Hellboy Library Edition, Volume 4: The Crooked Man and The Troll Witch

I was so disappointed when I heard that Mike Mignola was going to take a break from drawing Hellboy, and hand the job off to other artists. This book has assuaged my worries. What a cool collection of stories and art. I like that the artists aren't trying to draw like Mignola. They each have their own style of drawing horror. Having said that, The Crooked Man, one of the longer stories in this tome, could happen without Hellboy. It's a fantastic story, and I loved it, but Hellboy's adds nothing to it. He ends up being just some big, red observer. It's kinda bizarre. Regardless, I have to highly recommend Volume 4 for any Hellboy fan! If you're new to Hellboy, start with Volume 1; it's still my favorite so far. You won't be disappointed!

...then you probably already know what to expect from Mike Mignola, and he doesn't disappoint. The Troll King and The Crooked Man are dark, mature modern reinterpretations of mixed myths and represent Mignola at the pinnacle of his ability. The art style is a bit different than fans may be used to (I think this is the first Library Edition with another illustrator), however, it still maintains the flow and atmosphere to fit the story. The book itself, like the previous three, is gorgeous and well-constructed with cloth-bound covers - I wish my Absolute Editions of the Sandman series were produced to the same specs. Highly recommended!

Richard Corben is an under-rated hero. Love his work and great to see him doing these stories, lots of fun and a must have for Corben and Hellboy fans.

Essential for any Hellboy fan

Absolutely amazing book

Packed perfectly. Collector quality.

Great edition extremely cheap for this price!

The Hellboy Library editions are gorgeous and well-made collections, well worth the price if you are a fan of Hellboy, Mignola, or just darn good comics that deviate from the costume-clad norm. Volume 4 continues Hellboy's travels, introducing new artists and such to the mix (which would normally make me twitchy but works rather well here). These are a must have if you are already a fan, and it will not take long for you to fall in love with this series if you are a newbie. Highly recommended!

Mignola always writes the Hellboy short subjects to be so interesting, that you require little of the mythos to follow along, but knowing the overall story adds much weight to them. These are my favorite Hellboy standalone stories, and all the art, especially that of Richard Corben is fantastically unusual and engrossing for a modern comic book.

The mixture of the story line and Rich Corbin's art takes the Crooked Man to new levels. Very good rendetions of what Hellboys early days were like. One of the best Library Editions.

I was so disappointed when I heard that Mike Mignola was going to take a break from drawing Hellboy, and hand the job off to other artists. This book has assuaged my worries. What a cool collection of stories and art. I like that the artists aren't trying to draw like Mignola. They each have their own style of drawing horror. Having said that, The Crooked Man, one of the longer stories in this tome, could happen without Hellboy. It's a fantastic story, and I loved it, but Hellboy's adds nothing to it. He ends up being just some big, red observer. It's kinda bizarre. Regardless, I have to highly recommend Volume 4 for any Hellboy fan! If you're new to Hellboy, start with Volume 1; it's still my favorite so far. You won't be disappointed!

...then you probably already know what to expect from Mike Mignola, and he doesn't disappoint. The Troll King and The Crooked Man are dark, mature modern reinterpretations of mixed myths and represent Mignola at the pinnacle of his ability. The art style is a bit different than fans may be used to (I think this is the first Library Edition with another illustrator), however, it still maintains the flow and atmosphere to fit the story. The book itself, like the previous three, is gorgeous and well-constructed with cloth-bound covers - I wish my Absolute Editions of the Sandman series were produced to the same specs. Highly recommended!

Richard Corben is an under-rated hero. Love his work and great to see him doing these stories, lots of fun and a must have for Corben and Hellboy fans.

Essential for any Hellboy fan

Absolutely amazing book

Packed perfectly. Collector quality.

Great edition extremely cheap for this price!

The Hellboy Library editions are gorgeous and well-made collections, well worth the price if you are a fan of Hellboy, Mignola, or just darn good comics that deviate from the costume-clad norm. Volume 4 continues Hellboy's travels, introducing new artists and such to the mix (which would normally make me twitchy but works rather well here). These are a must have if you are already a fan, and it will not take long for you to fall in love with this series if you are a newbie. Highly recommended!

Mignola always writes the Hellboy short subjects to be so interesting, that you require little of the mythos to follow along, but knowing the overall story adds much weight to them. These are my favorite Hellboy standalone stories, and all the art, especially that of Richard Corben is fantastically unusual and engrossing for a modern comic book.

