The Hellboy Companion (Hellboy (Graphic Novels)) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Mike Mignola, Stephen Weiner, Jason Hall, Victoria Blake
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 200
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 159307655X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781593076559
ASIN: 159307655X
Publication Date: December 14, 2006
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Written by Steve Weiner (The Will Eisner Companion), Victoria Blake (The Oregonian, NPR) and Jason Hall (Beware the Creeper, Trigger, Detective Comics) and densely illustrated with classic images from the comics, including a handful of new drawings from Mignola, this volume offers a thorough documentation of the Hellboy universe. It compiles the many complex pieces that make up the life of the World's Greatest Paranormal Investigator into an easily understandable format and condenses Mignola's masterful storytelling into an encyclopedic reference guide--including previously unrevealed secrets! From the hidden history of Abe Sapien to the secret origin of the world, this complete compendium is every hardcore Hellboy fan's key to the mind of Mike Mignola, and the ultimate introduction for anyone looking to begin their journey in the weird and wondrous world he has created. Available in time for the release of the new motion picture, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, the Companion includes up-to-the-minute coverage of the Hellboy Universe, as well as the definitive Hellboy and B.P.R.D. bibliographies!
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a entertaining guide to the mythos and background of Hellboy September 14, 2008
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The Hellboy Companion is a reference work for the universe of the Hellboy family of comic series (Hellboy, BPRD, Abe Sapien). The continuity of the movies is different, so readers coming to it with only knowledge of the two films are likely to be confused. The book eschews encyclopedic coverage of every bit of Hellboy minutiae in favor of comphrensive coverage of a more limited array of topics. The first two sections give a brief introduction to the character and his world. They detail briefly the history of his creation by Mike Mignola, and his development in the hands of Mignola and others. The next section gives fairly in-depth biographies of all the major (and most minor) characters in the Hellboy Universe, virtually up to date with the latest BPRD limits concurrent with its publication. The next section provides the official timeline of major events. The fifth section focuses on the literary heritage of Hellboy's world, and the mythological inspirations for many of the stories. The last two are bibliographies of source works and the Hellboy series respectively.
Anyone with an interest in the intracies of the Hellboy comics will enjoy this book. It is however, less of a ready reference (only the character bios and timeline might serve this purpose) and more a work to be read and appreciated on its own.
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