Hellboy Universe
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 San Diego Comic-Con. The Hellboy Universe currently spans over eighty trade paperbacks. It is also sometimes informally called the "Mignolaverse".
Hellboy Universe titles
[edit]Hellboy
[edit]The series, focused on the titular Hellboy, spawned the Hellboy Universe. There are generally two types of Hellboy stories; Pre-Cavendish (stories set chronologically before the first miniseries Hellboy: Seed of Destruction) and Post-Cavendish (stories set chronologically after the first miniseries). Post-Cavendish stories are usually very continuity heavy, and require the reader to be relatively familiar with Hellboy's history. Pre-Cavendish stories tend to be primarily short, stand-alone stories.
In addition to the comics, the Hellboy novels written by author Christopher Golden are also considered in-continuity.[1]
In addition to the standard trade paperbacks, Hellboy stories are collected in oversized hardcovers known as library editions, and paperback omnibuses.
| Library Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELLBOY VOLUME 1 |
HELLBOY ― VOLUME 1: SEED OF DESTRUCTION | ||||
| Seed of Destruction | STORY: Mike Mignola SCRIPT: John Byrne |
Mike Mignola | Mark Chiarello | PART 1: March 1994 PART 2: April 1994 PART 3: May 1994 PART 4: June 1994 | |
| Hellboy Promo #1 | Matt Hollingsworth | August 1993 | |||
| Hellboy Promo #2 | May 1994 | ||||
| HELLBOY ― VOLUME 2: WAKE THE DEVIL | |||||
| Wake the Devil | Mike Mignola | James Sinclair | PART 1: June 1996 PART 2: July 1996 PART 3: August 1996 PART 4: September 1996 PART 5: October 1996 | ||
| HELLBOY VOLUME 2 |
HELLBOY ― VOLUME 3: THE CHAINED COFFIN AND OTHERS | ||||
| The Corpse | Mike Mignola | Matt Hollingsworth | March–August 1995 | ||
| The Iron Shoes | James Sinclair | January 1996 | |||
| The Baba Yaga | Dave Stewart | August 1998 | |||
| A Christmas Underground | December 1997 | ||||
| The Chained Coffin | James Sinclair | August 1995 | |||
| The Wolves of Saint August | August–November 1994 | ||||
| Almost Colossus | PART 1: June 1997 PART 2: July 1997 | ||||
| HELLBOY ― VOLUME 4: THE RIGHT HAND OF DOOM | |||||
| Pancakes | Mike Mignola | Dave Stewart | August 1999 | ||
| The Nature of the Beast | February 2000 | ||||
| King Vold | April 2000 | ||||
| Heads | March 1998 | ||||
| Goodbye Mister Tod | August 1999 | ||||
| The Vârcolac | July 1999 – January 2000 | ||||
| The Right Hand of Doom | August 1998 | ||||
| Box Full of Evil | PART 1: August 1999 PART 2: September 1999 | ||||
| HELLBOY VOLUME 3 |
HELLBOY ― VOLUME 5: CONQUEROR WORM | ||||
| Conqueror Worm | Mike Mignola | Dave Stewart | PART 1: May 2001 PART 2: June 2001 PART 3: July 2001 PART 4: August 2001 | ||
| HELLBOY ― VOLUME 6: STRANGE PLACES | |||||
| The Third Wish | Mike Mignola | Dave Stewart | PART 1: July 2002 PART 2: August 2002 | ||
| The Island | PART 1: June 2005 PART 2: July 2005 | ||||
| HELLBOY VOLUME 4 |
HELLBOY ― VOLUME 7: THE TROLL WITCH AND OTHERS | ||||
| The Penanggalan | Mike Mignola | Dave Stewart | March 2004 | ||
| The Hydra and the Lion | December 2006 | ||||
| The Troll Witch | July 2004 | ||||
| The Vampire of Prague | Mike Mignola | P. Craig Russell | October 2007 | ||
| Dr. Carp's Experiment | Mike Mignola | August 2003 | |||
| The Ghoul | June 2005 | ||||
| Makoma | Mike Mignola | Richard Corben with Mike Mignola |
PART 1: February 2006 PART 2: March 2006 | ||
| HELLBOY ― VOLUME 10: THE CROOKED MAN AND OTHERS | |||||
| The Crooked Man | Mike Mignola | Richard Corben | Dave Stewart | PART 1: July 2008 PART 2: August 2008 PART 3: September 2008 | |
| They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships | Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart |
Jason Shawn Alexander | August 2007 | ||
| In The Chapel of Moloch | Mike Mignola | October 2008 | |||
| HELLBOY VOLUME 5 |
The Mole | Mike Mignola | Duncan Fegredo | May 2008 | |
| HELLBOY ― VOLUME 8: DARKNESS CALLS | |||||
| Darkness Calls | Mike Mignola | Duncan Fegredo with Mike Mignola |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: May 2007 PART 2: May 2007 PART 3: June 2007 PART 4: July 2007 PART 5: August 2007 PART 6: November 2007 | |
| HELLBOY ― VOLUME 9: THE WILD HUNT | |||||
| The Wild Hunt | Mike Mignola | Duncan Fegredo | Dave Stewart | PART 1: December 2008 PART 2: January 2009 PART 3: February 2009 PART 4: March 2009 PART 5: August 2009 PART 6: September 2009 PART 7: October 2009 PART 8: November 2009 | |
| HELLBOY VOLUME 6 |
HELLBOY ― VOLUME 12: THE STORM AND THE FURY | ||||
| The Storm | Mike Mignola | Duncan Fegredo | Dave Stewart | PART 1: July 2010 PART 2: August 2010 PART 3: September 2010 | |
| The Fury | Duncan Fegredo with Mike Mignola |
PART 1: June 2011 PART 2: July 2011 PART 3: August 2011 | |||
| HELLBOY ― VOLUME 11: THE BRIDE OF HELL AND OTHERS | |||||
| Hellboy in Mexico (also called A Drunken Blur) | Mike Mignola | Richard Corben | Dave Stewart | May 2010 | |
| Double Feature of Evil: "Sullivan's Reward" "The House of Sebek" |
November 2010 | ||||
| The Sleeping and the Dead | Scott Hampton | PART 1: December 2010 PART 2: February 2011 | |||
| The Bride of Hell | Richard Corben | December 2009 | |||
| The Whittier Legacy | Mike Mignola | October 2010 | |||
| Buster Oakley Gets His Wish | Mike Mignola | Kevin Nowlan | April 2011 | ||
| ― | HELLBOY: THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS (Original Graphic Novel) | ||||
| The Midnight Circus | Mike Mignola | Duncan Fegredo | Dave Stewart | October 2013 | |
| ― | HELLBOY IN MEXICO | ||||
| Hellboy in Mexico (also called A Drunken Blur) | Mike Mignola | Richard Corben | Dave Stewart | May 2010 | |
| Hellboy versus the Aztec Mummy | Mike Mignola | December 2011 | |||
| Hellboy Gets Married | Mike Mignola | Mick Mahon | PART 1: December 2013 PART 2: January 2014 | ||
| The Coffin Man | Fábio Moon | March 2014 | |||
| The Coffin Man 2: The Rematch | Gabriel Bá | February 2015 | |||
