (NEW COVER) – (Mike Mignola) Collects the mini-series, with new story pages and a sketchbook section. At the end of World War II, American costumed-adventurer Lobster Johnson led an Allied attack on Hitler’s space program, but not before the Nazis were able to launch the first man into space. Now, after sixty years, Hellboy and Roger the Homunculus travel to the ruined castle in Norway to intercept the returning capsule. Introduction by Guillermo del Toro. 144 pp.
HELLBOY: WEIRD TALES VOLUME ONE SC – (John Cassaday, Joe Casey, Jason Pearson, Mike Mignola, And Various) Mike Mignola’s award-winning series Hellboy has been lauded as much by other artists as it has by award ceremonies and fans. Over the years, many of the best artists in the industry have asked if they could do a backup story, just to get a chance to play with the characters and worlds Mignola has created. As Dark Horse gears up for the release of the 2004 Hellboy motion picture, we present this lavish collection of these stories. One of the most popular features in recent Hellboy books has been the sketchbook section, so we’ve asked these stellar artists to let us present some of their behind-the-scenes work in this collection. Collecting issues #1 through #4 of the bimontly series. Some of the best writers and artists in comics team up to present stories of giant bats, demon children, jet packs, haunted circuses, and rusted-out spaceships. Old-fashioned pulp fun featuring one of the greatest heroes of modern comics. Mike Mignola’s ascent into the upper-echelon of comics creators continues as fans eagerly anticipate the release of the major motion picture Hellboy! Some of the top writers and artists in today’s world of comics provide their take on Hellboy. 128 pp.
B.P.R.D.: THE SOUL OF VENICE & OTHER STORIES SC - This collection of 2003’s Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense one-shots kicks of with a goddess imprisoned, in a story by Miles Gunter & Michael Avon Oeming, joined by series creator Mike Mignola. Guy Davis teams with Brian Augustyn. Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins team for their first Dark Horse work, and Joe Harris and Adam Pollina reunite for Abe Sapien’s weirdest adventure yet. Also includes a new short story by Mignola and Cameron Stewart. 128 pp.
HELLBOY: WEIRD TALES V. TWO SC – (John Cassaday, Scott Morse, Evan Dorkin, Kia Asamiya, Craig Thompson, Jill Thompson, Gene Colan & Jim Starlin /J. H. Williams, P. Craig Russell & Others) Collecting issues #5-8. Stories of satanic theaters, a vacation in hell, and romance in the back of a Cadillac. 144 pp.
B.P.R.D.: PLAGUE OF FROGS SC – (Mike Mignola/Guy Davis/Dave Stewart) Hellboy creator Mike Mignola finally reveals Abe Sapien’s bizarre history. The story of Abe’s origins unfolds as the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense try to stop the monstrous frog men from the first Hellboy graphic novel, Seed of Destruction. 144 pp.
B.P.R.D.: THE DEAD SC – (Mike Mignola & John Arcudi/Guy Davis/Dave Stewart) The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense and their new team leader, a former corpse himself, moves into their new headquarters only to unearth a long-buried secret involving U.S. government covert experiments and Nazi scientists. Collecting the five-issue mini-series including an extended sketchbook section. 152 pp.
B.P.R.D.: HOLLOW EARTH AND OTHER STORIES SC - The sensational miniseries Hollow Earth, by Mike Mignola, Chris Golden, Tom Sniegoski, and Ryan Sook, revealed the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense's struggle to save agent Liz Sherman, and their struggle to deal with life without Hellboy. That story is collected here with rare Hellboy related stories, long sought after by fans of the Mignola's hit comic, which is soon to be a major motion picture! Reprinted here for the first time are the first solo Abe Sapien comic, Drums of the Dead, by Brian McDonald and Derek Thompson, as well as the short stories Abe Sapien versus Science and Lobster Johnson: Killer Inside My Skull. If these names mean nothing to you, you've been missing out on the greatest adventure saga comics has to offer. If you do know these names, then this is the collection you've been asking for. 120 pp.
