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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Really good. I was caught up in the story right from the beginning.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“When I first glanced through the book at the artwork, the style and coloring definitely got my attention and I thought, "This style is either going to work REALLY well or make this REALLY suck." Conclusion: It works. The story was definitely interesting - Nazi's calling up powers from Hell and other dimensions in order to take over the world, Hellboy being one of them. But what's interesting is Hellboy's character - he's raised from a very young age by humans here on Earth (good guys, not Nazi's), so although he's FROM Hell, he doesn't behave in a.... mm.. demonistic fashion. He's a good guy. *thumbs up* I guess one of the downfalls I have for this book actually does deal with the coloring... So Hellboy is Red (makes sense) and the bad guy lizard/frog thing is green (also makes sense) - but it's so simple... maybe that's the beauty of it? the simplicity? I mean, if you've ever taken any sort of art anything you know that red and green are complimentary colors - they're each others opposite... so of course they'll always look opposing and yet good with one another... What am I getting at here? I don't really know - I guess I feel like it wasn't a stretch as far as a contrast is concerned. Sure it looks good, but I feel like I'm looking at Christmas Monster Battles or something the whole time. Overall, I liked it - which is interesting because I think both the story and coloring were simultaneously eye-catching and flat.”
Melinda S wrote this review Tuesday, September 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hellboy hunts monsters, despite the fact he's sort of a monster himself? The art in this series is phenomenal and I love that Mignola pulls plotlines from actual myths and legends. Probably my favorite graphic novel series. Much darker than the films based off it.”
Tess wrote this review Tuesday, October 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“If you thought the Hellboy movies were good then you will love the comics. Much more story on the monsters and the history of hellboys origin. Great reads, Very recommended”
Little Timmy B wrote this review Wednesday, October 1 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The good news is that this graphic novel offers exactly what I loved about the movie. HellBoy is a devil summoned by a mysterious Nazi who wants to unleash cthulhu-like elder gods upon the world. He's got an anger problem, he's a smart ass, and he calls himself the World's Best Paranormal Investigator. The art is dark, yet HellBoy's attitude adds some levity to the atmosphere.
MicheleLee wrote this review Wednesday, September 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The bad news is that there isn't much in this first volume that you don't know from watching the first movie. Having started with the movie that's to be expected, but it did make the short promo strips included at the back of the volume the most interesting bits. Because I really enjoyed those, I believe if this had been my first HellBoy experience I'd have been won over. (In other words, if I wasn't already a fan, I would be after reading Seed of Destruction.)
Not only is HellBoy a paranormal tale, and intriguingly so, but it is also carried by an anti-hero of sorts (as the impression readers are given is that HellBoy isn't supposed to be the hero, he's supposed to end the world) and one of my favorite character types, the intelligent, more-human-than-humans monstrous creature(Abe). It's a combination that, when it works, will always get my interest and likely my dollar.”
“Once again, I am a big fan of what Guillermo del Toro has done with this series. Although the movie is so much more than the comic books, both because of the visual and story elements, it is still cool to see the original form of the idea. Don't expect the movie in comic book form, though. Recent copies advertise that it is what the movie is based on, but in reality the movie has a much more fleshed-out storyline and better settings. It discusses Hellboy's birth into our world and Rasputin's attempts to use him to harness the power to release an ancient evil.”
Scott D wrote this review Friday, August 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Wonderful writing and characters, as well as a depth of research into mythology, magic, alchemy, and the like. I like the dark contrastiness of the art too, although the lack of detail sometimes annoys me. The story is so cool it more than makes up for it though.”
Claire C wrote this review Tuesday, January 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“He is sick!
Kris B wrote this review Sunday, January 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
”1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Really good. I was caught up in the story right from the beginning.”
Summer wrote this review Thursday, December 6 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“This book really is my ultimate hellboy book. ”
vetya wrote this review Tuesday, September 25 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“While the character is still in a kind of limbo right now until the second movie hits, go back to the beginning, when with the help of John Byrne, Mignola really started off strong and dark with the original badboy villain - Rasputin.”
adamreck1 wrote this review Wednesday, July 11 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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