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Hellboy: The Storm #1

A terrible storm is brewing, bodies are missing from their tombs, and the forces of darkness gather against Hellboy for a final bloody showdown.

Mignola and Fegredo reunite for the final arc of the bestselling saga that includes Hellboy: Darkness Calls and Hellboy: The Wild Hunt.

As we head into The Storm, Hellboy has a girlfriend, which is weird enough. He also has Excalibur, and may or may not be the true heir to the throne of England. But the prophecies hanging over his head this time, having to do with an army he has to lead to take down the Queen of Blood, are stranger, and far more imminent, than that whole Beast of the Apocalypse thing. Unless it’s all one…

Like every other Hellboy fan I know, I would rather have Mike Mignola doing the art than the writing. Let’s be honest, while he is an interesting writer, its his unique and instantly recognizable artistic style that best brings the Hellboy universe to life. Just look at this cover. Nuff said.

But alas, Mike likes sticking to scripting these days, and so if someone has to do the art for him, it might as well be Duncan Fegredo. Duncan does an excellent job of keeping the same tone and feel without ripping off Mignola directly. The recipe is: 1) stick to simpler shapes, 2) make the shadows large, solid and black for maximum contrast, and 3) don’t mess around with gradient shading techniques like hatching or stippling (I’m looking at YOU, Richard Corben).

Get an up-close sneak-peek look at the first four pages of Hellboy: The Storm #1.