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The Hellboy Universe is the fictional universe of the Hellboy comic and its various spinoffs, created by Mike Mignola. Its first appearance was in a black-and-white, four-page promotional comic by Mike Mignola with a script by John Byrne published by Dark Horse Comics in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 (August 19, 1993), distributed at the San ...
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Mike Mignola's Hellboy series was first introduced, along with Hellboy himself, in San Diego Comic Con Comics #2, published August 1993. As the series has progressed, it has grown to include numerous spin-offs all sharing continuity within the Hellboy Universe.
Hellboy
The first title, Hellboy, originally followed Hellboy's career as a part of the B.P.R.D., then later Hellboy's solo adventures following the events of Conqueror Worm. The stories increasingly focused on mythological themes and Hellboy's destiny within the supernatural world. Interspersed in the ongoing narrative were flashback stories, usually set before the events of Seed of Destruction in May 1994, which mostly functioned as standalone tales.
Abe Sapien
This series follows Abe Sapien's solo adventures. The earliest Abe Sapien stories have been collected in the first volume of the B.P.R.D. trades. Beginning with The Drowning, the series was released in its own line of trade paperbacks. Volumes 3 to 8 cover the Dark and Terrible cycle, which runs parallel to the events of B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth.
Lobster Johnson
focuses the pulp adventures of the Lobster and his crew as they fight against mad scientists, Nazis and supernatural foes in the 1930s. The series originally debuted with a short back-up story in Hellboy: Box Full of Evil #1 in 1999, though it didn't properly become a series until 2007's The Iron Prometheus.
Sledgehammer 44
Beginning in 1944, Sledgehammer 44 follows the story of the second Vril Energy Suit, Epimetheus, and its various pilots. This was originally intended to span multiple trades (as evidenced by the "1" on the book's spine), but as the story developed, it worked better as a single book and flashback elements in the B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth series.
Rise of the Black Flame
Set in May, 1923, Rise of the Black Flame shows how the first Black Flame came to be. It also introduces Sarah Jewell, a member of The Silver Lantern Club and friend of Sir Edward Grey.
The Visitor: How & Why He Stayed
This five-issue miniseries explores the story of the alien Hellboy met in Conqueror Worm from 1944 to 2001.
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Mar 9, 2021 · 4 Comments. The Hellboy Universe is vast and full of monsters. It’s also composed of multiple series and miniseries, stories published in a non-chronological order. The following article is not the ultimate reading order, it’s a reading guide, an attempt to offer a good view of one of the best comic book universes.
Sep 22, 2021 · Mignolaversity: The Hellboy Universe Reading Order ― 2021 – Multiversity Comics. By Mark Tweedale | September 22nd, 2021. Posted in Annotations | % Comments. This is an older reading order. Please check out the 2023 version. Back in 2014, I created a Hellboy Universe reading for Multiversity Comics.
List of Hellboy Universe collections. Chronological list of uncollected comic books. References. External links. List of Hellboy comics. Hellboy, B.P.R.D., Abe Sapien, Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder, Lobster Johnson are comic book creations by Mike Mignola and are usually published by Dark Horse Comics.
Dark Horse Comics to Publish Sir Edward Grey: Acheron, The Next Chapter in the Hellboy Universe. For the first time in five years, legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is both writing and illustrating a full-length comic book, one which provides the next chapter in the fabled Hellboy Universe.
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Hellboy works for the B.P.R.D., an international non-governmental agency, and for himself, against dark forces including Nazis and witches, in a series of tales that have their roots in folklore, pulp magazines, vintage adventure, Lovecraftian horror and horror fiction.
