Showing posts with label Hellboy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hellboy. Show all posts

Sunday, July 2, 2006

Hellboy – The Chained Coffin and Others | Comics

Hellboy flies to Ireland in 1959, to investigate a case of a missing child, Alice Monaghan who was replaced by a shape-shifting fairy Gruagach. Knowing the nature of these beasts, Hellboy proceeds to torture the fairy by burning it with iron and forcing it to reveal the fate of the baby. Not being able to take the punishment, the fairy suggests Hellboy to head for crossroads at midnight and look for three of his folks.

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Hellboy – The Chained Coffin | Comics

Upon receiving this information, the fairy is thrown into the fireplace at his continuous pleading. Knowing this little folks play by certain rules, Hellboy heads to the crossroads at midnight falls. He met three of Gruagach's folks who gave him a deal of giving Tam O'Clannie's corpse a proper Christian burial in exchange for the kid and it should be completed before dawn.

Though, the vengeful fairy Gruagach made it hard for him to fulfill his commitment to the fairies and released a giant warthog monster Grom to take him out, the son of Demon is not intimidated at all. Two years after, in 1961, Hellboy goes to investigate another of folklore legend called the Iron Shoes in an abandoned castle of Ireland, only to find the legend to be true.

His next adventure took him to Bereznik, Russia three years after, in 1964, involving multiple cases of child abduction. This time the evidence is linked to the myth of Baba Yaga witch and the aftermath of their confrontation will leave quite a mess. His paranormal investigation continues as he goes looking for mysterious cases like A Christmas Underground, The Chained Coffin and The Wolves of Saint August.

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Hellboy – The Chained Coffin and Others (Comics) Wikipedia

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Servants of Homunculus

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01. Hellboy - The Corpse and the Iron Shoes

02. Hellboy - A Christmas Underground

03. Hellboy - The Chained Coffin

04. Hellboy - The Wolves of Saint August

05. Hellboy - Almost Colossus 01

06. Hellboy - Almost Colossus 02

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Hellboy – The Chained Coffin and Others (Softcover)

Hellboy – The Chained Coffin and Others (Hardcover)

A great selective collection of writer/artist Mike Mignola (Abe Sapien, Cosmic Odyssey)'s early days of work on Hellboy franchise from Dark Horse Comics, all comprised on "The Chained Coffin and Others" trade paperback, years after the original publication. Although, Hellboy is often seen working with his partner Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman or other B.P.R.D. agents, these collection of tales were mostly based on his solo adventures, except "The Wolves of Saint August" and "Almost Colossus".

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Wolf of Saint August

"The Chained Coffin" is one of Hellboy's solo missions, outlined by Abraham Sapien from a letter that the former wrote to him. Some of the stories were featured on the pages of Dark Horse Presents monthly ongoing series and these standalone mini-tales of eight pages, merged with two issue limited series "Almost Colossus", that is preceded by previous storylines "Seed of Destruction" and "Wake the Devil". Mike Mignola eventually won Eisner Award on "Best Writer/Artist: Drama" category in 1998 for his out-standing work on "Almost Colossus" mini-series.
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Sunday, December 11, 2005

Hellboy – Wake the Devil | Comics

In the Arctic Circle of Norway's northern coast, the head of the Zinco Company, Roderick Zinco is flying a helicopter to an old castle. He breaks into the castle and there, he met Grigori Rasputin's former allies; Ilsa Haupstein, Karl Kroenen and Leopold Kurtz to inform them of their master’s return. He swears that, on his private island he saw Grigori Rasputin who gave him a purpose and left the words “Ragna Rock” on the beach before disappearing.

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Hellboy – Wake The Devil | Comics

Right after one year of that event, the curator of a wax museum in New York; Howard Steinman is mysteriously killed by the Nazis for reasons unknown. While these weird happenings were taking place, paranormal consultant Kate Corrigan and Director Tom Manning were in the B.P.R.D. headquarters with their paranormal agents discussing the matter at hand. They were busy briefing the agents of a person having Vampire like abilities, named Vladimir Giurescu, a person involved in one of Hitler’s notorious project called “Vampir Sturm”.

The gathered evidence suggests that the recently deceased curator might be the one responsible for the transport of Giurescu‘s corpse after he was killed. As the location of the castle indicates three possible locations, they quickly split into teams. Abe Sapien and Clark teamed up, whilst Liz Sherman and Leach grouped with Bud Waller. Hellboy heads to Romania on his own and accidentally lands on the castle where a giant-ass Nazi cyborg Unmensch attacks him instantly on Ilsa’s order.

For more information on Hellboy – Wake the Devil limited series, you can check out these links below.

Hellboy – Wake the Devil (Comics) Wikipedia

Hellboy – Wake the Devil (Comics) Wikia

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The Imprisonment of Ogdru Jahad

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Hellboy – Wake the Devil 01

Hellboy – Wake the Devil 02

Hellboy – Wake the Devil 03

Hellboy – Wake the Devil 04

Hellboy – Wake the Devil 05

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Hellboy – Wake the Devil

Hellboy – Wake the Devil is a five part limited series by Mike Mignola (Cosmic Odyssey, Lobster Johnson), which is published from Dark Horse Comics in 1996. The series was continued from a storyline that took place in the previously published "Hellboy – Seed of Destruction" limited series from Mignola.

