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Hellboy: Wake the Devil (Hellboy #2)
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Mike Mignola
A murder in a New York wax museum and a missing corpse lead Hellboy into ancient Romanian castles on the trail of a sleeping legend: the original nobleman vampire. Nazi scientists prepare for the return of their occult master and the end of the world, and Hellboy confronts his purpose on earth.
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
December 9th 2003
by Dark Horse
(first published February 1994)
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Not sure why anyone would care if Hellboy defeats the undead Nazis. If this book were a summer movie, it'd have a spectacle of CG machinery, wire acrobatics, and hot girls to displace my lack of caring, but here ...... Mignola's minimalist chiaroscuro is easy to look at, his compositions are solid, but the overall effect here isn't fun. His brand of minimalism is so efficient that it can only accentuate the story's threadbareness. That effect might be appealing in Hellboy's shorter stories, ...more
Well this is my favorite Mignola story from every aspect on Hellboy universe. This is the book that brought me in this universe! I was in my local comic book store before a long time and i was just looking around the shelves for new comics, characters and stories and suddenly my eye stopped in hellboy: wake the devil! I had never heard of it before so I grab it and starting to check on it. This was the first time that i saw the way mr. Mignola draws and i was like "wow......this is really d...more
interestingly they went for more standard white pages this time, instead of volume 1's less common black pages. and the lighter look does seem to work a little better with the artwork. i still don't like the lack of shading and the occasional smattering of brightness doesn't work for me either. The story in this volume is a bit stronger, but i also found it rather convoluted. i like the writing for hellboy's character -- but it is starkly contrasted to the style of everyone's else's lines to the...more
Hellboy: Wake the Devil picks up shortly after the incidents of Seed of Destruction takes place. A brief introduction informs the BPRD team on the life of Vladimir Giurescu. Giurescu lived an illustrious and bloody life during the early 19th century, fighting in wars and struggles. More than once he received mortal wounds and died, but his body was always returned to Castle Giurescu, where he would return to life after the full moon, whole and fine. Eventually Giurescu dies and his body is ...more
Genau wie die 3 vorherigen CDs, versteckt sich diese den Mangel an Geschichte hinter top Sprechern und guten Effekten.
Mal wieder eine Art Endkampf. Warum dieser eine aufgetaute nazi so belchern klingt wurde irgendwienicht geklärt. Es gibt Gespräche mit Mythologischen Figuren wie Baba Jaga, die irgendwie seltsam sind und verwirren. Ach ja, der Böse ist zum Schluss möglichereise (un)tot und kommt wieder.
Nett, mehr nicht.
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Mal wieder eine Art Endkampf. Warum dieser eine aufgetaute nazi so belchern klingt wurde irgendwienicht geklärt. Es gibt Gespräche mit Mythologischen Figuren wie Baba Jaga, die irgendwie seltsam sind und verwirren. Ach ja, der Böse ist zum Schluss möglichereise (un)tot und kommt wieder.
Nett, mehr nicht.
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Mike Mignola, Hellboy: Wake the Devil (Dark Horse, 1997)
Somehow I got my spreadsheet mixed up and had Wake the Devil as the second Hellboy book, not the third. (Not that it matters, my library's copy of The Chained Coffin seems to have walked off and not been replaced.) So I find myself with a hole in the story that gets referenced a few times in this book. The story here does stand alone enough, however, that I only had a few slight episodes of dizziness while trying to figure out wha...more
Somehow I got my spreadsheet mixed up and had Wake the Devil as the second Hellboy book, not the third. (Not that it matters, my library's copy of The Chained Coffin seems to have walked off and not been replaced.) So I find myself with a hole in the story that gets referenced a few times in this book. The story here does stand alone enough, however, that I only had a few slight episodes of dizziness while trying to figure out wha...more
Kevin
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Reader Friendly Noir Fans | Sword and Sorcery Fans
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This is basically a generic review of all the HellBoy and HellBoy related books.
Fact is, they're intricately connected. Even the stories which were one shots, they become part of the HellBoy character.
