Tuesday 8 January 2013

Hellboy vol 2: Wake the Devil - Mike Mignola

Absolutely fantastic from start to finish.  This second volume utterly surpassed  the first volume.

The plot relating to the re-awakening nazi followers of Rasputin and the vampire they are attempting to restore.  Hellboy arrives and with much punching and wrestling he brings an end to their scheming.

Considering this is still the very early days (in terms of volumes obviously. I know it's been around for years) of Hellboy it's remakable just how deeply rendered the backstory already is.  It's cool to see mentions of things that even I know will go on to become significant aspects of the mythos - such as Sir Edward Grey.

Fabulously written and sumptuously drawn. An absolute joy.

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