Story of Hellboy's origin. Magnificent omnibus edition containing story of Hellboy's conjuring and follow up stories in which Hellboy tries to find more about himself while constantly tripping over Rasputin and his machinations.

My first contact with Hellboy was a little bit weird - art was pretty much reduced, at some points it seemed like you had to look at it from a distance to figure out what happens on the page. It was interesting approach and tone and pacing of events was excellent. But then it always seemed bit off - when it comes to art I prefer golden-age comics, for newer art I enjoy Frank Miller for example (not that far from Mignola's black&white-shadow-plays), but for Hellboy it seemed like drawings and paintings lost basic definitions and were just shapes that up close made no sense.

But I enjoyed the story a lot. So after reading omnibus vol #4 (I know, I know but it was a gift and I like to read :) ) I finally got opportunity to read omnibus vol #1. Art is beautiful, much more structured but story-telling and page flow are as always flawless.

After reading omnibus vol #1 it is visible that author was always experimenting with his drawings and coloring and it is clear that later stories show artists skill evolution (albeit little bit radical for my taste).

Excellent story, beautiful art - treat yourself and read it :)

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Short story where Hellboy visits adventurer club The Silver Lantern and hears a adventure story about Sir Edward Grey and mysterious daemon that managed to possess early radio emitter.

Ending was pretty good (remind me a lot of Ghostbusters) but in overall neat, short story, nothing too exquisite about it. It is not stand-on-your-own book, more of a side-story.

Art is good, as expected from Hellboy universe comic.

Recommended to all Hellboy fans. ( )

Solid art and interesting stories. ( )

Note: I received access to read this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

...I guess I am finally into Hellboy! The writing can sometimes make me feel lost in the dialogue and the high contrast artwork doesn't help illuminate anything in that regard, but looks lovely and helps sell the mysterious vibe they're going for. I liked the use of folklore and the occult to keep the stakes high and the enemies unpredictable. ( )

SOUČÁST HELLBOY UNIVERSA

Ve Švédsku dojde k neuvěřitelnému nálezu a Ú.P.V.O. vysílá Hellboye s Abem Sapienem, aby se ujali vyšetřování. Na místě však oba agenty čeká divoké dobrodružství, při němž budou muset čelit mytickým bytostem ze severských legend a hrozbám, jež by mohly zničit nejen Zemi, ale i všech devět světů dle severské kosmologie.