Relying more on imagery than senseless exposition, Mike Mignola manages to bring a bit of Noir to his Detective in Red, as he fights the minions of darkness. Despite the obvious "demon turned hero who fights hell," noir feel, these HellBoy comics are less disturb...more
Fact is, they're intricately connected. Even the stories which were one shots, they become part of the HellBoy character.
Relying more on imagery than senseless exposition, Mike Mignola manages to bring a bit of Noir to his Detective in Red, as he fights the minions of darkness. Despite the obvious "demon turned hero who fights hell," noir feel, these HellBoy comics are less disturb...more
Rachel
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This volume came much closer to meeting my hopes and expectations from this series than Hellboy Volume 1 Seeds of Destruction did. I really liked the story as well as the art, and enjoyed Mike Mignola's take on some of the ideas from mythology and history.
More importantly, there was stuff that made me think 'Ooh, I like this!' which is generally a good sign. I didn't love it, but it's closer to "really liked it" than "liked it" so I gave it the extra star, and I'...more
More importantly, there was stuff that made me think 'Ooh, I like this!' which is generally a good sign. I didn't love it, but it's closer to "really liked it" than "liked it" so I gave it the extra star, and I'...more
This volume is a combination of European folklore and mythology coupled with Nazi sub-plots and of course Hellboy taking some huge beatings. The team is sent to Romania to investigate the rumor that a nobleman vampire is about to be reawakened. Meanwhile the Nazi scientists continue their quest to end the world. Great graphics and a bonus gallery at the end where we get to see our red hero sporting a smoking jacket as well as some nifty boxers.
Elle est pas un peu effrayante, cette histoire mettant en scène la belle, mais dangereuse, Lisa Haupstein, Raspoutine, et quelques autres nazis, le tout dans des décors aussi effrayants que les personnages ?
Moi, en tout cas, je la trouve efffrayant, mais aussi extrêmement hiératique, par la grâce du trait de Mignolia, qui ne semble pas vouloir dessiner réellement le mouvement, mais plutôt le suggérer : même quand Hellboy saute, vole ou tombe, on n'a pas vraiment l'impression que ça se pass...more
Moi, en tout cas, je la trouve efffrayant, mais aussi extrêmement hiératique, par la grâce du trait de Mignolia, qui ne semble pas vouloir dessiner réellement le mouvement, mais plutôt le suggérer : même quand Hellboy saute, vole ou tombe, on n'a pas vraiment l'impression que ça se pass...more
This story is a bit of a jumble plot-wise. It's a miniseries seemingly pulled in three different directions at once. That said, it is also the first time Mike mignola has written for himself in such a long format, and you can see him learning very quickly.
I gave this book a four-star rating because I got so much joy out of seeing the series evolve. This is head and shoulders above "Seed of Destruction".
I gave this book a four-star rating because I got so much joy out of seeing the series evolve. This is head and shoulders above "Seed of Destruction".
Since the library didn't have this one available after I finished Volume 1, I continued on with Volumes 3-6 before getting my hands on this one. I think that's why I was a little disappointed with the artwork. It wasn't as dark and wonderfully horror-ish as the later books. Also, by reading the later books, I had gathered a fair amount of the story.
So, it's my own fault I didn't enjoy this one as much as the others.
So, it's my own fault I didn't enjoy this one as much as the others.
There is so much great stuff going on in Wake the Devil, but it's also Mignola's first solo outing as writer and it shows a bit in the rambling plot. Still, though, the Hellboy series is well on its way here.
Kind of a continuation of the first Hellboy trade, but now entirely done by Mignolia without any script assistance. This means more Hellboy traipsing through Europe after creatures of legend and nightmare, with more Nazi occult scientists. I love Hellboy's origin, and the Nazi angle is an important part of that, but I think focusing on it too much kind of limits the character.
More adventures of Hellboy and friends, which means chasing down vampires and Nazis and some other random mythological creatures. Mike Mignola crams all sorts of different mythologies into one, and it works pretty well. I think one of the appeals is how matter of fact all of the strangeness is treated. But then again, when your main character is a demon summoned from hell to bring about the end of the world...
