{"product_id":"hellboy-the-complete-short-stories-volume-1-9781506706641","title":"Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate introduction to this supernatural hero features 16 standalone stories with Mignola's greatest collaborators--stories that can be read in any order. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 368-page volume covers Hellboy's adventures from 1947 to 1961, reprinting stories from \u003ci\u003eThe Chained Coffin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Right Hand of Doom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bride of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Crooked Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Troll Witch\u003c\/i\u003e, and Hellboy's childhood adventure, \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Circus\u003c\/i\u003e, drawn by Duncan Fegredo, artist of \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e, the basis for Neil Marshall's 2019 film \u003ci\u003eHellboy.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1994 Mike Mignola released the first \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eSeed of Destruction\u003c\/i\u003e, as Hellboy faced his supposed destiny as Beast of the Apocalypse. Before that, he'd spent fifty years fighting monsters as a somewhat carefree member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Short Stories Volumes 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003c\/i\u003e present those early adventures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The Crooked Man\" and \"Double Feature of Evil,\" both of which earned Mignola and his legendary collaborator Richard Corben Eisner Awards, are collected with the complete \"Hellboy in Mexico\" saga, featuring collaborations with Corben, Mick McMahon, Gabriel Ba, and Fabio Moon, as well as one of Mignola's early masterpiece, \"The Corpse.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe two volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e together with the four volume \u003ci\u003eHellboy Omnibus\u003c\/i\u003e series collect all of Mignola's award-winning Hellboy stories in chronological order for a definitive reading experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Mignola\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dark Horse Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 6.80w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506706641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike Mignola's fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; reading \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e at age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore, from which he has never recovered. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not-so-bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects like \u003ci\u003eCosmic Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBatman: Gotham by Gaslight\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1994, he published the first \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e series through Dark Horse, and several spin-off titles (\u003ci\u003eB.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, and Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder\u003c\/i\u003e), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis Ford Coppola's film \u003ci\u003eBram Stoker's Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), was a production designer for Disney's \u003ci\u003eAtlantis: The Lost Empire\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), and was the visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on \u003ci\u003eBlade II\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), \u003ci\u003eHellboy\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eHellboy II: The Golden Army\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and the upcoming \u003ci\u003eHellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen\u003c\/i\u003e . Mike's books have earned numerous awards and are published in a great many countries. Mike lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Mike Mignola \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47285174337693,"sku":"9781506706641","price":47.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_5ecd931f-2f9e-44b0-81d2-55ec3ca5708f.jpg?v=1760001416","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/hellboy-the-complete-short-stories-volume-1-9781506706641","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}