The mixture of the story line and Rich Corbin's art takes the Crooked Man to new levels. Very good rendetions of what Hellboys early days were like. One of the best Library Editions.

I was so disappointed when I heard that Mike Mignola was going to take a break from drawing Hellboy, and hand the job off to other artists. This book has assuaged my worries. What a cool collection of stories and art. I like that the artists aren't trying to draw like Mignola. They each have their own style of drawing horror. Having said that, The Crooked Man, one of the longer stories in this tome, could happen without Hellboy. It's a fantastic story, and I loved it, but Hellboy's adds nothing to it. He ends up being just some big, red observer. It's kinda bizarre. Regardless, I have to highly recommend Volume 4 for any Hellboy fan! If you're new to Hellboy, start with Volume 1; it's still my favorite so far. You won't be disappointed!

...then you probably already know what to expect from Mike Mignola, and he doesn't disappoint. The Troll King and The Crooked Man are dark, mature modern reinterpretations of mixed myths and represent Mignola at the pinnacle of his ability. The art style is a bit different than fans may be used to (I think this is the first Library Edition with another illustrator), however, it still maintains the flow and atmosphere to fit the story. The book itself, like the previous three, is gorgeous and well-constructed with cloth-bound covers - I wish my Absolute Editions of the Sandman series were produced to the same specs. Highly recommended!

Richard Corben is an under-rated hero. Love his work and great to see him doing these stories, lots of fun and a must have for Corben and Hellboy fans.

Essential for any Hellboy fan

Absolutely amazing book

Packed perfectly. Collector quality.

Great edition extremely cheap for this price!

The Hellboy Library editions are gorgeous and well-made collections, well worth the price if you are a fan of Hellboy, Mignola, or just darn good comics that deviate from the costume-clad norm. Volume 4 continues Hellboy's travels, introducing new artists and such to the mix (which would normally make me twitchy but works rather well here). These are a must have if you are already a fan, and it will not take long for you to fall in love with this series if you are a newbie. Highly recommended!

Mignola always writes the Hellboy short subjects to be so interesting, that you require little of the mythos to follow along, but knowing the overall story adds much weight to them. These are my favorite Hellboy standalone stories, and all the art, especially that of Richard Corben is fantastically unusual and engrossing for a modern comic book.

The mixture of the story line and Rich Corbin's art takes the Crooked Man to new levels. Very good rendetions of what Hellboys early days were like. One of the best Library Editions.

I was so disappointed when I heard that Mike Mignola was going to take a break from drawing Hellboy, and hand the job off to other artists. This book has assuaged my worries. What a cool collection of stories and art. I like that the artists aren't trying to draw like Mignola. They each have their own style of drawing horror. Having said that, The Crooked Man, one of the longer stories in this tome, could happen without Hellboy. It's a fantastic story, and I loved it, but Hellboy's adds nothing to it. He ends up being just some big, red observer. It's kinda bizarre. Regardless, I have to highly recommend Volume 4 for any Hellboy fan! If you're new to Hellboy, start with Volume 1; it's still my favorite so far. You won't be disappointed!

...then you probably already know what to expect from Mike Mignola, and he doesn't disappoint. The Troll King and The Crooked Man are dark, mature modern reinterpretations of mixed myths and represent Mignola at the pinnacle of his ability. The art style is a bit different than fans may be used to (I think this is the first Library Edition with another illustrator), however, it still maintains the flow and atmosphere to fit the story. The book itself, like the previous three, is gorgeous and well-constructed with cloth-bound covers - I wish my Absolute Editions of the Sandman series were produced to the same specs. Highly recommended!

Richard Corben is an under-rated hero. Love his work and great to see him doing these stories, lots of fun and a must have for Corben and Hellboy fans.

Essential for any Hellboy fan

Absolutely amazing book

Packed perfectly. Collector quality.

Great edition extremely cheap for this price!

The Hellboy Library editions are gorgeous and well-made collections, well worth the price if you are a fan of Hellboy, Mignola, or just darn good comics that deviate from the costume-clad norm. Volume 4 continues Hellboy's travels, introducing new artists and such to the mix (which would normally make me twitchy but works rather well here). These are a must have if you are already a fan, and it will not take long for you to fall in love with this series if you are a newbie. Highly recommended!

Mignola always writes the Hellboy short subjects to be so interesting, that you require little of the mythos to follow along, but knowing the overall story adds much weight to them. These are my favorite Hellboy standalone stories, and all the art, especially that of Richard Corben is fantastically unusual and engrossing for a modern comic book.

