Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins, and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar.
MY REVIEW
Another graphic novel club pick! I was excited for this one, I am an unashamedly *HUGE* fan of both Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy movies. So, I was psyched and ready. And I was not disappointed. I loved the stark contrasts, the use of a lack of color and how vibrant it was. There’s something very specific about Mignola’s art style that even someone as novice as myself in the world of comics just spots. You wouldn’t confuse his art for many (I say that because well, those who help him with his Mignola-verse, they certainly have learned to carry that signature too, to a good extent).
Anyway, I think we had a super fun discussion on it. There’s such a fun take on the lore and then thanks to another member’s suggestion, I went and watched a documentary on Mike Mignola and his Hellboy and it was great and helped me appreciate the comic even more. Now, I’m writing this waaaay before you’re reading it as I’ve picked it as one of my October recommendations.
More on the lore, the way I cackled with glee as Rasputin was a character in this, I probably sounded slightly maniacal to my family who were all tucked in bed as I read it, in fact it was probably off putting. Anyway. He takes so many aspects of different lores, mythology, and history and just weaves it with twists that I found fun and intriguing. I never do a very long review on graphic novels (unless they are as ‘chonky’ as they are fun) so just know, if you’ve had an interest in Hellboy this is ag era starting point but there are many a spinoff and even with Hellboy himself you can pretty much dive in at your leisure from what was gathered as the general consensus at the club and even mentioned in the documentary.
4/5 Huge cups of coffee from me, now I’m off to go revel in more October shenanigans.
The Caffeinated Reader 
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