Two in a day? Yes!

1: The Death Card



Bumping into a couple of souls trying to go on as they did in life and impose some sense of order onto Hell? That's a fascinating idea. And helpful. And hey, the whole 'see them as alive, turn around and they're actually skeletons the whole time' thing happens in Hell too. Who'da thunk.

2: The Trials of Doctor Hoffmann



That's just not something you ever say. Particularly in a world where magic is very very real and quite often out to eat you.

Speaking of which... giant monsters are always fun. The sense of scale is great.

3: The Hounds of Pluto



Ah yup.

4: Spanish Bride

One of my favorite storylines from Hellboy's life... when he got drunk in Mexico and ended up married to some nasty beasty.



5: For Whom the Bell Tolls



And so it ends.

Who knows what's next for Hellboy, if anything. (I'm sure someone knows, I haven't gone looking). That was quite a story and an excellent to comics in general and comixology unlimited in particular. That's a wonderful art form and has a rather different feel than traditional novels and audiobooks, which I appreciate.

Well worth the read. ( )

Hellboy is still in Hell and still dead. Most of this one has him trying to deal with the fallout from the previous collection and someone from his past does come and help him at the right time. Surprisingly the part I think I liked the best was the afterward where Mike Mignola stated he cut something out to tighten up the story but it is placed in the collection and it makes sense that it was cut but I’m glad that it was added back for the collection. I’m not sure how I feel about the end of the series. I want more Hellboy but I think I want more of the fun times of Hellboy and as the series has been wrapping up this is a more serious Hellboy dealing with what he is. Still a good story though.


Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss
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