Two years after The Island, the last chapter of the Hellboy saga, this April Mike Mignola returns with a new six-issue miniseries promising to push H.B. toward the next major point in his life. This time the art is made by Duncan Fegredo (Enigma, Ultimate Adventures) and Mignola’ s greatest character’s return thrills fans all over the world, no more half measures and BPRD issues, this is the real thing!
The creators are still pretty laconic about the scenario of the series; witches all over the world are seeking Hellboy but this time not just for revenge. Every new Hellboy release is a significant artistic event, concerning not only comics but also literature lovers. It’s a rare mixture of horror pulled out of Lovecraft’ s pages, folk myths and legends, action and the search of an outcast for meaning and purpose. Every issue released in the past was sold out in no time and this will be no different, it’s not a coincidence that the writer waited almost two years for an acclaimed series that would sell even if he lowered the quality standards, but he didn’t and that’s the main reason he deserves all the respect from his readers.
After 3 Eisner awards, countless others, spin offs, mini-series about the secondary characters, a movie and a second one being made, toys, animations and who knows how many more paraphernalia, don’t loose the unique opportunity to witness the return of a great character the way we first met him, through comics. And may the great Cthulu help us!
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