The mixture of the story line and Rich Corbin's art takes the Crooked Man to new levels. Very good rendetions of what Hellboys early days were like. One of the best Library Editions.

I was so disappointed when I heard that Mike Mignola was going to take a break from drawing Hellboy, and hand the job off to other artists. This book has assuaged my worries. What a cool collection of stories and art. I like that the artists aren't trying to draw like Mignola. They each have their own style of drawing horror. Having said that, The Crooked Man, one of the longer stories in this tome, could happen without Hellboy. It's a fantastic story, and I loved it, but Hellboy's adds nothing to it. He ends up being just some big, red observer. It's kinda bizarre. Regardless, I have to highly recommend Volume 4 for any Hellboy fan! If you're new to Hellboy, start with Volume 1; it's still my favorite so far. You won't be disappointed!

...then you probably already know what to expect from Mike Mignola, and he doesn't disappoint. The Troll King and The Crooked Man are dark, mature modern reinterpretations of mixed myths and represent Mignola at the pinnacle of his ability. The art style is a bit different than fans may be used to (I think this is the first Library Edition with another illustrator), however, it still maintains the flow and atmosphere to fit the story. The book itself, like the previous three, is gorgeous and well-constructed with cloth-bound covers - I wish my Absolute Editions of the Sandman series were produced to the same specs. Highly recommended!

Richard Corben is an under-rated hero. Love his work and great to see him doing these stories, lots of fun and a must have for Corben and Hellboy fans.

Essential for any Hellboy fan

Absolutely amazing book

Packed perfectly. Collector quality.

Great edition extremely cheap for this price!

The Hellboy Library editions are gorgeous and well-made collections, well worth the price if you are a fan of Hellboy, Mignola, or just darn good comics that deviate from the costume-clad norm. Volume 4 continues Hellboy's travels, introducing new artists and such to the mix (which would normally make me twitchy but works rather well here). These are a must have if you are already a fan, and it will not take long for you to fall in love with this series if you are a newbie. Highly recommended!

Mignola always writes the Hellboy short subjects to be so interesting, that you require little of the mythos to follow along, but knowing the overall story adds much weight to them. These are my favorite Hellboy standalone stories, and all the art, especially that of Richard Corben is fantastically unusual and engrossing for a modern comic book.

The mixture of the story line and Rich Corbin's art takes the Crooked Man to new levels. Very good rendetions of what Hellboys early days were like. One of the best Library Editions.

If you've bought these as they come out, you know that the quality is excellent, and the tales are terrific. I always felt the construction was beautiful, but there are flaws. The glossy pages absorb fingerprints, and the fabric cover attracts lint. For that reason, I wear a cheep pair of clean work gloves when I read the Library Editions. This one of course features a new art style that is very compatible with the old style. I quite like it. Well done.

I was buying each edition as they came out, but fell behind. These editions are great. If you've seen the movies, and want to discover all there is about Hellboy, the bound library editions are a good way to delve in. They are worth the price.

Nice

high quality, large format book. best way to read the hellboy story.

Love it!

hellboy is a great work and the mythos has had me glued to the pasges i look forweard to future realeses with great anticipation

Many of the stories in this volume are short stories, and gives the reader lots of choice bits in Hellboy's adventures. The Hydra and the Lion is in this one, and is one of my favorite Hellboy stories, period.

this was a gift to my son...

i am not sure if the production costs have gone down but my copy of volume four seems cheaper than the previous three. i accidentally got some drops of water on the cover and the image on the front cover came right off. seemed to be a very cheap glue/paper used. aside from that, i love hellboy and my favorite thing about hellboy is mignola's artwork. the longest story in this volume is not illustrated by him which normally does not bother me, the alternate artists in the bprd series are just fine. but this artist simply does nothing for me, i was very distracted from the story by his very strange sense of facial features and scale. it might be just me, but i could not enjoy the one story in this volume that made up over half the book. like a previous reviewer pointed out, the story could have had hellboy removed from the plot and not have altered the story at all. other than that, i am still happy with the end product, i am a completest and if i must have volume 4 to complete the set, then i will have to enjoy it.

Almost didn't buy this one because it's the first Library Edition with other artists drawing Hellboy. I shouldn't have worried. I love Richard Corbin's art & he does a great job on Hellboy. Plus, there's still lots of Mike Mignola's art as well. I love the large format & the book feels really substantial holding it in your hands. I've got the first four editions & plan to get all eventually. A great edition to MY library.