| House of the Living Dead | Mike Mignola | Richard Corben | November 2011 | ||
| ― | HELLBOY: INTO THE SILENT SEA (Original Graphic Novel) | ||||
| Into the Silent Sea | Mike Mignola and Gary Gianni |
Gary Gianni | Dave Stewart | April 2017 | |
| ― | HELLBOY: THE SILVER LANTERN CLUB | ||||
| The Silver Lantern Club | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Christopher Mitten and Ben Stenbeck |
Michelle Madsen | PART 1: October 2021 PART 2: November 2021 PART 3: December 2021 PART 4: January 2022 PART 5: March 2022 | |
| ― | HELLBOY: THE BONES OF GIANTS | ||||
| The Bones of Giants | Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden |
Matt Smith | Chris O'Halloran | PART 1: November 2021 PART 2: December 2021 PART 3: January 2022 PART 4: February 2022 | |
Hellboy in Hell
[edit]Unlike previous Hellboy stories, Hellboy in Hell was an ongoing series. It was not a monthly series, but rather a new issue came out when it was finished. When there was an arc spanning multiple issues, each of those issues came out monthly.[2]
| Library Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELLBOY IN HELL |
HELLBOY IN HELL ― VOLUME 1: THE DESCENT | ||||
| Chapter 1: The Descent Chapter 2: Pandemonium Chapter 3: Family Ties Chapter 4: Death Riding an Elephant |
Mike Mignola | Dave Stewart | PART 1: December 2012 PART 2: January 2013 PART 3: February 2013 PART 4: March 2013 | ||
| The Three Gold Whips | December 2013 | ||||
| HELLBOY IN HELL ― VOLUME 2: THE DEATH CARD | |||||
| The Death Card | Mike Mignola | Dave Stewart | May 2014 | ||
| The Trails of Dr. Hoffmann (The Hounds of Pluto – PART 1) |
August 2015 | ||||
| The Hounds of Pluto (The Hounds of Pluto – PART 2) |
September 2015 | ||||
| The Spanish Bride | May 2016 | ||||
| For Whom the Bell Tolls | June 2016 | ||||
| The Exorcist of Vorsk | Mike Mignola and Todd Mignola |
Mike Mignola | November 2015 | ||
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.
[edit]On July 8, 2014, just prior to SDCC 2014, Entertainment Weekly[3] and Nerdist[4] announced Hellboy and the B.P.R.D., a series that was simultaneously a spinoff of both Hellboy and B.P.R.D. Each volume focuses on a single year, beginning the year Hellboy first became a Bureau agent, 1952.
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1952–1954 |
HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1952 | ||||
| 1952 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Alex Maleev | Dave Stewart | PART 1: December 2014 PART 2: January 2015 PART 3: February 2015 PART 4: March 2015 PART 5: April 2015 | |
| HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1953 | |||||
| The Phantom Hand | Mike Mignola | Ben Stenbeck | Dave Stewart | October 2015 | |
| Rawhead and Bloody Bones | November 2015 | ||||
| The Witch Tree | |||||
| The Kelpie | October 2015 | ||||
| Wandering Souls | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Michael Walsh | January 2016 | ||
| Beyond the Fences #1–3 | PENCILS: Paolo Rivera INKS: Joe Rivera |
PART 1: February 2016 PART 2: March 2016 PART 3: April 2016 | |||
| HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1954 | |||||
| The Mirror | Mike Mignola | Richard Corben | Dave Stewart | May 2016 | |
| The Black Sun | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Stephen Green | PART 1: September 2016 PART 2: October 2016 | ||
| The Unreasoning Beast | Patric Reynolds | November 2016 | |||
| Ghost Moon | Brian Churilla | PART 1: March 2017 PART 2: April 2017 | |||
| — | HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1955 | ||||
| Secret Nature | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Shawn Martinbrough | Dave Stewart | August 2017 | |
| Occult Intelligence | Brian Churilla | PART 1: September 2017 PART 2: October 2017 PART 3: November 2017 | |||
| Burning Season | PENCILS: Paolo Rivera INKS: Joe Rivera |
February 2018 | |||
| — | HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: 1956 | ||||
| 1956 | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Yishan Li Mike Norton and Michael Avon Oeming |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: November 2018 PART 2: December 2018 PART 3: January 2019 PART 4: February 2019 PART 5: March 2019 | |
| Hellboy vs. Lobster Johnson: The Ring of Death |
Mike Norton | May 2019 | |||
| Down Mexico Way | Paul Grist | Bill Crabtree | |||
| — | HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: THE BEAST OF VARGU AND OTHERS | ||||
| The Beast of Vargu | Mike Mignola | Duncan Fegredo | Dave Stewart | June 2019 | |
| The Secret God of the Roma | |||||
| Saturn Returns | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Christopher Mitten | Brennan Wagner | PART 1: August 2019 PART 2: September 2019 PART 3: October 2019 | |
| Hellboy: Krampusnacht |
Mike Mignola | Adam Hughes | December 2017 | ||
| Return of the Lambton Worm | Ben Stenbeck | Dave Stewart | April 2018 | ||
| — | HELLBOY AND THE B.P.R.D.: THE RETURN OF EFFIE KOLB AND OTHERS | ||||
| The Return of Effie Kolb | Mike Mignola | Zach Howard | Dave Stewart | PART 1: February 2020 PART 2: October 2020 | |
| Long Night at Goloski Station | Matt Smith | October 2019 | |||
| Her Fatal Hour | Tiernen Trevallion | December 2020 | |||
| The Sending | |||||
| The Seven Wives Club | Adam Hughes | November 2020 | |||
Young Hellboy
[edit]A new series focused on young Hellboy in the 1940s was announced November 2020.[5]
| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG HELLBOY: THE HIDDEN LAND | ||||
| The Hidden Land | Mike Mignola and Thomas E. Sniegoski |
Craig Rousseau | Dave Stewart | PART 1: February 2021 PART 2: March 2021 PART 3: April 2021 PART 4: May 2021 |
| YOUNG HELLBOY: ASSAULT ON CASTLE DEATH | ||||
| Assault on Castle Death | Mike Mignola
and Thomas E. Sniegoski |
Craig Rousseau | Chris O'Halloran | PART 1: July 2022
PART 2: September 2022 PART 3: November 2022 PART 4: February 2022 |
B.P.R.D.
