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Volume 1
By Various (Dark Horse Books)
ISBN: 1-84023-783-X
Volume 2
By Various (Dark Horse Books)
ISBN: 1-84023-997-2
Hellboy was swiftly attributed the status of ‘legend’ in the comics world, starting as the particular vision of a single creator and by judicious selection of assistants and deputies cementing a solid take on the character in the hearts of the public. And that’s just how it worked for Superman, Batman and Spider-Man.
This two volume set collects the eight issue mini-series of the same name wherein a star-studded cast of creators tell their own stories in their own varied styles under the watchful supervision of the big cheese himself. Dramas that add to the canon nestle alongside bizarre and humorous vignettes that simply live for the moment.
Among the work to watch out for are pieces by Bob Fingerman, John Arcudi and Roger Langridge, Jason Pearson, Joe Casey and Steve Parkhouse, Alex Maleev, Randy Stradley and Seung Kim, John Cassady, Tommy Lee Edwards, Doug Petrie and Gene Colan, Scott Morse, Jill Thompson, P. Craig Russell, Jim Starlin, Evan Dorkin and Kia Asimiya.
With the real world acceptance that movies gave to the triumvirate of characters cited above and comic strips of this quality to back up that exposure, Hellboy seems certain to join and remain in that lofty but small four-colour pantheon.
™ & © 2003, 2005 Mike Mignola. Weird Tales is ® Weird Tales, Ltd.