Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Volume 1

As a longtime Hellboy fan, the attraction here was to get all the short stories that I'd not been able to get in the one-off comic book form, or that were included in other compilations, and this first volume does not disappoint, as while I recognized a number of the stories, quite a few were also completely new to me.The second attraction of this collection is that it allows you to re-read the stories in the chronological order of Hellboy's life - not the backwards and forwards, flashback order that the stories were actually published in. That gives them a greater coherence, even when drawn by different artists. It may be sacrilege to say it, but while I'll always have a soft spot for Mignola's original version of Hellboy (which I didn't really care for when the series first emerged), I think I like Richard Corben's version almost as much.There is the obligatory sketchbook section at the end of the volume, but that's the only 'added extra' you get. It's still a worthwhile purchase though. One thing that strikes me as a bit odd is that even though the book is the same size as the regular trade paperback collections, it somehow feels smaller - perhaps the fact it's twice as many pages plays a perception trick on you, but it's the exact same size. Regardless, an excellent warm up for the full omnibus version of all the major Hellboy stories due later in 20201.

This softback is volume 1 compiling all the Hellboy short stories not part of the longer series such as Seed of Destruction, Wake the Devil, etc. Presented in chronological order, it begins with Pancakes and ends with The Iron Shoes. If you have all the Omnibus or Library editions, you already have these stories, but it's kind of cool to read them in the order they happened in "real life."

I've always been a massive fan of Hellboy and yearned to learn more about him and his world. With the reboot movie coming soon, I'm pleased that I will be going in with more knowledge of Hellboy and have great fun comparing and contrasting; Hellboy is truly one of the best comic book heroes to be created and I highly recommend this book for anyone eager to know Hellboy 's early days in chronological order and truly gain a great understanding. A fantastic read indeed.

I'm new to Hellboy, watching the original movies back when I was a kid. I'm incredibly happy reading these short stories and I plan on reading Volume 2. I'd highly recommend to new readers!

Great short stories here. My favorites are the one in Mexico (would the brujo make an appearance later?).The artwork varies a lot so if that is something that you care, maybe you won't enjoy this as much.

I love this collection. Not every story hits, but most of them do and they're great. If you're looking for a little introduction to Hellboy or a little history/backstory, this is the book for you.

Got this for my boyfriend’s collection and he loves it so much! They get a little banged up in delivery but it’s a great purchase.

It comes down to this, you'll love it for Mignola and/or Hellboy himself.

Totalmente recomendable si vas empezando a leer Hellboy

An Amazing collection that show how versatile and Iconic Hellboy is.

Best comic book ever

as histórias com a arte do mignola encapsulam uma mudança interessante de estilo, mais simples e não menos expressiva.de brinde, richard corben comete a ousadia de desenhar o hellboy tão bem quanto o próprio mignola. as histórias ambientadas no méxico são particularmente especiais: capturam a aridez da paisagem local com maestria.pontos baixos todos os outros artistas, que empalidecem diante destes dois monstros.

Arrivato e in perfetto stato. Ottimo.