HELLBOY: STRANGE PLACES SC – (Mike Mignola) After leaving the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, Hellboy's travels take him briefly to Africa, then for a two-year stint at the bottom of the ocean. An ancient witch doctor, a giant fish woman, and the keeper of the secret history of the universe force Hellboy to either accept his role in the coming apocalypse, or have that role stolen from him. Collects The Third Wish and The Island with over a dozen unused pages, and a new epilogue. 128 pp
B.P.R.D.: THE BLACK FLAME SC - (Mike Mignola & John Arcudi/Guy Davis) The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense faces its worst tragedy ever as the war against the plague of frogs reaches a devastating new level. Heralded by a bizarre villain from the B.P.R.D.'s past, an ancient monster-god marches across the American heartland. 168 pp.
In The Judgment Bell, written by Jim Pascoe (Kim Possible, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and drawn by Rick Lacy (Venture Brothers), a figure from Dr. Broom's past wreaks havoc on the children of a small Polish village. And in a backup story written and drawn by Hellboy Animated creator Tad Stones, a young Hellboy is once again stirred to heroism by the radio adventures of Lobster Johnson. With a cover by Eisner award-winning Goon creator Eric Powell and an original pinup by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, this book is the perfect bridge between the comics and cartoon worlds of the World's Greatest Paranormal Detective. The second Hellboy Animated DVD Blood and Iron is set to release in May 2007 and will include a custom Hellboy comic from Dark Horse and features a cover from Goon creator, Eric Powell! On sale June 5 [JIM PASCOE (W), TAD STONES (W/A), and RICK LACY (A)]
With a new Hellboy series on the stands, fans of the world's greatest paranormal detective can find older favorites collected for the first time in the seventh volume of the Hellboy Saga. Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Others collects short stories from The Dark Horse Book of the Dead, Witchcraft, Hauntings, and Monsters, the 2004 Hellboy: Wizard 1/2, as well as the critically acclaimed 2006 miniseries, Hellboy: Makoma by Mignola and comics legend Richard Corben, and a previously unpublished Hellboy story by P. Craig Russell and Mike Mignola, along with sketches and story notes. Contains new Hellboy story by Mike Mignola & P. Craig Russell! [Mike Mignola (W/A), P. Craig Russell (A), Richard Corben (A), and Dave Stewart (C)]
In "The Menagerie," written by Jason Hall (Beware the Creeper, Pistolwhip) and drawn by Rick Lacy (Venture Brothers), a dull trip to a conference turns into a deadly adventure when a mythical menagerie from ancient Europe appears in the Amazon rainforest. Writer Nate Piekos (Atland) and artist Fabio Laguna (X-Men Unlimited) teach Abe Sapien a valuable lesson about silver lining in "Small Victories." [Jason Hall (W), Nate Piekos (W), Rick Lacy (P), Fabio Laguna (P), Michelle Madsen (C), and Humberto]
Abe Sapien follows a strange clue to the jungles of Indonesia and a secret society with connections to his past life during the American Civil War. Meanwhile, Liz's apocalyptic visions have begun to escalate, and Johann makes a startling discovery about a member of the Bureau. Written by John Arcudi and Hellboy and B.P.R.D. creator Mike Mignola, and drawn by Guy Davis, Garden of Souls offers a window into the bizarre backstory of Abe Sapien and his colleagues in the mysterious Oannes Society-complete with Victorian cyborgs, doomsday devices, and a very well preserved mummy. [MIKE MIGNOLA (W/Cover), JOHN ARCUDI (W), and GUY DAVIS (A)]
Since Mike Mignola's Hellboy first hit the stands in 1993, it has become a cultural sensation, racking up a dozen Eisner Awards and inspiring numerous spinoffs, from a novel line, to video games, to feature films. Now, Dark Horse is pleased to present the comics that started it all, collected in deluxe hardcover editions. Sized at a generous 9"" x 12"", and handsomely bound to match The Art of Hellboy, each volume contains two complete story-arcs-the equivalent of two full trade-paperbacks. Each volume of the Hellboy Library Edition also includes extensive supplemental materials, including previously unreleased sketches and designs. Hellboy Volume 1 collects the first two story-arcs-Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil-with the original introductions by Robert Bloch and Alan Moore. Expanded Mignola sketchbook sections. [Mike Mignola (W/A) With John Byrne (W)]