[edit]B.P.R.D. (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense) began as an experiment to see if the Hellboy Universe could be expanded with stories without Hellboy in them.[6] It started with an untitled three-page promotional piece before launching into the three-issue miniseries Hollow Earth. As the series grew, it was split into "story cycles." There are three major cycles: Plague of Frogs, Hell on Earth, and The Devil You Know, as well as two minor cycles 1946–1948 and Vampire. The trade B.P.R.D.: Being Human is the only remaining book from the original series that is not a part of any existing story cycle.
The short story Casualties was collected in the Abe Sapien omnibuses.
| Omnibus Edition |
Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.P.R.D.: BEING HUMAN | |||||
| — | The Dead Remembered | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
PENCILS: Karl Moline INKS: Andy Owens |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: April 2011 PART 2: May 2011 PART 3: June 2011 |
| ABE SAPIEN: THE DROWNING AND OTHER STORIES |
Casualties | Guy Davis | July 2011 | ||
| HELLBOY VOLUME 2 STRANGE PLACES |
Hellboy: Being Human |
Mike Mignola | Richard Corben | May 2011 | |
| — | The Ectoplasmic Man | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Ben Stenbeck | June 2008 | |
First Cycle: B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs
[edit]The Plague of Frogs cycle was published from 2002 to 2010, though it was not known as such at the time. When it came time to collect the stories into omnibus editions, the material collected in trades 1–8, 10–12, and 14 was retroactively retitled B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs. Guy Davis was the primary artist on the series and John Arcudi joined Mike Mignola as co-writer with the miniseries The Dead in 2004. Plague of Frogs is collected in the four volumes of the B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Omnibus Editions (three trades in each volume).
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.P.R.D. VOLUME 1 (previously published as B.P.R.D.: PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 1) |
B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 1: HOLLOW EARTH & OTHER STORIES | ||||
| Hollow Earth | Mike Mignola Christopher Golden & Tom Sniegoski |
Ryan Sook INKS: Curtis Arnold |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: January 2002 PART 2: April 2002 PART 3: June 2002 | |
| B.P.R.D. teaser | December 2001 – February 2002 | ||||
| Lobster Johnson: The Killer in My Skull |
Mike Mignola | PENCILS: Matthew Dow Smith INKS: Ryan Sook |
August 1999 | ||
| Abe Sapien versus Science | PENCILS: Matthew Dow Smith INKS: Mike Mignola |
September 1999 | |||
| Abe Sapien: Drums of the Dead |
Brian McDonald | Derek Thompson | James Sinclair | March 1998 | |
| B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 2: THE SOUL OF VENICE & OTHER STORIES | |||||
| The Soul of Venice | Mike Mignola Miles Gunter & Michael Avon Oeming |
Michael Avon Oeming | Dave Stewart | May 2003 | |
| Dark Waters | Brian Augustyn | Guy Davis | July 2003 | ||
| Night Train | Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins |
Scott Kolins & Dave Stewart |
September 2003 | ||
| There's Something Under My Bed | Joe Harris | PENCILS: Adam Pollina INKS: Guillermo Zubiaga |
Lee Loughridge | November 2003 | |
| Another Day at the Office | Mike Mignola | Cameron Stewart | Michelle Madsen | August 2004 | |
| B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 3: PLAGUE OF FROGS | |||||
| Plague of Frogs | Mike Mignola | Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | PART 1: March 2004 PART 2: April 2004 PART 3: May 2004 PART 4: June 2004 PART 5: July 2004 | |
| B.P.R.D. VOLUME 2 (previously published as B.P.R.D.: PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 2) |
B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 4: THE DEAD | ||||
| Born Again | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | March 2004 | |
| The Dead | PART 1: November 2004 PART 2: December 2004 PART 3: January 2005 PART 4: February 2005 PART 5: March 2005 | ||||
| B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 12: WAR ON FROGS | |||||
| War on Frogs #1 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
PENCILS: Herb Trimpe INKS: Guy Davis |
Dave Stewart | June 2008 | |
| Revival | Guy Davis | March–April 2008 | |||
| War on Frogs #2 | John Severin | December 2008 | |||
| War on Frogs #4 | Peter Snejbjerg | Bjarne Hansen | December 2009 | ||
| War on Frogs #3 | Karl Moline | Dave Stewart | June 2009 | ||
| B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 5: THE BLACK FLAME | |||||
| The Black Flame | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | PART 1: August 2005 PART 2: September 2005 PART 3: October 2005 PART 4: November 2005 PART 5: December 2005 PART 6: January 2006 | |
| B.P.R.D. VOLUME 3 (previously published as B.P.R.D.: PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 3) |
B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 6: THE UNIVERSAL MACHINE | ||||
| The Universal Machine | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis with Mike Mignola |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: April 2006 PART 2: May 2006 PART 3: June 2006 PART 4: July 2006 PART 5: August 2006 | |
| B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 7: GARDEN OF SOULS | |||||
| Garden of Souls | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | PART 1: March 2007 PART 2: April 2007 PART 3: May 2007 PART 4: June 2007 PART 5: July 2007 | |
| B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 8: KILLING GROUND | |||||
| Killing Ground | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | PART 1: August 2007 PART 2: September 2007 PART 3: October 2007 PART 4: November 2007 PART 5: December 2007 | |
| B.P.R.D. VOLUME 4 (previously published as B.P.R.D.: PLAGUE OF FROGS VOLUME 4) |
B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 10: THE WARNING | ||||
| Out of Reach | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | May 2008 | |
| The Warning | PART 1: July 2008 PART 2: August 2008 PART 3: September 2008 PART 4: October 2008 PART 5: November 2008 | ||||
| B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 11: THE BLACK GODDESS | |||||
| The Black Goddess | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | PART 1: January 2009 PART 2: February 2009 PART 3: March 2009 PART 4: April 2009 PART 5: May 2009 | |
| B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 14: KING OF FEAR | |||||
| King of Fear | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis with Mike Mignola |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: January 2010 PART 2: February 2010 PART 3: March 2010 PART 4: April 2010 PART 5: May 2010 | |
Second Cycle: B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth
[edit]B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth is a direct continuation of the B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs cycle dealing with the apocalyptic events in the wake of the Frog War. For the one hundredth issue, it officially shifted from a series of miniseries to a monthly ongoing series. John Arcudi is the lead writer with Mike Mignola. Unlike the previous cycle, which was visually defined by mostly a single artist, Hell on Earth had many artists on the title.
