false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255609670m/102459.jpg 102459 9 The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense. Sound like something out of the <i>X-Files</i>? Well, it's one better; it's Hellboy, the world's greatest paranormal investigator. A mysteriously conjured demon, he's essentially a big red guy who goes looking for trouble. The catch is that he's not really the best investigator; let's face it, he's no Agent Mulder. But <I>Wake the Devil</I> always manages to maintain its creepy edge, in no small part due to Mignola's art, which may seem familiar. He did the set designs for Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula. 98785 book 1997 Hellboy Volume 2: Wake the Devil total:945|5:388|4:386|3:153|2:18|1:0| 945 3979 1106 38 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jun 30 23:04:17 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 23:39:33 -0700 2007
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...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 13:49:46 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 13:51:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 07:40:07 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 19:21:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 13:11:28 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 13:14:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 17 11:52:06 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 14:35:52 -0700 2008
Mignola's dialogue is much...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 12:29:23 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 13:07:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 18 05:14:40 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 05:14:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 07:31:31 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 15 07:39:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 10:18:23 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 10:22:58 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 06:02:41 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 06:02:41 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 20:11:02 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 20:13:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 08:14:34 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 08:16:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 06:41:50 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 06:42:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 15:29:11 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:29:33 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 14:20:03 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 14:26:17 -0700 2008
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The art is, of course, great. Mignola doesn't stray from his style.

I liked the in...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 12:31:19 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 07:52:05 -0800 2008 Hellboy is kind of one of those ultimate pleasures for me -- it's funny, the artwork is gorgeous, there are all kinds of references to folklore and Lovecraft, and most problems are solved by punc...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 22:31:34 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 10:00:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 30 08:22:25 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 23 06:42:05 -0700 2009
You would think a secret steampunk fan would be more into this series. Maybe I'm just not quite the right target audienc...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 26 16:55:03 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 17:59:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=102459