Hellboy & Bprd Return Of Effie Kolb #1 (Of 2) Cvr A Howard

Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Return of Effie Kolb

by Mike Mignola

Mike Mignola! Zach Howard!

Years after he banished the Crooked Man, Hellboy returns to Appalachia when a young psychic warns Tom Ferrell of looming danger. But the Crooked Man's house is no longer empty, and threats both new and old simmer in the Virginia woods.

Mike Mignola returns to continue the tale of ''The Crooked Man.'' He's joined by artist Zach Howard and colorist Dave Stewart for a stellar fright fest!

Genres: Comics

Unknown Binding

First published February 19, 2020

About the author

Mike Mignola was born September 16, 1960 in Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age (he doesn't remember why) and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered.

In 1982, hoping to find a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began working for Marvel Comics, first as a (very terrible) inker and then as an artist on comics like Rocket Raccoon, Alpha Flight and The Hulk. By the late 80s he had begun to develop his signature style (thin lines, clunky shapes and lots of black) and moved onto higher profile commercial projects like Cosmic Odyssey (1988) and Gotham by Gaslight (1989) for DC Comics, and the not-so-commercial Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser (1990) for Marvel. In 1992, he drew the comic book adaptation of the film Bram Stoker's Dracula for Topps Comics.

In 1993, Mike moved to Dark Horse comics and created Hellboy, a half-demon occult detective who may or may not be the Beast of the Apocalypse. While the first story line (Seed of Destruction, 1994) was co-written by John Byrne, Mike has continued writing the series himself. There are, at this moment, 13 Hellboy graphic novel collections (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien and Witchfinder), three anthologies of prose stories, several novels, two animated films and two live-action films staring Ron Perlman. Hellboy has earned numerous comic industry awards and is published in a great many countries.

Mike also created the award-winning comic book The Amazing Screw-on Head and has co-written two novels (Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire and Joe Golem and the Drowning City) with best-selling author Christopher Golden.

Mike worked (very briefly) with Francis Ford Coppola on his film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a production designer on the Disney film Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and was visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). He lives somewhere in Southern California with his wife, daughter, a lot of books and a cat.

Reviews

[Ashe Catlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've tried to get into Hellboy a few times, first with Hellboy, Vol. 1: Seed of Destruction which spent most of it's time on the history of frogs. Whilst my second try Hellboy in Hell, Vol. 1: The Descent was more about him spouting poetry whilst walking through hell.

This is vastly superior, even though it's just one issue. It's much more inline with the movie version, in this he's trying to figure out why a town is being haunted. It never gives to much away, merely just eluding to it. The cast is small but unique and the is art is hauntingly good, you can feel the atmosphere change as you turn the page.

[Storm · Rating 4 out of 5]

We return to Appalachia and to the legend of the Crooked Man, banished by Hellboy and Tom a while ago. This new story is interesting, but ends on a sort of cliff-hanger. Waiting for issue 2 now. Kudos to Zach Howard because the art is absolutely fantastic.

[Avi Alany · Rating 5 out of 5]

I prefer Hellboy stories by mignola writing alone. In this series Zach Howard is inspired by Corben in the foreboding woods and crumbling mansions in their midst.

[Ευθυμία Δεσποτάκη · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, so, so good to see old friends