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Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Others (Hellboy #7)
by
Mike Mignola
As a new Hellboy series hits the stands, fans of the world's greatest paranormal detective can find older favorites collected for the first time in the seventh volume of the Hellboy Saga. Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Others collects short stories from The Dark Horse Books of the Dead, Witchcraft, Hauntings, and Monsters, the 2004 Hellboy: Wizard 1/2, as well as the critica...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
November 28th 2007
by Dark Horse Comics
(first published 2006)
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I tend to appreciate the Hellboy short story collections more than the longer plot arcs. These shorter works tend to concentrate on tone and character, and ironically, are much more effective at building the world than the explanations and exposition of the longer pieces. It is easy for an author who is concentrating on the endpoint of a long plot to forget about the moment, writing in expectation that the conclusion will justify all that came before.
Even when an author does endeavor...more
Even when an author does endeavor...more
This volume is again based on several myths and folktales. The first story has Hellboy confronting a Penanggalan, a Malaysian folklore version of the vampire. The Hydra and the Lion was created with his daughter whose favorite creature at the time from Disney’s Hercules was the serpent water beast, Hydra. An interesting modern day twist on the legend of Hercules that even leaves Hellboy scratching his head. The Troll Witch is based off a Norwegian folktale about two sisters but with a slightly d...more
A collection of short stories from various sources, such as the Dark Horse Book of Hauntings and its siblings. All the stories are written by Mike Mignola, and he draws most of them, but P. Craig Russell and Richard Corben provide the artwork for "The Vampire of Prague" and "Makoma" respectively.
The storytelling is more minimal than in the first Hellboy collection, Seed of Destruction, (which I started reading a day or two before writing this review) which makes i...more
The storytelling is more minimal than in the first Hellboy collection, Seed of Destruction, (which I started reading a day or two before writing this review) which makes i...more
This seventh volume of Mignola's wonderful comic Hellboy collects seven tales about the red, hellspawned protagonist set in various time periods of his existence. The stories are "The Penanggalan", "The Hydra and the Lion", the title story "The Troll Witch", "The Vampire of Prague" (illustrated by P. Craig Russell), "Dr. Carp's Experiment" (a little gem concerning mysterious time travelling and a haunted house), "The Ghoul" and finally ...more
I've found myself enjoying the short story collections more than the main storyline collections, and this volume was no exception. I really liked the two stories that were drawn by people other than Mignola - they used colors that aren't normally used in the series, and it was nice to see it visualized a little differently. Plus, the ghost using scissors to snip the dividing line on the 2nd page of The Vampire of Prague? Totally awesome.
Because the short stories in this book aren't critical to the timeline of the Hellboy chronicle, this book stands on its own and is safe to read for people who don't want to be left with a cliff hanger at the end.
Hellboy defeats demons, speaks to trolls and manages to get his membership revoked from the New York City Explorers Club. Darn those talking mummies who disintegrate after they've communicated their crucial messages!
Hellboy defeats demons, speaks to trolls and manages to get his membership revoked from the New York City Explorers Club. Darn those talking mummies who disintegrate after they've communicated their crucial messages!
I want to love the Hellboy comics as much as I love the movies, but I just don't. They always feel too quick. I want more plot. Although I generally like the art style, I get lost in the fight scenes. I did enjoy some of these tales, since they have that fairy tale/legend quality. And I'll keep reading the comics to tide me over. I want a new Hellboy movie.
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Another great Mignola "... and Others" Hellboy collection. These little shorts go so far in showing why Mignola is considered so great. His ability to take legends and spin them within his dark world is incredible.
There's an absolutely epic story in this collection "Makoma". While I didn't really like the style of the other guest artist in this collection (P. Craig Russel), the guest artist on Makoma, Richard Corbin, was incredible. I loved the way they shifted b...more
There's an absolutely epic story in this collection "Makoma". While I didn't really like the style of the other guest artist in this collection (P. Craig Russel), the guest artist on Makoma, Richard Corbin, was incredible. I loved the way they shifted b...more
Again, pretty usual Hellboy fare.
That said, I didn't think all that much of this one compared to the others. The shorts were, well, very short and one of them (The Vampire of Prague) was just written by Mignola, but I think it worked well enough. The last story, Makoma, is well worth the read, even if it is a little odd.
