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Hellboy Library Edition Volume 2: The Chained Coffin, The Right Hand of Doom, and Others (Hellboy omnibus 2; books 3-4)
by
Mike Mignola
Since Mike Mignola's Hellboy first hit the stands in 1993, it has become a cultural sensation, racking up a dozen Eisner Awards and inspiring numerous spinoffs - from a novel line, to video games, to feature films. Now, Dark Horse is pleased to present the comics that started it all, collected in deluxe hardcover editions. Sized at a generous 9' x 12', and handsomely bound...more
Hardcover, 327 pages
Published
October 15th 2008
by Dark Horse
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I meant to read just a few stories of this last night. It's all short stories, I figured there would be easy stopping points.
And there were. Plenty of them. This book contains a variety of short tales, a few of them containing key bits of info about Hellboy (including his origin, tidbits about his right hand, how he came to shoot out Baba Yaga's eye) but most of them just featuring Hellboy's adventures from the '50s on as he dealt with a variety of folklorical menaces.
But...more
And there were. Plenty of them. This book contains a variety of short tales, a few of them containing key bits of info about Hellboy (including his origin, tidbits about his right hand, how he came to shoot out Baba Yaga's eye) but most of them just featuring Hellboy's adventures from the '50s on as he dealt with a variety of folklorical menaces.
But...more
The beautiful design of the Library Edition I have already praised in my review of the first volume, so I'll skip it here. Suffice to say that this second volume comes up to the high standard set by its precursor including the magnificent sketchbook pages with commentary by Mignola.
Contentwise this volume combines two paperback editions, namely "The Chained Coffin" and "The Right Hand of Doom", both collecting several short stories that followed the longer story a...more
Contentwise this volume combines two paperback editions, namely "The Chained Coffin" and "The Right Hand of Doom", both collecting several short stories that followed the longer story a...more
There's not a lot to be said here that I didn't already say in my review (http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/119...) of Volume 1 of the Hellboy Library Editions: these cloth-bound, hardcover, oversized editions contain gorgeous, richly colored artwork, the forewards of the original trade paperbacks, an introduction and afterward by Hellboy editor Scott Allie and creator Mike Mignola, and bonus sections at the back with sketchbook pages and, often, the original cover artwork of some of the sing...more
this collection pales a bit in comparison to the first volume...these shorter pieces just don't pack the punch the longer stories in the initial volume were able to deliver...
the edition is just beautiful though, and any fan of folklore based fantasy will still enjoy this book...
and mignola's artwork still floors me...it's so incredibly original and arresting, and so fitted to the tone of the material...
his figure work and portraits are very simplistic, almost crude, like sligh...more
the edition is just beautiful though, and any fan of folklore based fantasy will still enjoy this book...
and mignola's artwork still floors me...it's so incredibly original and arresting, and so fitted to the tone of the material...
his figure work and portraits are very simplistic, almost crude, like sligh...more
Again, the art is really great to let your eyes pour over. This collection has a lot of short vignettes and shorter stories. Often these provide some character backgrounds, but it also adds great variety to the mood. Some of the stories have an epic sweep, while others are lighthearted romps.
I'm just going through and tagging the Library Editions, which are the best possible way to read these comics, and also look great on your bookshelf.
Much as I love the big mini-series Hellboy stories, Hellboy shines the most in the short form, I think, and these stories are some of my favorites.
Much as I love the big mini-series Hellboy stories, Hellboy shines the most in the short form, I think, and these stories are some of my favorites.
Russell Grant
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Another gorgeous book, this one I liked more then the first collection. this one is all short stories, and all of them are good, with a few of them being great. Mignola is playing with all types of themes, and the fun is reflected in the stories. You can't go wrong with this one.
I loved the presentation in this edition. Put together like an art book, with a solid library binding and huge pages, the print quality was probably far superior to the original publishing. Only problem was that the book was huge and weighed a ton so I couldn't read it on the train.
The best way to read Mignola's Hellboy are in the short atories that are collected in massive tome. More of the goodness the previous Library Edition offered but better.
Combining two collections of short stories, this is some of the best Hellboy stuff out there. Really good and the art is still fantastic.
This volume has the 3 best and funniest Hellboy comics included. Pancakes, The Corpse and Box Full of Evil. Absolutely delightful.
A bunch of very short stories with little dialog and good art. Nothing very involved and only hits of a larger story arch. Fun.
Excellent! I love this series. Particularly in this book, the Corpse, Pancakes, Box Full of Evil, and Almost Colossus.
I *really* do like Hellboy. I can't believe I didn't read any of it until now. It's just plain fun!
I think I like the big Hellboy epics better than the short stories, though there are some good ones in here.
One of the best comics ever. A perfect synthesis of a thousand disparate ideas.
See review of volume 3
Some of the best short form graphic stories I've ever read.
Not as good as Volume One unfortunately. Dont think I'd by the third one. The stories were too short for me.
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Gorgeous, rich... there's not a lot to add to the Volume 2 review. Now to get Vol. 3
A thousand stars for this one. The most interesting parts of Hellboy have always been the short stories. Mignola has a knack for taking folklore and turning it into witty, beautiful action, and condensing it into a few pages makes it hit all that much harder. I did not want to put this down.
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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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