Hellboy Volume 7: The Troll Witch and Other Stories

by Mike Mignola, Richard Corben, P. Craig Russell

Hellboy Volume 7: The Troll Witch and Other Stories

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252 ratings, 4.24 average rating, 20 reviews (more data...)

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November 28th 2007 by Dark Horse

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Paperback, 144 pages

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1593078609 (isbn13: 9781593078607)

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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 th...more

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Stephen

Stephen rated it:

09/28/08

Read in September, 2008

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 it all th...more

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The_Mad_Swede

The_Mad_Swede rated it:

02/17/08

bookshelves: comics

Read in November, 2007

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 f...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 the longer story "Makoma or, A Tale Told by a Mummy in the New York City Explorers' Club on August 16, 1993", which has a frame narrative illustrated by Mignola but where Richard Corben illustrates the main story. I'm always slightly wary when it comes to others illustrating Mignola's stuff (even more so when it comes to writing it, though that is of course not the case here) – this is partly the reason that I have not yet sampled any of the B.P.R.D. comics (which I probably should according to many accounts) – primarily because Mignola's style is so particular, but the two stories in this volume where he has relinquished the art duties to others truly work. Sure, I would not go as far as to say that "The Vampire of Prague" is either the best P. Craig Russell piece or Hellboy story I have read (partly because it is a little bit fluffy for its length), but it is nevertheless a good yarn. And Corben's contribution is absolutely fantastic. I think the greater success of this story comes down to two things; the first being that it is quite simply a better story (and definitely not as fluffed up) and secondly, Corben's visual style is actually a much better match to Mignola's dark vision of the Hellboy universe. The only other thing I have seen of Corben's art was a collection or two of Hellblazer, but there he never truly impressed me as much. Partly because the style there felt a bit too cartoony and stylised for its subject. Here, however, that same style brings a haunting and vivid quality to the narrative and I must admit that I am curious to read more stuff he has been involved with after this. A good collection of Hellboy stories on the whole. If you are a new reader, you may want to pick up one of the earlier volumes first, but it is by no means necessary to understand the stories in this one....less

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Sivyu

Sivyu rated it:

11/20/08

Read in April, 2008

Hellboy goes on all these solo adventures. It was really weird and interesting.

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Ren the Unclean

Ren the Unclean rated it:

03/06/08

bookshelves: graphic-novel, horror

Read in March, 2008

recommends it for: Hellboy fans

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 comics and works v...more

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Nnedi

Nnedi rated it:

10/03/08

Read in October, 2008

recommends it for: everyone

I really enjoyed this series of Hellboy short stories. My favorite was Makoma. Wow, this one was amazing. It's got to be the best story I've read graphically to date. The storytelling, the artistry, excellent. And...it was set and about Africa. It was a beautiful story, one that I did not think possible in today's comic book/graphic novel world. Uttelry refreshing.

Thanks for putting this in my hands, Bryan (Thao Worra).

Nnedi

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Kevin Fanning

Kevin rated it:

07/09/08

One star just for the art, which is amazing.

All these wonderful, rich and ancient fairy tales! Ironed out and pinned up as 2d backdrops so Hellboy can come in, punch someone, and run off. Why would a writer keep repeating the same formula like that, always skimming along the surface of these lush, magical stories. Why would people enjoy that, when all you can see is how much better it could be.

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Kirsten

Kirsten rated it:

05/10/08

bookshelves: fiction, from-library, graphic-novels

Read in May, 2008

This isn't my favorite Hellboy collection, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the stories illustrated by Richard Corben and P. Craig Russell. I'm a big fan of both of these artists, but in general I find Mignola's style so distinctive and so enjoyable that frequently I get impatient when other artists illustrate his stories. Not so in this case, however.

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Noah

Noah rated it:

02/23/08

bookshelves: graphic-novels, not-owned

Read in February, 2008

This particular volume is a mixed bag. It collects all the Hellboy shorts from the "Dark Horse Book Of..." series, as well as a piece specifically for this volume, and the two parter, "Makoma". There's some really strong stuff in here, notably "Makoma", "The Troll Witch", and "The Ghoul". The rest is fairly forgettable, but all in all, for such a mixed bag, this is solid.

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Dave

Dave rated it:

10/03/08

bookshelves: comics

Read in October, 2008

As with most compilations, this one is hit-and-miss. I do enjoy the way Mignola will take an old folk tale from someplace like central Africa or Norway or Malaysia and then retell it through Hellboy. Probably my favorite in this collection is "Dr. Carp's Experiment", because of the electric harpoons. But Makoma would be a close second.

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Trevor

Trevor rated it:

04/16/08

bookshelves: comix

Read in April, 2008

The thing that bumped this from 4 stars to 5 is the Richard Corben illustrated Makoma story. That story is the absolute gem of this collection. I'm in awe of it still -- I've been picking the book up and flipping through Makoma since finishing the book earlier this evening. Just wonderful, wonderful stuff.

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Boxxofstuff

Boxxofstuff rated it:

06/06/08

Read in December, 2007

The stories and art are always fun with Mignola. I have always enjoyed the Hellboy books and only on occasion ever was disappointed with the story. The art is always interesting and has the perfect look for the supernatural stories.

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Jordan

Jordan rated it:

08/29/08

bookshelves: dark_horse_comics

Read in August, 2008

This one was a nice surprise, since the majority of the content comes from various anthologies and was new to me. Like the rest of the short-story collections, some are so-so and some are real gems, but all are entertaining.

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Ian

Ian rated it:

06/16/08

Read in June, 2008

By far the weakest book in the series. The Richard Corben illustrated "Makoma" is a confusing borefest and the rest of the shorts from The Dark Horse Books of...(Monsters, Witchcraft, etc) just feel like filler.

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Alicia

Alicia rated it:

10/09/08

Read in October, 2008

Interesting to see some different artists' takes on Hellboy. Mignola's lead-ins are giving me some great suggestions for graphic novels and books to read when I'm done with the series.

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Andy

Andy rated it:

09/23/07

Read in September, 2007

recommends it for: Hellboy fans

A fun little collection of one-off stories. Not as good as the previous volume, but still enjoyable.

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Michael

Michael rated it:

11/05/07

recommends it for: fans of the strange, pulp, the creepy and the fantastical.

Not the best volume of Hellboy stories but some great little tales nonetheless.

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Jeremy

Jeremy rated it:

05/22/08

bookshelves: own-it

Hot damn was this a good one. Hellboy rocks the shit out of Africa.

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Tim

Tim rated it:

11/10/08

the pinnacle of comics? pretty much.

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Jamil

Jamil rated it:

10/23/07

bookshelves: comics, mignola

Read in October, 2007

"Don't worry about me, I'm half lion"

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Mary

Mary rated it:

04/29/08

Read in April, 2008

Great story about the Troll Witch.

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