Hellboy has been a long way from home for a while now. On those trips he's run into a lot of odd fellows. Here, we have a few of those tales, along with a few tales that are shorts and haven't been included in anything before. Personally, I thought the shorts were great, and having the insight into the process that Mignola utilizes is also great. In one of the stories, for example, he explains how he uses a statue of Moloch in the story and prepares a little clay statue so he can see all the angles. I like that. I also like the things you find out when you read the forward he puts in. In the mole, for example, you find out that it is based on an experience he had and on some "itch you can't scratch." Intersting how the mind works. Equally interesting are the people that inspire the tales.
The Crooked Man is a tale of witchcraft and a personal journey we are witnessing, set in the backwoods of the Apps. The Crooked Man is freaky and some of the story is freaky as well, making it bizarre and interesting at the same time. When you look at it, look at the way Mignola's influences shine through in the tale - there's an area in the book that tells you all about it. if you already know Manly Wade Wellman's work, you can envision what is going on here.
They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships pits Abe and Hellboy against a certain body and head that want to be reunited and that are not exactly the friendliest cast to walk the Earth. The way the art comes together with the tales of this person is great, taking all of the things that people have said over the years and putting them in the story. Honestly, I thought the subject of this was a good one because he's someone that people have heard odd things about - as a kid those things used to creep me out.
In the Chapel of Moloch is a great story because it goes back to that true Hellboy feel for me. You have a painter that wants to do creepy work and that gets his own foreign studio/ chapel to work in. his partner sets him up and exhibition, too, and then leaves him to his work. When he returns, however, he finds the work undone and something built in the chapel that frightens him. and when Hellboy comes in, you know it gets worse.
The Mole is just a short that is informative in soem way because it dwells on the fears. Even Hellboy has them, that's what the story says, and we know what he has haunting his mind.
All in all, this is a great collection. You don't have to be schooled in anything to enjoy it but you don't have to be a novice to walk right up and play ball. Its good stuff - and it is something to divert from the massive story going on right now. Hellboy has great things inside and hopefully people see them all. I personally think this deserves a solid five.
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