2009-06-06 13:07Contains both Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil
Since Mike Mignola's Hellboy first hit the stands in 1993, it has become a cultural sensation, racking up a dozen Eisner Awards and inspiring numerous spin-offs, from a novel line, to video games, to feature films. Now, Dark Horse is pleased to present the comics that started it all, collected in deluxe hardcover editions. Sized at a generous 9" x 12", and handsomely bound to match The Art of Hellboy, each volume contains two complete story-arcs - the equivalent of two full trade-paperbacks.
Each volume of the Hellboy Library Edition also includes extensive supplemental materials, including previously unreleased sketches and designs. Hellboy Volume 1 collects the first two story-arcs - Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil - with the original introductions by Robert Bloch and Alan Moore, plus expanded Mignola sketchbook sections. One of the best comics characters of the last couple of decades - brilliant artwork, great characters, weird tales Lovecraft or Poe would admire; just fantastic.
Dark Horse, hardback, 288 pages, published April 2008