I was so disappointed when I heard that Mike Mignola was going to take a break from drawing Hellboy, and hand the job off to other artists. This book has assuaged my worries. What a cool collection of stories and art. I like that the artists aren't trying to draw like Mignola. They each have their own style of drawing horror. Having said that, The Crooked Man, one of the longer stories in this tome, could happen without Hellboy. It's a fantastic story, and I loved it, but Hellboy's adds nothing to it. He ends up being just some big, red observer. It's kinda bizarre. Regardless, I have to highly recommend Volume 4 for any Hellboy fan! If you're new to Hellboy, start with Volume 1; it's still my favorite so far. You won't be disappointed!

...then you probably already know what to expect from Mike Mignola, and he doesn't disappoint. The Troll King and The Crooked Man are dark, mature modern reinterpretations of mixed myths and represent Mignola at the pinnacle of his ability. The art style is a bit different than fans may be used to (I think this is the first Library Edition with another illustrator), however, it still maintains the flow and atmosphere to fit the story. The book itself, like the previous three, is gorgeous and well-constructed with cloth-bound covers - I wish my Absolute Editions of the Sandman series were produced to the same specs. Highly recommended!

Richard Corben is an under-rated hero. Love his work and great to see him doing these stories, lots of fun and a must have for Corben and Hellboy fans.

Essential for any Hellboy fan

Absolutely amazing book

Packed perfectly. Collector quality.

Great edition extremely cheap for this price!

The Hellboy Library editions are gorgeous and well-made collections, well worth the price if you are a fan of Hellboy, Mignola, or just darn good comics that deviate from the costume-clad norm. Volume 4 continues Hellboy's travels, introducing new artists and such to the mix (which would normally make me twitchy but works rather well here). These are a must have if you are already a fan, and it will not take long for you to fall in love with this series if you are a newbie. Highly recommended!

Mignola always writes the Hellboy short subjects to be so interesting, that you require little of the mythos to follow along, but knowing the overall story adds much weight to them. These are my favorite Hellboy standalone stories, and all the art, especially that of Richard Corben is fantastically unusual and engrossing for a modern comic book.

The mixture of the story line and Rich Corbin's art takes the Crooked Man to new levels. Very good rendetions of what Hellboys early days were like. One of the best Library Editions.

Compared tot he first three volumes, this fourth volume is quite disappointing :( I thought the story of "strange places" would continue and have an interesting plot, but it was quite the contrary, I would not recommend this volume unless you want to read a lot of short-stories of Hellboy, some of them pointless and lacking of a good plot. Still if you're a collector like me, the edition is going to shine at your bookshelf.

If you've picked up any other hardcover for the Hellboy library editions this is just the same. It has bigger and nicer looking graphics than the tbps or the comics themselves. Content wise, it's nothing more than the tbps. Quality wise the Hellboy library editions are always lacking when it comes to the front/back boards and the spine. It feels like nothing more than a couple of shoe boxes pasted together. Dark Horse HAS made great hardcovers for other series, Umbrella Academy taking the cake, but these Hellboy's are meh.

a gift

Love the quality feel of this production, together with the great Mignola artwork & storeys really why wouldn't you buy this.

He loves it! Says it is a bit more gritty than the previous one but still worth every penny! Excellent quality of book as always!

Great book, fast shipping

10/10

Keine Ahnung, was Kollege Geis gelesen hat, aber den vierten Band der Hellboy Library jedenfalls nicht. Die Geschichten wurden von Mignola geschrieben, einige Kurzgeschichten auch gezeichnet. Für Crooked Man hat er zusammen mit Zeichner Richard Corben den Eisner Award erhalten. Wahrscheinlich weil die Geschichte schlecht erzählt ist und Corben nicht zeichnen kann?! Wir reden hier von DEM Richard Corben, der mit Den oder Mutant World Comicgeschichte geschrieben hat! 6, setzen.

The 4th volume of Hellboy Library Edition consists of several short and two long stories featuring our super cool protagonist. I have read the previous three fantastic volumes and this is no doubt a good addition to this series. It is the first volume where other artists got the opportunity to do the drawing for the stories. There are ten stories in this volume. The first and the longest one is "The Crooked Man" which is my personal favourite.The Art of Richard Corben vividly capture the grotesque nature of the story with its surrealistic tone. Really beautiful.There are also some signature Mignola stories like "The Troll Witch", "The Vampire of Prague", In Chapel of Moloch" etc. Highly enjoyable.