The art takes a bit to get used to. I'm usually not a fan of art that's...more
The art takes a bit to get used to. I'm usually not a fan of art that's...more
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I love Mignola's simple, blocky art-style. His writing is sparse and has its own poetry. I would have read Vol 1 first, but the library didn't have it. This volume is not long on depth of character or psychological development or anything fancy, but it is chock full of the mythological and occult bric-a-brac that the series pulls off so well.
I really enjoyed this short graphic novel, the second in the Hellboy series. Although I wasn't keen on the art in the first volume, I must admit that it's grown on me. I very much like the hints of darker stuff to come and Hellboy's dialogue is wonderfully dry and laconic ("lady, I was gonna cut you some slack 'cos you're a major mythological figure... but now you've just gone nuts"). Good stuff.
This is a good expansion to the B.P.R.D. Admittedly some of the side-stories don't exactly tie in well. For example the Karl and Leopold story has a bit of trouble being brought into the bigger story. Still this story works much better than the first trade.
Mignola's dialogue is much more fun than Byrne's. It doesn't always make sense but it feels more raw. I'm always a big fan of crashing words together, so this is a big plus.
Mignola's art is what it always is. Gr...more
Mignola's dialogue is much more fun than Byrne's. It doesn't always make sense but it feels more raw. I'm always a big fan of crashing words together, so this is a big plus.
Mignola's art is what it always is. Gr...more
This second volume is where things really start cooking. There are still too many dangling plot threads introduced for its own good, but the clumsiness of volume one has been completely replaced with a more sure-footed, streamlined (and single-minded) approach. Mignola finds his artistic voice here, and it leads to a more three-dimensional Hellboy.
I didn't remember just how many major milestones were included here as well. Besides our first real look at the B.P.R.D. as an organiza...more
I didn't remember just how many major milestones were included here as well. Besides our first real look at the B.P.R.D. as an organiza...more
In this volume, Hellboy deals with a Vampire, but this really becomes more interesting when Hecate and Rasputin get involved. It's very interesting how the layers of Hellboy's story unfold, and that all of Hell know his purpose.
I've read individual issues of Hellboy before, and seen both of the excellent films, but this was my first time sitting down to a whole volume. I would have started with the first volume, but my local library system only has it en espanol (which might be a fun challenge, actually...). Mignola's art takes some getting used to, but it's distinctive and stylized and grew on me quickly. I liked the integration of myth and folktale, since I'm always a fan of a good Baba Yaga story. An enjoyable and...more
This story was good. I enjoyed it, again, sometimes I feel like the pacing is a bit off, but that just might be me. I loved the ending, the epilogue, Those five pages made this book a 4 instead of a 3.
Hellboy never struck me as much but good solid entertainment but it's pretty consistent for that, and Mignola's sense of composition really is something special.
This second volume of Hellboy has solidified my love for the character. Great story telling and artwork that transports you to the dingy corner of Mignola's mind.
The artwork as always is amazing. The story is a bit disjointed but still simple enough to follow. Definitely take time to read and enjoy.
Great and ambitious storyline. I just didn't like the 3 Stooges-type ending for the Nazis...doesn't quite fit with the overall serious tone.
This story is a little better. But you could improve on anything from the first story. Still just watch the movies. Comics are so, so far.
I'm definitely curious to see where Mignola takes this. Good story and I still love the art! It's blocky and simple, but the colors are great, even to a color deficient dude like me . . .
The second Hellboy story completely blows away the first book. A sprawling tale that is an improvement on everything the first one did.
Baba Yaga, Rasputin, Hecate, and some excellent Nazi Vampires make for fantastically creepy fight scenes. Good stuff.
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Mike Joseph Mignola is an American comic book artist and writer, famous for creating the comic book series Hellboy for Dark Horse Comics. He has also worked for animation projects such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire and the adaptation of his one shot comic book, The Amazing Screw-On Head.
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