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.P.R.D. VOLUME 5 (previously published as B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 1) |
B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 1: NEW WORLD | ||||
| New World | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | PART 1: August 2010 PART 2: September 2010 PART 3: October 2010 PART 4: November 2010 PART 5: December 2010 | |
| Seattle | March 2011 | ||||
| B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 2: GODS AND MONSTERS | |||||
| Gods | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | PART 1: January 2011 PART 2: February 2011 PART 3: March 2011 | |
| Monsters | Tyler Crook | PART 1: July 2011 PART 2: August 2011 | |||
| B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 3: RUSSIA | |||||
| Russia | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | PART 1: September 2011 PART 2: October 2011 PART 3: November 2011 PART 4: December 2011 PART 5: January 2012 | |
| An Unmarked Grave | Duncan Fegredo | February 2012 | |||
| B.P.R.D. VOLUME 6 (previously published as B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 2) |
B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 4: THE DEVIL'S ENGINE & THE LONG DEATH | ||||
| The Devil's Engine | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | PART 1: May 2012 PART 2: June 2012 PART 3: July 2012 | |
| The Long Death | James Harren | PART 1: February 2012 PART 2: March 2012 PART 3: April 2012 | |||
| B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 5: THE PICKENS COUNTY HORROR & OTHERS | |||||
| The Pickens County Horror | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Jason Latour | Dave Stewart | PART 1: March 2012 PART 2: April 2012 | |
| The Transformation of J.H. O'Donnell | Max Fiumara | May 2012 | |||
| The Abyss of Time | James Harren | PART 1: January 2013 PART 2: February 2013 | |||
| B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 6: THE RETURN OF THE MASTER | |||||
| The Return of the Master | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | PART 1: August 2012 PART 2: September 2012 PART 3: October 2012 PART 4: November 2012 PART 5: December 2012 | |
| B.P.R.D. VOLUME 7 (previously published as B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 3) |
B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 7: A COLD DAY IN HELL | ||||
| Wasteland | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Laurence Campbell | Dave Stewart | PART 1: May 2013 PART 2: June 2013 PART 3: July 2013 | |
| A Cold Day in Hell | Peter Snejbjerg | PART 1: March 2013 PART 2: April 2013 | |||
| B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 8: LAKE OF FIRE | |||||
| Lake of Fire | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | PART 1: August 2013 PART 2: September 2013 PART 3: October 2013 PART 4: November 2013 PART 5: December 2013 | |
| B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 9: THE REIGN OF THE BLACK FLAME | |||||
| The Reign of the Black Flame | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
James Harren | Dave Stewart | PART 1: January 2014 PART 2: February 2014 PART 3: March 2014 PART 4: April 2014 PART 5: May 2014 | |
| B.P.R.D. VOLUME 8 (previously published as B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 4) |
B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 10: THE DEVIL'S WINGS | ||||
| The Devil's Wings | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Laurence Campbell | Dave Stewart | PART 1: June 2014 PART 2: July 2014 | |
| The Broken Equation | Joe Querio | PART 1: August 2014 PART 2: September 2014 | |||
| Grind | Tyler Crook | October 2014 | |||
| B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 11: FLESH AND STONE | |||||
| Flesh and Stone | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
James Harren | Dave Stewart | PART 1: November 2014 PART 2: December 2014 PART 3: January 2015 PART 4: February 2015 PART 5: March 2015 | |
| B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 14: THE EXORCIST | |||||
| Exorcism | Mike Mignola and Cameron Stewart |
Cameron Stewart | Dave Stewart | PART 1: June 2012 PART 2: July 2012 | |
| The Exorcist | Mike Mignola Cameron Stewart and Chris Roberson |
Mike Norton | PART 1: April 2016 PART 2: May 2016 PART 3: June 2016 | ||
| B.P.R.D. VOLUME 9 (previously published as B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH VOLUME 5) |
B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 12: METAMORPHOSIS | ||||
| Nowhere, Nothing, Never | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Peter Snejbjerg | Dave Stewart | PART 1: April 2015 PART 2: May 2015 PART 3: June 2015 | |
| Modern Prometheus | Julián Totino Tedesco | PART 1: July 2015 PART 2: August 2015 | |||
| B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 13: END OF DAYS | |||||
| End of Days | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Laurence Campbell | Dave Stewart | PART 1: September 2015 PART 2: October 2015 PART 3: November 2015 PART 4: December 2015 PART 5: January 2016 | |
| B.P.R.D.: HELL ON EARTH ― VOLUME 15: COMETH THE HOUR | |||||
| Cometh the Hour | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Laurence Campbell | Dave Stewart | PART 1: July 2016 PART 2: August 2016 PART 3: September 2016 PART 4: October 2016 PART 5: November 2016 | |
Third Cycle: B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know
[edit]Following B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs and B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth is the third and final story cycle of B.P.R.D.. Scott Allie is the lead writer with Mike Mignola. The primary artist on the title is Laurence Campbell.
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.P.R.D. VOLUME 10 (previously published as B.P.R.D.: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW) |
B.P.R.D.: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW ― VOLUME 1: MESSIAH | ||||
| Messiah | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Laurence Campbell | Dave Stewart | PART 1: July 2017 PART 2: August 2017 PART 3: October 2017 PART 4: November 2017 PART 5: December 2017 | |
| Broken Vessels | Tim Sale | January 2016 | |||
| B.P.R.D.: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW ― VOLUME 2: PANDEMONIUM | |||||
| Pandemonium | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Sebastián Fiumara (1–3) Laurence Campbell (4–5) with Mike Mignola |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: May 2018 PART 2: June 2018 PART 3: July 2018 PART 4: August 2018 PART 5: September 2018 | |
| B.P.R.D.: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW ― VOLUME 3: RAGNA ROK | |||||
| Ragna Rok | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Laurence Campbell (1–5) Christopher Mitten (1) Mike Mignola (5) |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: December 2018 PART 2: January 2019 PART 3: February 2019 PART 4: March 2019 PART 5: April 2019 | |
B.P.R.D.: 1946–1948
[edit]The 1946–1948 cycle deals with the early years of the B.P.R.D. The cycle was originally planned to go for longer, on into the 1950s,[7] but it was cut short because Mike Mignola felt he had too many books going on.[8] Joshua Dysart was the lead writer for this series, although the final miniseries was written by John Arcudi to connect with what he was doing in B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth. In addition to 1946, 1947 and 1948, the series also includes the short stories Bishop Olek’s Devil and And What Shall I Find There?
