Hellboy



Hellboy is published by Dark Horse Comics. The cover price is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Hellboy: The Fury #1: 01 Jun 2011

Current Issue

 * Hellboy: The Fury #2: 13 Jul 2011

Next Issue

 * Hallboy: House of the Living Dead: 09 Nov 2011

Status
Series of mini-series and one-shots.

Allies

 * Hellboy - Spawn from Hell who has been raised by a U.S. Government agency. Rejected his birth legacy and fights to stop monsters and evil.
 * Trevor Bruttenholm - Trevor is Hellboy's father figure and found him at a failed 'Project Ragna Rock' during World War II.
 * Liz Sherman - She works for the B.P.R.D. (Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense) along with Hellboy and has the ability to control and generate fire.
 * Abe Sapien - Abe is a fishlike mutant who was found in a water-filled tube in a Washington D.C hospital.
 * Kate Corrigan - She works for the B.P.R.D. as a consultant, she has no ability but a wide knowledge of folklore.
 * Tom Manning - He is the director of the B.P.R.D. and has no abilities.

Enemies

 * Grigori Rasputin - Rasputin tried to summon the beast of the apocolypse to Earth which resulted in Hellboy being in the hands of the U.S. Goverment.
 * Herman Von Klempt - Von Klempt was the only survivor of the Nazi Space Program, all that remains of him is a head in a jar and he uses 'Kreigaffe', an ape, to do manual activities.
 * Karl Ruprecht Kroenen - Kroenen was a SS scientist but was frozen in a Nazi base along with other Ranga Rock companions until Rasputin reserected them.
 * Ogdru Jahad - They are seven ancient beings that threaten to destroy Earth. They can be unlocked by 'The Right Hand Of Doom', Hellboy's right hand.
 * Odgru Hem - There are 369 Ogdru Hem were given birth by the Ogdru Jahad and were all killed.

Hellboy: The Fury #2
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Trade Paperbacks

 * Hellboy, vol. 7: The Troll Witch and Others - Collects Hellboy: Makoma #1-2, Hellboy #1/2, plus stories from various anthologies. - Preview - WorldCat - ISBN 1593078609


 * Hellboy, vol. 8: Darkness Calls - Collects Darkness Calls #1-6. "Hellboy has finally returned from his adventures at sea, but no sooner has he settled on land than a conclave of witches drags him from his respite and into the heart of Russian folklore, where he becomes the quarry of the powerful and bloodthirsty witch Baba Yaga. Bent on revenge for the eye she had lost to Hellboy, Baba Yaga has enlisted the aid of a deathless warrior who will stop at nothing to destroy Hellboy." - WorldCat - ISBN 159307896X


 * Hellboy, vol. 9: The Wild Hunt - Collects The Wild Hunt #1-8. "When ancient giants begin to reawaken in the British Isles, Hellboy is invited to join an ancient band of fellow monster hunters called the Wild Hunt and help bring them down. But an unexpected betrayal sends Hellboy after a quarry far more deadly: the Queen of Blood. This newly reborn evil has her murderous sights set on all of humanity, and the only way Hellboy can stop her is to finally confront the truth about his own dark heritage." - WorldCat - ISBN 1595824316


 * Hellboy, vol. 10: The Crooked Man and Others - Collects The Crooked Man #1-3 plus other stories. "Teams Hellboy with a wandering hillman in a devilish tale of Appalachian witchcraft." - WorldCat - ISBN 1595824774

Hardcovers

 * Hellboy Library Edition Volume 1: Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil - WorldCat - ISBN 1593079109


 * Hellboy Library Edition Volume 2: The Chained Coffin, The Right Hand of Doom, and Others - WorldCat - ISBN 1593079893


 * Hellboy Library Edition Volume 3: Conqueror Worm and Strange Places - WorldCat - ISBN 1595823522


 * Hellboy Library Edition Volume 4: The Crooked Man and The Troll Witch - WorldCat - ISBN 1595826580

Leftover Useful Information

 * Inspired a movie

Creative Team

 * Writer/Artist/Creator: Mike Mignola
 * Artist for Makoma: Richard Corben
 * Artist for Darkness Calls: Duncan Fegredo

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution.

Future Publication Dates

 * Hallboy: House of the Living Dead: 09 Nov 2011

News & Features

 * 17 Dec 2010 - Hell(Boy) on Earth: Hellboy in 2011
 * 07 Apr 2010 - To Hellboy and Back: Hellboy: The Storm
 * 08 Apr 2009 - ECCC: Mike Mignola
 * 27 Oct 2008 - Going to the Chapel: Mignola Returns to Drawing Hellboy
 * 19 Aug 2008 - CBR TV: Mike Mignola (video)
 * 07 Aug 2008 - SDCC '08 - The Hellboy Panel
 * 31 Jul 2008 - CCI: Mike Mignola
 * 19 Apr 2008 - NYCC: Hellboy Dominates 2008
 * 22 Jan 2008 - Catching Up with Mike Mignola and Hellboy
 * 03 May 2007 - Hell to Pay: A Look Back at Mike Mignola's Hellboy - Part 2
 * 02 May 2007 - Hell to Pay: A Look Back at Mike Mignola's Hellboy - Part 1
 * 20 Mar 2007 - Mike Mignola - 2007: Busiest Year Ever
 * 24 Feb 2007 - NYCC, Day 2: Scott Allie Reveals Three New Hellboy Projects for 2007
 * 15 Feb 2007 - Interview: Hellboy's Mike Mignola

Links

 * Dark Horse Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Hellboy - Wikipedia
 * Hellboy Wiki - A fan Wiki about Hellboy
 * Hellboy fandom history - Fan History