Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Volume 2

Hellboy's various one shot and short story adventures are collected in a second volume that presents a look at the day to day life of the demonic BPRD paranormal investigator. The short stories tangentially tie in to the various major story arcs that are collected in the four big omnibuses and it is this second volume that contains some of the most "important" stories Mignola developed. Many of the short stories are referenced in the main "series" but some of the major ones are here in the second volume. The biggest is probably the story of Hellboy's first interaction with the Baba Yaga (the classical mythical witch of Russia). Hellboy gets into a scrap with Baba Yaga and while she escapes he manages to shoot out one of her eyes; the character would later return throughout the main story arcs first as a supporter to Rasputin and then as a primary antagonist of the Wild Hunt omnibus. All in all Mignola's world was so vast and engaging that anyone who enjoys the Hellboy or BPRD series will get a kick out of this great collection.

Collecting the Hellboy Omnibuses has been great so far, the short stories add so many layers to the late stories, highly recomend

Beautiful books

Such a great addition to my Hellboy collection.

This second chronological order compilation of all the Hellboy short stories obviously carries on where the first left off, and does exactly the same job. I didn't enjoy this one quite so much, partly because there were fewer (if any) stories that I hadn't already read (or remembered reading), and partly because there was less of Richard Corben's art in this volume, and while that often meant more Mignola, I do like Mr. Corben's work. Still, overall good value for what it does.

Awesome collection of stories.

Hellboy has great stories and even better art. Mignola is at the top of his game with his personal creation. And even his occasional artist collaborators are top notch veterans. The mood and flavor of these books are so refreshing. Imagine calling gothic refreshing? That's Mignola's Hellboy for you.

Got this for my boyfriend and it’s his new favorite comic! Gets a little banged up in shipping but is worth it.

its great, buy it

Ce deuxième tome de récits me fait penser aux épisodes du « monstre de la semaine » par opposition au ceux de la « mythologie » dans la série X-files.Un épisode du monstre de la semaine est indépendant des autres, il se suffit à lui même et aucune connaissance de l’histoire principale ou de son suivi (la mythologie) ne sont nécessaires.Vous pouvez découvrir le personnage et son univers en vous plongeant directement dans les pages de ce livre. Seules des dates précises, auxquelles se déroulent ces aventures, permettent de les situer dans la mythologie.Alors, même si vous êtes un néophyte dans le domaine des aventures de Hellboy, vous pouvez profiter pleinement des aventures de cet investigateur du paranormal en col bleu.Essayiez, cela vaut vraiment le coup…

Superbe livre. Envoi très rapide. Très content!!

Wer die Filme kennt kennt genau 5% von dem was Hellboy ausmacht. Er ist von allen Antihelden die dort draußen sind, der mit der komplexesten Geschichte. Wer in das Miguellvers einsteigen will hat mit Band 1 und 2 wenigstens ne Ahnung wie geoß es ist und wie leicht man sich in dem Miguelvers verlieren kann. Es ist einer der versteckten Epen unserer Zeit

Must buy of you are a hellboy fan.