The fantastic world of Mike Mignola is brought to new life by the best artists in comics. John Cassaday (Captain America) provides the stunning cover, as well as two stories, for this stunning kickoff. TyRuben Ellingson, who worked side by side with Mignola as conceptual designer on the Hellboy film, lends a pinup, and Andi Watson (Skeleton Key) brings an infernal duke of hell to a birthday party.
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Written by: John Cassaday, Mark Ricketts, Randy Stradley, Eric Wight Art by: John Cassaday, Seung Kim, Mark Ricketts, Eric Wight
John Cassaday continues his classic Lobster Johnson serial, while Mark Ricketts (Nowheresville) and Eric Wight (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) reduce special agent Kate Corrigan to tears and temper tantrums at the hands of her dead mother. Finally, Randy Stradley and Seung Kim, artist from the Jackie Chan animated show, place Hellboy himself in a demonic hot spring. This eclectic mix of stories about the world’s greatest paranormal detective and his friends and foes continues, driven by some of the most interesting mainstream and up-and-coming artists in comics.
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Written by: John Cassaday, Bob Fingerman, Matt Hollingsworth, Alex Maleev, Sara Ryan Art by: John Cassaday, Bob Fingerman, Matt Hollingsworth, Steve Lieber, Alex Maleev
Dark Horse continues a run of some of the wildest and most harrowing Hellboy stories ever told in this all-star tribute to comics’ greatest demonic hero. Alex Maleev and Matt Hollingsworth (Daredevil) tell the scariest devil-child story since Rosemary’s Baby. Sara Ryan and Steve Lieber (Whiteout, Batman) follow suit with a terrific tale of a family with the worst kind of unwanted guest. Featuring a pinup from William Stout, this issue of the most star-studded series in comics spins out the most bizarre stories yet.
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Written by: John Arcudi, John Cassaday, Rick Cortes, Jason Pearson, Tom Sniegoski Art by: John Cassaday, Rick Cortes, Rick Cortes, Roger Langridge, Ovi Nedelcu, Jason Pearson
Another star-studded issue of stories which Entertainment Weekly called a must for fans of Mike Mignola’s retro-cool creation. In Jason Pearson’s twelve-page story of a blighted house, the flame-throwing Liz Sherman is forced to deal with her family, whom she killed when she was a little girl. In more lighthearted fare, John Arcudi and Roger Langridge (who worked together on Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight) deliver a bizarre take on Abe Sapien as Bureau second fiddle to the pop-star Hellboy, while Tom Sniegoski (B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth) and animator Ovi Nedelcu show the world’s most amateur paranormal investigator, Hellboy, on his first fumbling mission. And John Cassaday’s Lobster Johnson strip gets more bizarre with each passing panel.
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Written by: Haden Blackman, John Cassaday, Ron Marz, Scott Morse, J.H. Williams III Art by: John Cassaday, Scott Morse, Jim Starlin, J.H. Williams III
While investigating reports of a goat-man stalking a small town’s Lover’s Lane, Hellboy is teamed with a female Bureau agent whose obsession with monsters makes the world’s greatest paranormal investigator a little uneasy. J. H. Williams (Promethea) and Haden Blackman (Star Wars: Republic, The Field Guide to North American Monsters) put their knowledge of mysticism and folklore together for this truly unique Hellboy adventure. Ron Marz teams with legendary creator Jim Starlin for a psychedelic South American adventure, and Scott Morse (Volcanic Revolver, Ancient Joe) presents a more contemplative look at Hellboy, while the retro Lobster Johnson serial by John Cassaday (Captain America) just gets more and more strange.
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Written by: John Cassaday, Doug Petrie, Will Pfeifer, Craig Thompson Art by: John Cassaday, Gene Colan, P. Craig Russell, Craig Thompson
The best-selling anthology continues with an all-star lineup featuring Hellboy in a homicidal theater production, the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense investigating a monstrous aquarium, and the ever-popular Lobster Johnson serial by John Cassaday. A must for fans of Mike Mignola’s retro-cool creation. – Entertainment Weekly
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Written by: John Cassaday, Tommy Lee Edwards, Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, P. Craig Russell, Kev Walker Art by: John Cassaday, Tommy Lee Edwards, P. Craig Russell, Kev Walker
Kev Walker, whom Wizard picked as one of the budding new geniuses of the mainstream, joins the Weird Tales lineup with his own unique take on Mignola’s acclaimed characters. Also this issue, Hellboy movie storyboard artist Simeon Wilkins teams with Buffy writers Tom Fassbender and Jim Pascoe for an old-fashioned gangster story, and John Cassaday delivers the penultimate chapter to his oddball Lobster Johnson serial.
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Written by: Kia Asamiya, John Cassaday, Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson, Akira Yoshida Art by: Kia Asamiya, John Cassaday, Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson
An award-winning lineup of creators present their takes on our favorite paranormal investigator’s entanglements with a monstrous toy company, World War II fighter pilots, and a skeleton casting call. Featuring a pinup by Gary Fields, Hellboy: Weird Tales #8 is the conclusion to a hugely successful series.
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