The trades B.P.R.D.: 1946 and B.P.R.D.: 1947 were originally volumes 9 and 13 of the original B.P.R.D. numbering before the B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs omnibuses were devised. Reprints of these volumes did not have numbers on their spines after the release of the Plague of Frogs omnibuses.
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.P.R.D.: 1946–1948 |
B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 9: 1946 | ||||
| 1946 | Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart |
Paul Azaceta | Nick Filardi | PART 1: January 2008 PART 2: February 2008 PART 3: March 2008 PART 4: April 2008 PART 5: May 2008 | |
| Bishop Olek's Devil | May 2008 | ||||
| B.P.R.D. ― VOLUME 13: 1947 | |||||
| 1947 | Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart |
Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: July 2009 PART 2: August 2009 PART 3: September 2009 PART 4: October 2009 PART 5: November 2009 | |
| And What Shall I Find There? | Patric Reynolds | June 2009 | |||
| B.P.R.D.: 1948 | |||||
| 1948 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Max Fiumara | Dave Stewart | PART 1: October 2012 PART 2: November 2012 PART 3: December 2012 PART 4: January 2013 PART 5: February 2013 | |
B.P.R.D.: Vampire
[edit]This was discreetly introduced as a new cycle of B.P.R.D. when the trade come out with a number 1 on its spine and "B.P.R.D.: Vampire" written in the series box (instead of just the usual "B.P.R.D."). Picking up after B.P.R.D.: 1948, Vampire follows the story of B.P.R.D. Agent Simon Anders as he hunts vampires. The cycle is written and drawn by twins Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon with Mike Mignola. Mike Mignola has said the twins have the freedom to write and draw more stories with this character if they wish.[9]
| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.P.R.D.: VAMPIRE ― VOLUME 1 | ||||
| Vampire | Mike Mignola and Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon |
Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: March 2013 PART 2: April 2013 PART 3: May 2013 PART 4: June 2013 PART 5: July 2013 |
| Lost Ones (2nd Edition only) |
Gabriel Bá & Fábio Moon |
December 2018 | ||
Lobster Johnson
[edit]Lobster Johnson is the second Hellboy spinoff, concerning the adventures of a vigilante known as "The Lobster" from 1932 to 1939. The first Lobster Johnson story, The Killer in My Skull (August 11, 1999), was collected in trade paperback under the B.P.R.D. banner. Lobster Johnson properly became its own series when The Iron Prometheus miniseries began (September 5, 2007). John Arcudi became the lead writer with Mike Mignola from 2012's The Burning Hand onward with the stories continuing mostly chronologically from there.
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOBSTER JOHNSON VOLUME 1 |
LOBSTER JOHNSON ― VOLUME 2: THE BURNING HAND | ||||
| The Burning Hand | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tonci Zonjic | Dave Stewart | PART 1: January 2012 PART 2: February 2012 PART 3: March 2012 PART 4: April 2012 PART 5: May 2012 | |
| LOBSTER JOHNSON ― VOLUME 3: SATAN SMELLS A RAT | |||||
| Caput Mortuum | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tonci Zonjic | Dave Stewart | September 2012 | |
| Satan Smells a Rat | Kevin Nowlan | May 2013 | |||
| Tony Masso's Finest Hour | Joe Querio | Dave Stewart | February 2012 | ||
| A Scent of Lotus | Sebastián Fiumara | PART 1: July 2013 PART 2: August 2013 | |||
| The Prayer of Neferu | Wilfredo Torres | August 2012 | |||
| LOBSTER JOHNSON ― VOLUME 4: GET THE LOBSTER | |||||
| Get the Lobster | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tonci Zonjic | Dave Stewart | PART 1: February 2014 PART 2: March 2014 PART 3: April 2014 PART 4: June 2014 PART 5: August 2014 | |
| OMNIBUS ONLY | |||||
| The Empty Chair | Tonci Zonjic | December 2018 | |||
| LOBSTER JOHNSON VOLUME 2 |
LOBSTER JOHNSON ― VOLUME 6: A CHAIN FORGED IN LIFE | ||||
| A Chain Forged in Life | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Troy Nixey with Kevin Nowlan |
Dave Stewart with Kevin Nowlan |
July 2015 | |
| The Forgotten Man | Peter Snejbjerg | Dave Stewart | April 2016 | ||
| The Glass Mantis | Toni Fejzula | December 2015 | |||
| Garden of Bones | Stephen Green | Dave Stewart | January 2017 | ||
| Mangekyō | Ben Stenbeck | August 2017 | |||
| LOBSTER JOHNSON ― VOLUME 5: THE PIRATE'S GHOST AND METAL MONSTERS OF MIDTOWN | |||||
| Metal Monsters of Midtown | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Tonci Zonjic | Dave Stewart | PART 1: May 2016 PART 2: June 2016 PART 3: July 2016 | |
| The Pirate's Ghost | Tonci Zonjic | PART 1: March 2017 PART 2: April 2017 PART 3: May 2017 | |||
| LOBSTER JOHNSON ― VOLUME 1: THE IRON PROMETHEUS | |||||
| The Iron Prometheus | Mike Mignola | Jason Armstrong | Dave Stewart | PART 1: September 2007 PART 2: October 2007 PART 3: November 2007 PART 4: December 2007 PART 5: January 2008 | |
| OMNIBUS ONLY | |||||
| The Killer in My Skull | Mike Mignola | PENCILS: Matthew Dow Smith INKS: Ryan Sook |
Dave Stewart | August 1999 | |
Abe Sapien
[edit]The first spinoff from Hellboy centred around Abraham Sapien, beginning with Drums of the Dead (March 4, 1998). This story was eventually collected in trade paperback under the B.P.R.D. banner along with the second Abe Sapien story Abe Sapien versus Science (September 8, 1999). It was not until the third Abe Sapien story, The Drowning that this spinoff was collected in trade paperbacks under its own banner.