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Destiny of Anung Un Rama

As the previous graphic novel in the line had served as the main inspiration for Hellboy motion picture in 2004, Wake the Devil also provided storyline for the animated film Hellboy: Blood and Iron in 2007.
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Thursday, July 21, 2005

Hellboy – Seed of Destruction | Comics

During the time of World War II, the infamously fabled Russian psychic Grigori Rasputin were recruited in a secret doomsday project by the Nazis that will bring up the end of the world and ensure their victory in the final battle. Though Rasputin was well aware of Hitler’s upcoming fate, he still decides to take the resources at hand for his own purpose to summon his masters, the mystical savage beasts called the Ogdru Jahad on Earth.

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Hellboy – Seed of Destruction | Comics

However, what he ended up transporting via the portal was only a red-skinned half-demonic humanoid boy who was later found by an American elite rescue troops and he was immediately dubbed “Hellboy” by a young paranormal official named Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, who adopted him as his own son afterwards. Even though, Rasputin’s effort of creating a miracle was seemingly laid waste but he still remained in shadows for a long time. He was waiting for the right time to strike back at the world and remained dormant with his destructive purpose withing him.

After passing fifty years of that event, the grown up Hellboy is working in the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense in New York, where he works along with fellow agent Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien as a paranormal investigator. When a much older Bruttenholm was telling him about the event of his origin, the place is then suddenly swarmed with frogs and a huge one chase and kills Bruttenholm, leaving markings around him, this sets Hellboy to reveal the mysterious secret behind these malevolent scenes.

For more information on Hellboy – Seed of Destruction limited series, you can check out the link below.

Hellboy – Seed of Destruction (Comics) Wikipedia



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An Agent of Destruction

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Hellboy – Seed of Destruction 03


Hellboy – Seed of Destruction 04


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Hellboy – Seed of Destruction (Softcover)

Hellboy – Seed of Destruction (Hardcover)

Hellboy – Seed of Destruction (Kindle)

Created by writer/artist Mike Mignola (Cosmic Odyssey, Lobster Johnson), Hellboy is a fictional superhero from Dark Horse Comics. Hellboy – Seed of Destruction is a four part limited series that is plotted by John Byrne (Jack Kirby's Fourth World, John Byrne’s Next Men) and Mike Mignola, with the former also serving as the artist for the book.

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The Ogdru Jahad Unleashed

The story won Eisner Award for Best Graphic Album and Best Writer/Artist for Mike Mignola, as well as served as the main plotline for the 2004 live-action Hellboy movie starring actor Ron Perlman in the titular role. Te aftermath of the book is continued in another limited series, Wake the Devil, released on 1996.
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Saturday, May 21, 2005

Hellboy | Comics

During the crucial era of World War II, the Nazis recruited the evil mystic Grigori Rasputin’s aid in a desperation to turn the tides of the war against the allied forces and through a magic ritual he teleported a Half-Demon, humanoid like creature to a churchyard in England. Their ritual was interrupted by the allied forces and soon, the boy was found by the American soldiers.

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Hellboy | Comics

A young Professor Trevor Bruttenholm of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense (B.P.R.D.), decides to adopt and raise this devilish-looking boy after naming him “Hellboy”. By the time he was eight, the boy joined the Bureau as a paranormal investigator and through Bruttenholm's guidance he soon becomes an occult expert with extensive knowledge on that particular subject.

Though he grew up only a little on age but got an appearance of a full-grown middle-aged man with two horns on top of his forehead and a red skin. Despite having a demonic origin, he actually cares for the humans. Being the son of the demon Azzael, he possess super strength as well as nearly limitless endurance and the invulnerable massive forearm made from red stone, called the "Right Hand of Doom".

In his years as an active agent for the Bureau, he worked on cases of possession, haunting, exorcism, enchantments and fought creatures like Vampires, Werewolves and other mystical monsters as well. Following many of his investigative missions, he is often aided by his fellow teammate Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, Johann Kraus and B.P.R.D.'s finest field agents.

For more information on Hellboy comics series, you can check out these links below.

Hellboy (Comics) Wikipedia


Hellboy (Comics) Dark Horse Wikia



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Occult Detective from Hell

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Hellboy – The First 20 Years


Hellboy Library Edition, Volume 01


Hellboy Library Edition, Volume 02


Hellboy Library Edition, Volume 03


Hellboy Library Edition, Volume 04


Hellboy Library Edition, Volume 05

Hellboy Library Edition, Volume 06

Created by renowned writer cum artist Mike Mignola (Cosmic Odyssey, Lobster Johnson) back in 1993, Hellboy is a fictional superhero character that appears in the comic books published from Dark Horse Comics. Till date, the character has appeared in many graphic novels, company-wide crossovers and generated spin-off series; led him to be one of the most popular face in Dark Horse Comics.

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The Greatest Paranormal Detective

The growing popularity of the character led to two movies based on the concept; Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army with actor Ron Perlman in and as Hellboy himself. Also a single-player action video game titled, Hellboy: Asylum Seeker was released with its own plotline in 2000. Hellboy also have some crossover adventures with other fictional heroes like Batman, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Daredevil, Savage Dragon and Spawn.
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