Hellboy, Volume 1: Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil
by:
Mike Mignola (author)
John Byrne (author)
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...
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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 9" by 12", and handsomely bound to match The Art of Hellboy hardcover, each volume contains two full story-arcs - the equivalent of two trade-paperbacks. Each volume of the Hellboy Library Editions also includes extensive supplemental materials, including previously unreleased sketches and designs.
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Format: library binding
ISBN:
9781593079109 (1593079109)
ASIN: 1593079109
Publish date: April 29th 2008
Publisher: Dark Horse
Pages no: 278
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Science Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
Horror,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Comic Book,
Superheroes
Series: Hellboy (#1)
Nearing the end of World War II, he was summoned and found by Trevor Bruttenholm and the army and taken in by them. He was named Hellboy and is known as the world's greatest paranormal investigator.He doesn't know his origins, his past and doesn't care what his destiny is supposed to be. Hellboy wan...
Just an absolute master piece. Undoubtedly will read again and again for years to come.
Facinating and interesting. I enjoyed this, I really had never got into Hellboy when I was younger and this was a great chance to familiarise myself with that which the films were based on. Granted it's better but I think they are complimentary. Hellboy combats evil to try to help the world, even ...
I am not a born & bred comics reader-- I go back to the source material when I get drawn in by a movie or fandom, or something else an author has written. Call me a latecomer, call me a bandwagon-jumper, call me someone who enjoys knocking out an enjoyable, fast read in under an hour.That said, the...
It seemed kind of jumpy in parts.But I love the artwork.