Hellboy Universe Essentials: Hellboy

Hellboy Universe Essentials: Hellboy

Published by Dark Horse Books
20 July 2021

Take a bite of the Hellboy universe with the creator's hand-picked essential stories in this new jumping-on point collection!

Take a bite of the Hellboy universe with the creator's hand-picked essential stories in this new jumping-on point collection!

Confront the undead, swim to strange places, and encounter powerful fey in this introduction to the world of Hellboy. Newcomers to the series needn't have read the original stories to jump right in and see what Hellboy is all about thanks to this collection of short stories, selected by Mike Mignola himself as the perfect introduction to his most famous comic book character!

Featuring stories and art by Mike Mignola, with colors by longtime collaborator Dave Stewart, curious fantasy, horror, and occult readers looking for a taste of something different will love this new gateway into the Hellboy universe.

Collects "essential" short stories from the world of Hellboy, as chosen by Mignola: The Chained Coffin, The Third Wish, Pancakes, The Nature of the Beast, The Corpse, The Baba Yaga, A Christmas Underground, The Ghoul, and The Troll Witch.

Writers: Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart, Matt Hollingsworth, Pat Brosseau, Clem Robins.
Artist: Mike Mignola