That said, I didn't think all that much of this one compared to the others. The shorts were, well, very short and one of them (The Vampire of Prague) was just written by Mignola, but I think it worked well enough. The last story, Makoma, is well worth the read, even if it is a little odd.
This collection was kind of interesting, in that we got to see several different creators working on Hellboy, rather than just Mignola. Sadly, most of the resulting stories are fairly forgettable, I found, aside from “Makoma”, the final story in the collection.
The stories in this collection were a little more hit-or-miss than usual Hellboy stuff, but most of these stories were written for collections of one kind or another, and I think that affected the overall quality. Still, some are quite good.
The long stories like "Makoma" and "The Vampire of Prague" aren't my favorites, but several of the other stories are ones I would cite as the best of the Hellboy short stories, especially "The Troll Witch," which may be my favorite Hellboy short.
I can't get enough of these. Folk tales, ancient legend, all wrapped up the Hellboy lore, with a usual spin by Mike. I loved how he wrote an entire story based upon a conversation with his daughter, who informed him that she was a lion.
I had forgotten how much I loved the Hellboy books; the myths and the folklore, the dark atmosphere, the silent pages that tell the story better than any number of speech-balloons ever could, the joy of roaming through lost worlds.
Well, this volume is enjoyable, but following the last volume, this doesn't compare, really. Still, there are some solid stories, including some African folklore which keeps me interested, and awaiting the next volume.
I hadn't heard the Troll Witch story, but it amade me love this book. Then I get to the Makoma story and it blows that one away. That has to be the best Hellboy short story I've seen so far.
Deffinitely the most weird Hellboy stories I've read so far. But enjoyable nonetheless. And the plus is that one of the stories takes place in Prague that is the capital of my native country. ^_^
More non-connected stories. This time with different illustrators. I really like Mignola's artwork, so it took some adjustment to get used to others styles.
This collection contains some stories that I hadn't read before because they were originally part of other non-hellboy specific collections.
This book is worth the read if only for the story about hellboy and the troll witch. It is beautiful and sad in the turn of a page.
The Troll Witch and Other Stories is another collection of one-shots and different folktales accounted in the Hellboy universe. I really like these quick reads, especially discovering all the different legends and myths from other cultures. This was a great addition to the series, and though it doesn't add much to the overall arc, the layers it adds are fun and enjoyable.
This is the first volume where a new artist is introduced, but only partially. The art style was something to g...more
This is the first volume where a new artist is introduced, but only partially. The art style was something to g...more
My least favorite of the Hellboy short stories collections, though I really enjoyed Makoma, especially visually.
Ok, this one had some old world violent fantasy folklore that reminded me of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman," which was obviously rad. It told how Africa was created by the ancestors and Hellboy's role in it was intriguing. I dug it a whole lot. A lot of the stories happen so quick they seem as filler, but it's presented exactly as a quick shot so it really just reads as the golden age of comic books, a character just moving through the world and beating up bad guys. It wouldn't become charact...more
Featuring a princess with a cow for a head, I love it. Mike Mignola, please don't stop drawing!
Hmm. As graphic novels go, this one left me feeling meh. Hellboy is not my cup of tea.
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Ok. I like the other artists artwork better than Mignola's. Sorry. But, again, meh.
Man, the Makoma story. Phew. Beautiful. I'm breathless.
The Makoma story pushed it up to a 4 star for me.
Collection of random Hellboy stories. They don't dissappoint and Mignola's writing and art remain consistantly good in this volume.
This book has two stories that are drawn by other artists, which, though I didn't like it in the first BPRD volume, is really good here.
The second story that is not entirely drawn by Mignola is Makoma, which uses the art of the two artists to transition to a dream sequence of sorts. This is one of the cooler things I have seen done in co...more
This book has two stories that are drawn by other artists, which, though I didn't like it in the first BPRD volume, is really good here.
The second story that is not entirely drawn by Mignola is Makoma, which uses the art of the two artists to transition to a dream sequence of sorts. This is one of the cooler things I have seen done in co...more
Fun. As always! Love me some Hellboy.
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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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