Tout d'abord parlons de l'objet: ce livre est digne d'être classé dans la catégorie des beaux livres, au même titre que certains livres d'art et autres catalogues d'exposition. Il est relié industriellement, avec une couverture rigide, toilée et frappée de lettres d'or. La première de couverture est aussi ornée d'un dessin de Hellboy, par Mignola, bien sûr. Le livre est donc constitué de cahiers cousus, collés et fabriqués à partir d'un papier de qualité, épais et glacé. En dernier lieu, il faut citer les dimensions du livre, environ 23,6 x 3,3 x 31,2 cm. Soit un format beaucoup plus grand que celui des comics dans lesquels ont été originellement publié les histoires qui constituent cet ouvrage, d’où un confort et un plaisir de lecture beaucoup plus important. Pour ce qui est du contenu, Mignola (créateur du personnage) invite d'autres dessinateurs pour nous proposer dix petites histoires indépendantes. Pour reprendre une analogie de Scott Allie dans l'introduction d'un tome précédant de cette collection, ces histoires sont comparées aux épisodes dits "du monstre de la semaine" dans la série X-files (Aux Frontières du Réel, en français) par opposition aux épisodes dits de la "mythologie" qui participent à et font progresser l'intrigue à long terme, voir sur plusieurs années. Franchement, lorsque j'ai compris que le dessin serait laissé aux bons soins d'autres artistes que Mignola, j'ai eu un doute. Je me suis vite rassuré en apprenant que Richard Corben dessinerait la première de ces histoires. Pour tout vous dire, lorsque j'ai découvert Corben au détour d'un magazine je n'ai pas aimé son style graphique: tout avait l'air sale et laid,,,. Il m'a fallu un certain temps pour en venir à apprécier son style que je qualifierai de "viscéral". Une ambiance unique, donc, pour cette première histoire. Je ne vais pas lister ici les autres artistes qui ont travaillés sur ce volume, il me suffira de dire que leur travail apporte un nouveau regard sur Hellboy tout en restant fidèle à l’œuvre de Mignola Et, en dernier lieu, un cahier de croquis, nous éclaire un peu plus sur les processus créatifs des artistes qui ont travaillé sur ce livre Il vaut mieux posséder un bon niveau d'anglais pour profiter pleinement de ce Hellboy de luxe publié par Dark Horse, mais si vous n'êtes pas anglophone rien n'est perdu car Delcourt, l'éditeur français de Hellboy, nous propose, des traductions des deux TPB ( trade paperback, en français des albums brochés) qui constituent ce volume: "L'homme tordu" et "La fiancée de l’enfer". Bonne lecture à vous.

I was so disappointed when I heard that Mike Mignola was going to take a break from drawing Hellboy, and hand the job off to other artists. This book has assuaged my worries. What a cool collection of stories and art. I like that the artists aren't trying to draw like Mignola. They each have their own style of drawing horror. Having said that, The Crooked Man, one of the longer stories in this tome, could happen without Hellboy. It's a fantastic story, and I loved it, but Hellboy's adds nothing to it. He ends up being just some big, red observer. It's kinda bizarre. Regardless, I have to highly recommend Volume 4 for any Hellboy fan! If you're new to Hellboy, start with Volume 1; it's still my favorite so far. You won't be disappointed!

...then you probably already know what to expect from Mike Mignola, and he doesn't disappoint. The Troll King and The Crooked Man are dark, mature modern reinterpretations of mixed myths and represent Mignola at the pinnacle of his ability. The art style is a bit different than fans may be used to (I think this is the first Library Edition with another illustrator), however, it still maintains the flow and atmosphere to fit the story. The book itself, like the previous three, is gorgeous and well-constructed with cloth-bound covers - I wish my Absolute Editions of the Sandman series were produced to the same specs. Highly recommended!

Richard Corben is an under-rated hero. Love his work and great to see him doing these stories, lots of fun and a must have for Corben and Hellboy fans.

Essential for any Hellboy fan

Absolutely amazing book

Packed perfectly. Collector quality.

Great edition extremely cheap for this price!

