Hellboy

• Title: Hellboy in Love: Obsidian #1 (of 2)
• wiki: link
• Writers: Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden
• Artist: Alex Nieto

The first-half of another “Hellboy in Love” story, Hellboy and Anastasia Bransfield head to Crete to investigate a recent dig that unearthed a tomb similar to what the pair found in India leading the back on the trail of the witch and the mysterious Suaren Artea society.

Hellboy in Love: Obsidian #1 offers another solid entry with much of the first-half of the issue continuing to showcase the two lovers together before the delve back into the supernatural begins. The banter between the pair, with the story set in 1980 and the couple having been together for several months, continues to be a highlight as Hellboy is often best when he has another character to play off of.  The more of these comics Dark Horse puts out the greater the foreboding of tragedy as we know, ultimately, however things end between Hellboy and the woman he loves it isn’t likely to be pleasant.

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• Title: Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Monster of Nivola (One-shot)
• wiki: link
• Writer: Mike Mignola/a> and Christopher Golden
• Artist: Daniele Serra

Set in Sardinia in the 1960s, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Monster of Nivola is presented in the aftermath of Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. taking out a local monster whose secret had been kept by the nuns of the region and whose death is mourned by an angry widow. Although we do get a flashback to Hellboy’s confused encounter with the creature, most of the comic takes place after events have already unfolded.

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• Title: Hellboy in Love: The Art of Fire #2 (of 2)
• Comic Vine: link
• Writers: Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden
• Artist: Alex Nieto

Hellboy in Love: The Art of Fire wraps up the two-part mini-series picking up with all hell breaking loose as Hellboy and Anastasia Bransfield must deal with the witch they raised under the volcano who is far more interested in escape than answering the pair’s questions. There’s not much to discuss here with the witch causing chaos, bringing earthquakes and tree soldiers to life all to help facilitate her escape. As for our two protagonists, they are mostly in chase mode although the witch does eventually escape.

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