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABE SAPIEN: THE DROWNING AND OTHER STORIES |
ABE SAPIEN ― VOLUME 1: THE DROWNING | ||||
| The Drowning | Mike Mignola | Jason Shawn Alexander | Dave Stewart | PART 1: February 2008 PART 2: March 2008 PART 3: April 2008 PART 4: May 2008 PART 5: June 2008 | |
| ABE SAPIEN ― VOLUME 2: THE DEVIL DOES NOT JEST AND OTHER STORIES | |||||
| The Haunted Boy | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Patric Reynolds | Dave Stewart | October 2009 | |
| The Abyssal Plain | Peter Snejbjerg | PART 1: June 2010 PART 2: July 2010 | |||
| The Devil Does Not Jest | James Harren | PART 1: September 2011 PART 2: October 2011 | |||
| ABE SAPIEN ― VOLUME 9: LOST LIVES AND OTHER STORIES | |||||
| The Land of the Dead | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Michael Avon Oeming | Dave Stewart | December 2013 | |
| Witchcraft & Demonology | Santiago Caruso | January 2016 | |||
| The Ogopogo | Kevin Nowlan | May 2015 | |||
| Subconscious | John Arcudi | Mark Nelson | June 2015 | ||
| Lost Lives | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Juan Ferreyra | Juan Ferreyra Eduardo Ferreyra |
August 2014 | |
| Icthyo Sapien | Alise Gluškova | October 2015 | |||
| OMNIBUS ONLY | |||||
| Casualties | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Guy Davis | Dave Stewart | July 2011 | |
| The Calm Before the Storm | Alise Gluškova and Scott Allie |
Alise Gluškova | January 2015 | ||
Dark and Terrible
[edit]The series became an ongoing series with Scott Allie as the lead writer with Mike Mignola in April 2013 beginning with the launch of Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible.[10] Most of the issues in the ongoing run of the series were collected in omnibuses as the story cycle Dark and Terrible.
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABE SAPIEN: DARK AND TERRIBLE VOLUME 1 |
ABE SAPIEN ― VOLUME 3: DARK AND TERRIBLE AND THE NEW RACE OF MAN | ||||
| Dark and Terrible | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Sebastián Fiumara | Dave Stewart | PART 1: April 2013 PART 2: May 2013 PART 3: June 2013 | |
| The New Race of Man | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Max Fiumara | PART 1: July 2013 PART 2: August 2013 | ||
| ABE SAPIEN ― VOLUME 4: THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME | |||||
| The Shape of Things to Come | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Sebastián Fiumara INKS: Max Fiumara |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: October 2013 PART 2: November 2013 | |
| To the Last Man | Max Fiumara | PART 1: January 2014 PART 2: February 2014 PART 3: March 2014 | |||
| ABE SAPIEN ― VOLUME 5: SACRED PLACES | |||||
| The Garden (I) | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Max Fiumara | Dave Stewart | May 2014 | |
| The Healer | Sebastián Fiumara | June 2014 | |||
| Visions, Dreams, and Fishin' | Max Fiumara | July 2014 | |||
| Sacred Places | Sebastián Fiumara | PART 1: September 2014 PART 2: October 2014 | |||
| ABE SAPIEN: DARK AND TERRIBLE VOLUME 2 |
ABE SAPIEN ― VOLUME 6: A DARKNESS SO GREAT | ||||
| A Darkness So Great | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Max Fiumara and Sebastián Fiumara with R. Sikoryak |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: December 2014 PART 2: January 2015 PART 3: February 2015 PART 4: March 2015 PART 5: April 2015 | |
| ABE SAPIEN ― VOLUME 7: THE SECRET FIRE | |||||
| The Shadow Over Suwanee | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Sebastián Fiumara with Max Fiumara and Tyler Crook |
Dave Stewart | PART 1: July 2015 PART 2: August 2015 PART 3: September 2015 | |
| The Garden (II) | Max Fiumara | PART 1: November 2015 PART 2: December 2015 | |||
| The Black School | Sebastián Fiumara | February 2016 | |||
| ABE SAPIEN ― VOLUME 8: THE DESOLATE SHORE | |||||
| Regressions | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Max Fiumara | Dave Stewart | PART 1: April 2016 PART 2: May 2016 | |
| Dark and Terrible Deep | Sebastián Fiumara | June 2016 | |||
| The Garden (III) | Max Fiumara | July 2016 | |||
| The Desolate Shore | Sebastián Fiumara | August 2016 | |||
Sir Edward Grey
[edit]Witchfinder
[edit]This Hellboy spinoff primarily features stories about Sir Edward Grey, an agent of Queen Victoria and paranormal investigator, although on one occasion it included The Burial of Katharine Baker, which is about another witchfinder, Henry Hood. The Mysteries of Unland was one of the few Hellboy Universe stories in which Mike Mignola was not involved in the writing. In August 2016, Chris Roberson began his run on the series in a more long-term capacity.
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIR EDWARD GREY: WITCHFINDER VOLUME 1 |
SIR EDWARD GREY: WITCHFINDER ― VOLUME 1: IN THE SERVICE OF ANGELS | ||||
| In the Service of Angels | Mike Mignola | Ben Stenbeck | Dave Stewart | PART 1: July 2009 PART 2: August 2009 PART 3: September 2009 PART 4: October 2009 PART 5: November 2009 | |
| Murderous Intent | November 2008 | ||||
| The Burial of Katharine Baker | Mike Mignola and Scott Allie |
Patric Reynolds | October 2009 | ||
| SIR EDWARD GREY: WITCHFINDER ― VOLUME 2: LOST AND GONE FOREVER | |||||
| Lost and Gone Forever | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
John Severin | Dave Stewart | PART 1: February 2011 PART 2: March 2011 PART 3: April 2011 PART 4: May 2011 PART 5: June 2011 | |
| SIR EDWARD GREY: WITCHFINDER ― VOLUME 3: THE MYSTERIES OF UNLAND | |||||
| The Mysteries of Unland | Kim Newman and Maura McHugh |
Tyler Crook | Dave Stewart | PART 1: June 2014 PART 2: July 2014 PART 3: August 2014 PART 4: September 2014 PART 5: October 2014 | |
| Beware the Ape | Mike Mignola | Ben Stenbeck | May 2014 | ||
| SIR EDWARD GREY: WITCHFINDER VOLUME 2 |
SIR EDWARD GREY: WITCHFINDER ― VOLUME 4: CITY OF THE DEAD | ||||
| City of the Dead | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Ben Stenbeck | Michelle Madsen | PART 1: August 2016 PART 2: September 2016 PART 3: October 2016 PART 4: November 2016 PART 5: December 2016 | |
| SIR EDWARD GREY: WITCHFINDER ― VOLUME 5: THE GATES OF HEAVEN | |||||
| The Gates of Heaven | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
D’Israeli | Michelle Madsen | PART 1: May 2018 PART 2: June 2018 PART 3: July 2018 PART 4: August 2018 PART 5: September 2018 | |
| SIR EDWARD GREY: WITCHFINDER ― VOLUME 6: THE REIGN OF DARKNESS | |||||
| The Reign of Darkness | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Christopher Mitten | Michelle Madsen | PART 1: November 2019 PART 2: December 2019 PART 3: January 2020 PART 4: February 2020 PART 5: March 2020 | |
| OMNIBUS ONLY | |||||
| The Great Blizzard | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Christopher Mitten | Dave Stewart | January 2017 | |
Sledgehammer 44
[edit]First published in March 2013, Sledgehammer 44 is about the Vril Energy Suit "Epimetheus", more commonly known as "Sledgehammer", set in 1944.
