Hellboy Volume 4: The Right Hand of Doom
by Mike Mignola
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Read in January, 2006
recommends it for:
Reader Friendly Noir Fans | Sword and Sorcery Fans
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 disturbing than the las...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 disturbing than the las...more
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This volume is again a collection of short stories. I think this is probably the weakest of the first four volumes. Which is not to say bad. The art is of course as great as ever.
Pancakes: Heh.
The Nature of the Beast: I wish this story expanded on a couple of the things going for it.
King Vold: This one of my favorite short stories if just for the end reward and its little epilogue.
Heads: I like the Japan idea. And this story does develop a bit o...more
Pancakes: Heh.
The Nature of the Beast: I wish this story expanded on a couple of the things going for it.
King Vold: This one of my favorite short stories if just for the end reward and its little epilogue.
Heads: I like the Japan idea. And this story does develop a bit o...more
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Read in June, 2008
Another strong collection of short stories, though they just don't have the punch to them that the ones in volume three have. Each has a solid premise, but seems to end before a satisfying conclusion is reached. I love Hellboy's flip attitude and the way not everything has to have a logical explanation, but it's hard to feel satisfied by three straight stories that end with a shrug and "There you go," "You never see something like that coming," and "How's that?"
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Read in February, 2008
I've read this before, but it was really fun to sit down and read the first six volumes all in one day. 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 punching things. I somehow missed that there are now volumes 7 and 8 out there; I shall have to acquire them ASAP.
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I've read the Hellboy series several times now and I just can't get enough of this storyline. The conflicted hero, all the mythology, oh and the robot Nazis that get crushed, etc. Pure escapism, with some gorgeous illustration work to inspire also.
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
Hellboy fans
This is another collection of random stories. There is also a cool story at the end that gets into Hellboy's right hand and what the significance of his arrival on Earth is. Definitely worth reading if you are a Hellboy fan.
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Read in January, 2008
Un dessin impeccable et des histoires d'horreur mélant mythologie et légendes urbaines, sans oublier les sarcasmes de Hellboy. Une excellente série de BD.
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Read in June, 2008
Get's 5 stars purely for the short: "Pancakes".
Never have I laughed so hard.
"Truly, this is our blackest hour..."
Never have I laughed so hard.
"Truly, this is our blackest hour..."
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Read in September, 2008
These books just keep getting more and more fun to read.
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Read in June, 2008
One of the better Hb books out there.
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
fans of awesome
More Varcolac!!!
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Read in September, 2007
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Marchingmanrecommends it for: Comics readers
More Mignola!
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Read in July, 2008
PANCAKES! \o/
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