Something deadly is loose in the halls of the B.P.R.D.! The B.P.R.D. will need all of its new resources-from Johann's new body to Panya, the team's newest (or maybe oldest) member-to handle the deadly forces that have wormed their way into the heart of the headquarters, as the line blurs between the hunters of the supernatural and their prey. Written by John Arcudi (JLA, Doom Patrol) and Hellboy and B.P.R.D. creator Mike Mignola, and drawn by acclaimed series artist Guy Davis (Sandman Mystery Theatre, Nevermen), Killing Ground returns the B.P.R.D. to its roots in visceral supernatural horror that will leave the Bureau forever altered. [Mike Mignola (W/Cover), John Arcudi (W), Guy Davis (A), and Dave Stewart (C)]
Hellboy has finally returned from his adventures at sea, but no sooner has he settled on land than a conclave of witches drags him from his respite and into the heart of Russian folklore, where he becomes the quarry of the powerful and bloodthirsty witch Baba Yaga. Bent on revenge for the eye she had lost to Hellboy, Baba Yaga has enlisted the aid of a deathless warrior who will stop at nothing to destroy Hellboy. Since his creation in 1993, Mike Mignola's Hellboy has accumulated dozens of industry awards and become a favorite of fans and critics alike. Now, Mignola turns over drawing duties to Duncan Fegredo (Enigma, Ultimate Adventures) for a new chapter in the life of the World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator. Collects the entire six-issue miniseries, along with two new epilogues-one drawn by Mignola, and one by Fegredo-and an extensive sketchbook section from both artists! Scheduled to arrive in May. [Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Duncan Fegredo (A), and Dave Stewart (C)]
After years of captivating fans from the pages of Hellboy and B.P.R.D., the pulp-style adventures of Lobster Johnson take the limelight in this collection of the Lobster's first solo series. Written and featuring a cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, and drawn by Jason Armstrong (Ferro City, The Sensational Spider-Man), Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus is a wild ride full of fearsome monsters, mad scientists, and threats from the world beyond. Collects Lobster Johnson: Iron Prometheus #1-5, sketchbook section, plus The Secret History of Lobster Johnson. One sale June 18. [Mike Mignola (W/Cover), Jason Armstrong (A), and Dave Stewart (C)]
The anticipation is ratcheting up for one of this summer's biggest action-adventure events, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and Dark Horse is taking you behind the scenes! As we delved into the original box-office hit, this 224-page tome likewise presents the most extensive look into the film's evolution, from early concept art and diary sketches to photos of the final props, sets, and filming. A unique look at filmmaking and the art of graphic novels. Guillermo del Toro and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola once again bring their world-renowned talents to bear on a brand-new chapter in Hellboy's history-a visual feast only they could produce. Get your sneak peek well before the celluloid hits the screen! [Guillermo del Toro (W), Mike Mignola (W), Sergio Sandoval (A), and Francisco Ruiz Velasco (A)]
In the wake of the Second World War, Professor Trevor Bruttenholm-occult investigator and guardian of the infant Hellboy-founded the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense to investigate and defuse the remains of the Axis's sophisticated occult warfare projects and potential Soviet threats. Now, with the help of a handful of war-weary American soldiers and their erstwhile Soviet allies, Bruttenholm unravels the mystery of the Nazi Occult Bureau's greatest and most threatening initiatives: Project Vampir Sturm. [Mike Mignola (W/A), Joshua Dysart (W), Paul Azaceta (A), and Nick Filardi (C)]