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELLBOY UNIVERSE: THE SECRET HISTORIES |
SLEDGEHAMMER 44 ― VOLUME 1 | ||||
| Sledgehammer 44 | Mike Mignola and John Arcudi |
Jason Latour | Dave Stewart | PART 1: March 2013 PART 2: April 2013 | |
| Lightning War | Laurence Campbell | PART 1: November 2013 PART 2: December 2013 PART 3: January 2014 | |||
Frankenstein
[edit]In 2015 a new title was released, Frankenstein Underground, following the story of Frankenstein's Monster. This character has previously appeared in Hellboy: House of the Living Dead.[11] In 2020 a second miniseries, Frankenstein Undone, was announced[12] and later canceled after issue #2 due to Mignola's refusal to continue working with writer Scott Allie.[13]
| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKENSTEIN UNDERGROUND | ||||
| Frankenstein Underground | Mike Mignola | Ben Stenbeck | Dave Stewart | PART 1: March 2015 PART 2: April 2015 PART 3: May 2015 PART 4: June 2015 PART 5: July 2015 |
| FRANKENSTEIN: NEW WORLD ― VOLUME 1 | ||||
| Frankenstein: New World | Mike Mignola Christopher Golden & Tom Sniegoski |
Peter Bergting | Michelle Madsen | PART 1: August 2022 PART 2: September 2022 PART 3: November 2022 PART 4: December 2022 |
Rise of the Black Flame
[edit]In June 2016, Rise of the Black Flame was announced, a five-issue miniseries exploring the history of the Black Flame and the cult around him.[14]
| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISE OF THE BLACK FLAME | ||||
| Rise of the Black Flame | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Christopher Mitten | Dave Stewart | PART 1: September 2016 PART 2: October 2016 PART 3: November 2016 PART 4: December 2016 PART 5: January 2017 |
The Visitor: How & Why He Stayed
[edit]In October 2016, The Visitor: How & Why He Stayed was announced, a five-issue miniseries about the alien Hellboy met in Conqueror Worm.[15]
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELLBOY UNIVERSE: THE SECRET HISTORIES |
THE VISITOR: HOW & WHY HE STAYED | ||||
| The Visitor: How & Why He Stayed | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Paul Grist | Bill Crabtree | PART 1: February 2017 PART 2: March 2017 PART 3: April 2017 PART 4: May 2017 PART 5: July 2017 | |
| God Rest Ye Merry | January 2017 | ||||
Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon
[edit]In July 2017, a five-issue miniseries, Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon, was announced for November that year.[16]
| Omnibus Edition | Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELLBOY UNIVERSE: THE SECRET HISTORIES |
RASPUTIN: THE VOICE OF THE DRAGON | ||||
| Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Christopher Mitten | Dave Stewart | PART 1: November 2017 PART 2: December 2017 PART 3: December 2017 PART 4: February 2018 PART 5: March 2018 | |
Koshchei
[edit]During an interview in 2015, Mike Mignola announced he was working on a Koshchei the Deathless miniseries.[17] This was confirmed in July 2017 with the announcement of a six-issue miniseries drawn by Ben Stenbeck.[18] On the final page of 2021's Sir Edward Grey: Acheron, a new miniseries, Koshchei the Deathless in Hell was announced.[19] With the formal announcement in August 2022, the miniseries was retitled Koshchei in Hell.[20]
| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOSHCHEI THE DEATHLESS | ||||
| Koshchei the Deathless | Mike Mignola | Ben Stenbeck | Dave Stewart | PART 1: January 2018 PART 2: February 2018 PART 3: March 2018 PART 4: April 2018 PART 5: May 2018 PART 6: June 2018 |
Crimson Lotus
[edit]Crimson Lotus was announced in July 2018 during a series of announcements commemorating the 25th anniversary of Hellboy's first appearance.[21] Crimson Lotus marks the first time a Hellboy Universe series has borne the name of a female character.
| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRIMSON LOTUS | ||||
| Crimson Lotus | John Arcudi | Mindy Lee | Michelle Madsen | PART 1: November 2018 PART 2: December 2018 PART 3: January 2019 PART 4: February 2019 PART 5: March 2019 |
The Sarah Jewell Mysteries
[edit]In February 2021, Dark Horse announced The House of Lost Horizons: A Sarah Jewell Mystery.[22] Though it is written as a standalone title, it is planned to be a series.[23]
| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE HOUSE OF LOST HORIZONS: A SARAH JEWELL MYSTERY | ||||
| The House of Lost Horizons | Chris Roberson | Leila del Duca | Michelle Madsen | PART 1: May 2021 PART 2: June 2021 PART 3: July 2021 PART 4: August 2021 PART 5: September 2021 |
| The Longest Night | January 2020 | |||
The Sword of Hyperborea
[edit]In October 2021, Dark Horse announced The Sword of Hyperborea.[24] The story continues on after the end of B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know, following the history of Agent Howards' mysterious sword, beginning with his prehistoric counterpart, Gall Dennar. This title is the Hellboy Universe debut of writer Rob Williams.
| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SWORD OF HYPERBOREA | ||||
| The Sword of Hyperborea | Mike Mignola and Rob Williams |
Laurence Campbell | Quinton Winter | PART 1: January 2022 PART 2: February 2022 PART 3: March 2022 PART 4: April 2022 |
The British Paranormal Society
[edit]Bloody Disgusting announced The British Paranormal Society: Time Out of Mind in January 2022, a miniseries that would focus on the characters Simon Bruttenholm (uncle of Trevor Bruttenholm) and Honora Grant from Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder.[25]
| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BRITISH PARANORMAL SOCIETY: TIME OUT OF MIND | ||||
| Time Out of Mind | Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson |
Andrea Mutti | Lee Loughridge | PART 1: April 2022 PART 2: May 2022 PART 3: July 2022 PART 4: October 2022 |
The Amazing Screw-On Head
[edit]Originally a stand-alone one-shot published May 15, 2002,[26] The Amazing Screw-On Head was later revealed to be fiction within the Hellboy Universe, created Walter Edmund Heap in 1899, as revealed in Hellboy in Hell. Mike Mignola has also mentioned that the short story The Magician and the Snake is not canon, but rather a fairy tale in the Hellboy Universe.[27]
| Title | Story | Art | Colors | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE AMAZING SCREW-ON HEAD AND OTHER CURIOUS OBJECTS | ||||
| The Amazing Screw-On Head | Mike Mignola | Dave Stewart | May 2002 | |
| Abu Gung and the Beanstalk | June 1998 | |||
| The Magician and the Snake | Katie Mignola and Mike Mignola |
Mike Mignola | September 2002 | |
| The Witch and Her Soul | Mike Mignola | September 2010 | ||
| The Prisoner of Mars | ||||
| The Chapel of Curious Objects | ||||
| Axorr: Slayer of Demons (20th Anniversary Edition only) |
June 2022 | |||
Other
[edit]While Hellboy: Weird Tales is out of continuity, a pair of canon stories, How Koshchei Became Deathless and Baba Yaga's Feast, were collected in the Hellboy: Weird Tales hardcover omnibus in November 2014.
Any Hellboy crossovers, guest appearances, novels (excepting Christopher Golden's three novels) and role-playing games are not considered within continuity.[28]
Awards
[edit]| Award | Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisner Awards |
1995 | Best Writer/Artist Mike Mignola (for Hellboy: Seed of Destruction) |
Won |
| Best Graphic Album: Reprint Hellboy: Seed of Destruction |
Won | ||
| Best Serialized Story The Wolves of Saint August |
Nominated | ||
| 1997 | Best Writer/Artist — Drama Mike Mignola (for Hellboy: Wake the Devil) |
Won | |
| 1998 | Best Writer/Artist Mike Mignola (for Hellboy: Almost Colossus, Hellboy Christmas Special, Hellboy Jr. Halloween Special) |
Won | |
| Best Anthology Hellboy Christmas Special |
Won | ||
| 1999 | Best Graphic Album: Reprint Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others |
Nominated | |
| 2002 | Best Limited Series Hellboy: Conqueror Worm |
Won | |
| Best Cover Artist Mike Mignola (for Hellboy: Conqueror Worm) |
Nominated | ||
| 2003 | Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for Hellboy: The Third Wish) |
Won | |
| Best Limited Series Hellboy: The Third Wish |
Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Best Comics-Related Book The Art of Hellboy |
Won | |
| 2005 | Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for B.P.R.D.) |
Won | |
| 2007 | Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for B.P.R.D., Hellboy) |
Won | |
| Best Lettering Clem Robins (for B.P.R.D., Hellboy) |
Nominated | ||
| 2008 | Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for B.P.R.D., Hellboy, Lobster Johnson: Iron Prometheus) |
Won | |
| 2009 | Best Limited Series Hellboy: The Crooked Man |
Won | |
| Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Guy Davis (B.P.R.D.) |
Won | ||
| Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for Abe Sapien: The Drowning, B.P.R.D., Hellboy) |
Won | ||
| Best Graphic Album: Reprint Hellboy Library Edition (Vol. 1 and 2) |
Won | ||
| Best Publication Design Hellboy Library Edition (Vol. 1 and 2) |
Won | ||
| 2010 | Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for Abe Sapien, B.P.R.D., Hellboy) |
Won | |
| 2011 | Best Single Issue (or One-Shot) Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil |
Won | |
| Best Cover Artist Mike Mignola (for Hellboy) |
Won | ||
| Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for B.P.R.D., Hellboy) |
Won | ||
| Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Richard Corben (for Hellboy) |
Nominated | ||
| 2013 | Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for B.P.R.D., Hellboy in Hell, Lobster Johnson) |
Won | |
| 2014 | Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for Abe Sapien, B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth, Hellboy in Hell, Sledgehammer 44) |
Nominated | |
| 2015 | Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for Abe Sapien, B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth, Hellboy in Hell, Lobster Johnson, Witchfinder) |
Won | |
| 2016 | Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for Abe Sapien, B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth, Frankenstein Underground, Hellboy in Hell, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.) |
Nominated | |
| 2017 | Best Cover Artist David Mack (Abe Sapien, B.P.R.D.: Hell on Earth, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953) |
Nominated | |
| 2018 | Best Single Issue/One-Shot Hellboy: Krampusnacht |
Won | |
| Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team Gary Gianni (for Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea) |
Nominated | ||
| Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know, Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea) |
Nominated | ||
| 2020 | Best Coloring Dave Stewart (for B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.) |
Won |
In other media
[edit]Films
[edit]Live action
[edit]Guillermo del Toro originally directed two live action films, 2004's Hellboy and its 2008 sequel. Del Toro had planned to do a third film to complete a trilogy of films, but he was unable to secure funding. The film franchise was rebooted in 2019 with a new Hellboy film directed by Neil Marshall and again in 2024 by Brian Taylor, titled Hellboy: The Crooked Man.
Animation
[edit]There were a pair of Hellboy Animated films, Sword of Storms and Blood and Iron. The Phantom Claw, a planned third film, was abandoned. The Hellboy Animated continuity was further expanded in a series of digest-sized comics.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Christopher Golden, "Post on the CBR Hellboy forum", Comic Book Resources, January 7, 2011
- ^ "ECCC '13: Liveblogging "From the Pages of Hellboy"". 3 March 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ Christenson, Kurt. ""Hellboy and the B.P.R.D." delves into Hellboy's—and his creator's—past". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Casey, Dan. "SDCC Exclusive: Alex Maleev Talks Dark Horse's New "Hellboy and the BPRD" Series". Nerdist. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ^ Weiss, Josh. "Mike Mignola & Tom Sniegoski Set Sail With 'Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land' Miniseries". Forbes.
- ^ Mike Mignola, Afterward from B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs trade paperback, February 23, 2005
- ^ Shaun Manning, "Mignola on Hellboy's Extended Universe", Comic Book Resources, March 3, 2008
- ^ Alex Dueben, "Mike Mignola’s Amazing Screw-On Head", Suicide Girls, October 6, 2010
- ^ Casey, Dan. "Comic Book Day: To Hell and Back with Mike Mignola". Interview. Nerdist.com. Retrieved March 13, 2013.
- ^ Salvatore, Brian. "Talkin' Abe Sapien with Scott Allie". Retrieved March 15, 2013.
- ^ Zalben, Alex. ""Hellboy" Creator Reveals His Next Book: "Frankenstein Underground"". MTV. Archived from the original on October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ Tweedale, Mark (17 October 2019). "Stenbeck and Mignola Reunite for "Frankenstein Undone"". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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