Hellboy



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

Last Issue

 * Hellboy: Darkness Calls #5: 29 Aug 2007

Current Issue

 * Hellboy: Darkness Calls #6: 07 Nov 2007

Next Issue

 * none scheduled

Status
Series of mini-series.

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: Darkness Calls #6
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

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

 * Hellboy: The Companion TPB: 24 May 2008

News & Features

 * 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