The Hellboy Library editions are gorgeous and well-made collections, well worth the price if you are a fan of Hellboy, Mignola, or just darn good comics that deviate from the costume-clad norm. Volume 4 continues Hellboy's travels, introducing new artists and such to the mix (which would normally make me twitchy but works rather well here). These are a must have if you are already a fan, and it will not take long for you to fall in love with this series if you are a newbie. Highly recommended!

Mignola always writes the Hellboy short subjects to be so interesting, that you require little of the mythos to follow along, but knowing the overall story adds much weight to them. These are my favorite Hellboy standalone stories, and all the art, especially that of Richard Corben is fantastically unusual and engrossing for a modern comic book.

The mixture of the story line and Rich Corbin's art takes the Crooked Man to new levels. Very good rendetions of what Hellboys early days were like. One of the best Library Editions.

Un bon vieux Clasique de la BD qui était peu connue avant les films. Excellent, thème, ambiance et personnage. Je dessin varie d'un artiste a l'autre, mais ça reste un très bon recueille. Belle couverture, noir en tissus ça fait chic

Must para old school Hellboy fans o si quieres empezar viene todo lo que necesitas específico a Hellboy en una presentación premium. Venía cerrado y en excelentes condiciones.

Been loving this Hell boy libary edition set. Paper quality is great. Whole construction and look is amazing.

All 6 of the Library Editions of Hellboy arrived sealed and in pristine condition. I'm satisfied with all of them. The size of the pages, the print, the colouring, all blend together to make the best format to consume Mike Mignola's brilliant creation. If you are a fan of Mike Mignola, or the Hellboy films, or of distinct and dark comic art, this is a must own for your collection!

This was an excellent purchase. The high quality printing is worth it alone. I started my collection with the first library edition and have continued to pick up each new one as they are released. Very enjoyable stories and beautiful art. I would recommend this to all Hellboy fans or comic fans who enjoy stories with rich history and occult. You will not be disappointed.

Ideal para coleccionistas

Pesado. Las hojas tienen un grosor muy bueno. Excelente compra!

Great series in a great hardcover finish.

These Storys are NOT written or drawn bei Mignola. He is merely a publisher here. They lack almost completely the style in storytelling und the artwork is way too modern, if you are truly a fan, that has come this far. Skip this bullshit and read Volume 5, although not drawn by Mignola, but pleasantly written by him.

I was so disappointed when I heard that Mike Mignola was going to take a break from drawing Hellboy, and hand the job off to other artists. This book has assuaged my worries. What a cool collection of stories and art. I like that the artists aren't trying to draw like Mignola. They each have their own style of drawing horror. Having said that, The Crooked Man, one of the longer stories in this tome, could happen without Hellboy. It's a fantastic story, and I loved it, but Hellboy's adds nothing to it. He ends up being just some big, red observer. It's kinda bizarre. Regardless, I have to highly recommend Volume 4 for any Hellboy fan! If you're new to Hellboy, start with Volume 1; it's still my favorite so far. You won't be disappointed!

...then you probably already know what to expect from Mike Mignola, and he doesn't disappoint. The Troll King and The Crooked Man are dark, mature modern reinterpretations of mixed myths and represent Mignola at the pinnacle of his ability. The art style is a bit different than fans may be used to (I think this is the first Library Edition with another illustrator), however, it still maintains the flow and atmosphere to fit the story. The book itself, like the previous three, is gorgeous and well-constructed with cloth-bound covers - I wish my Absolute Editions of the Sandman series were produced to the same specs. Highly recommended!

Richard Corben is an under-rated hero. Love his work and great to see him doing these stories, lots of fun and a must have for Corben and Hellboy fans.

Essential for any Hellboy fan

Absolutely amazing book

Packed perfectly. Collector quality.

Great edition extremely cheap for this price!

The Hellboy Library editions are gorgeous and well-made collections, well worth the price if you are a fan of Hellboy, Mignola, or just darn good comics that deviate from the costume-clad norm. Volume 4 continues Hellboy's travels, introducing new artists and such to the mix (which would normally make me twitchy but works rather well here). These are a must have if you are already a fan, and it will not take long for you to fall in love with this series if you are a newbie. Highly recommended!

Mignola always writes the Hellboy short subjects to be so interesting, that you require little of the mythos to follow along, but knowing the overall story adds much weight to them. These are my favorite Hellboy standalone stories, and all the art, especially that of Richard Corben is fantastically unusual and engrossing for a modern comic book.

The mixture of the story line and Rich Corbin's art takes the Crooked Man to new levels. Very good rendetions of what Hellboys early days were like. One of the best Library Editions.