Hellboy, Vol. 8: Darkness Calls |  | Authors: Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo, Dave Stewart
Brand: Dark Horse Comics
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Sales Rank: 38953
Media: Paperback
Edition: Volume 8
Pages: 200
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.6 x 0.4
MPN: 14-922
ISBN: 159307896X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781593078966
ASIN: 159307896X
Publication Date: June 9, 2008
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Product Description
Hellboy has finally returned from his adventures at sea, but no sooner has he settled on land than a conclave of witches drags him from his respite and into the heart of Russian folklore, where he becomes the quarry of the powerful and bloodthirsty witch Baba Yaga.
Bent on revenge for the eye she had lost to Hellboy, Baba Yaga has enlisted the aid of a deathless warrior who will stop at nothing to destroy Hellboy.
Pub. Date: May 2008
Format: Full color, 192 pages, TPB, 7" x 10"
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 Good Hellboy, Kick some A May 28, 2008
Darrell T May (CA)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is not only a great story, but it also has amazing art. The artist who worked on this book did an amazing job that definitely impressed me. Being a fan of Mike's art work, I can sometimes me skeptical of other people that pick up the torch and illustrate his books. The art is amazing and I recommend it to any fan of Hellboy.
Brilliant as always July 29, 2008
Kel Barn
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For those of you who are worried because Mignola is no longer drawing Hellboy, don't be. I was worried too, but this Fegredo guy is great. He apes Mignola's dramatic shading style while adding more detail and nuance to the character designs. If anything, I'd say the art looks better than in previous volumes (no offense Mr. Mignola, should you happen to read this!)
Of course, Mignola is still in charge of the plot, and man does he deliver. While promises that Darkness Calls contains plot elements from the new movie turn out empty, the reality is far better - this volume weaves together all the loose threads from previous hellboy tales into a weird and beautiful tapestry. The Baba Yaga is back, and she does her best to makes life miserable for our nonchalant red hero. Hecate gets her just desserts, and Igor Bromhead, that sniveling worm from Box of Evil, makes an appearance as well. I don't want to give away too much of the plot, but expect some questions to be answered, many more to be raised, and an engrossing new chapter to be added to the mythology of Hellboy.
Epic story July 26, 2009
J. LaGory (Chicago Il)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When Hellboy creator Mike Mignola passed the art duties to Duncan Fegredo, many complained. Many were worried the book would lose it's original tone, or that Mike was getting lazy, whatever. I, however, was not reading comics at the time of this announcement. I'm glad that this is the case, because as a result I came onto reading Hellboy just as this collected volume hit stores. I gobbled up every tidbit of the Hellboy universe in a few weeks, and finally arrived at this beauty of a book. I knew from first glance that while Mignola's art would be sorely missed, we were getting a taste of something that was almost equally fantastic. First of all, it collects a hefty 6 issues + epilogue, making it bigger than the other Hellboy miniseries. The slightly longer format gives the book an epic feel as Hellboy stumbles through a mythological Russian wasteland. The art could not be any truer to Mignola's style without Mike himself drawing the book. Dave Stewart's colors remind us that this is indeed a real Hellboy story, as does the script and tone of the work.
Fear not, Hellboy fans. This story will not let you down, and by the end of it you'll be thrilled to know that Fegredo is staying on the book for a long time, virtually guaranteeing more Hellboy issues per year. It has been announced that the epic story beginning in Darkness Calls will continue through several more miniseries. Surely a story with such scope and duration may never have happened if we waited for Mike to draw them all.
Best since Hellboy left the BPRD October 13, 2008
Uthor
Hellboy gets trapped in Baba Yaga's version of Russia and must fight his way out. She's understandably pissed at losing her eye. Paranormal activities, witches, giants with swords, house imps, skeleton armies, and everything in between show up. There is awesome action, nice humor scenes, and a little bit more added to Hellboy's story. It's big and covers a lot of ground, but stays focused on the goal. The end makes it seem like Hellboy's problems are just beginning. I enjoyed this book the best out of all the Hellboy stories to come out after him leaving the BPRD.
This is the one book I was sad to see Mignola not draw as it was always his baby, but Duncan Fegredo does an amazing job. His art is exactly like Mognola's, but much more detailed.
If I were to have a complaint, it'd be that sometimes the details get overwhelming.
Because your Fist, your fist, I Can't Resist. November 25, 2008
TastyBabySyndrome ("Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Little Tendril Baseball Team, USA)
When Hellboy and Mignola collide, you expect certain things BUT those expectations are forced to become fewer and fewer as time travels on. First there was the "no Nazi" touch because Mignola started tiring of the feel, then there was the "no B.P.R.D." on the swingsets because Hellboy needed to get a little air, then there was the "tales" aspect that went on for a while. Now, Hellboy is back in a bigger role and he is bigger than life but he has one little problem - the person drawing the beloved Anung Un Rama is not Mignola. That certainly took a little time to adjust to.
As far as storylines go, this one is a great piece of literature and feels like a prequel to something larger. You can see it in the way specific things happen and in the omens that sometimes show their heads and sometimes find themselves spoken of. There are also a lot of familiar faces gathered around to put the tale together, giving people a prospective on what exactly happens when a lot of "somethings" get together. I personally liked the touch of all of it: the storyline carries its own weight, Hellboy has to put in work to figure out what is happening and what role he is playing, and there is a bigger thing than Hellboy working within the context. A reader has to pay attention to the story to make sure they catch everything that is going on as well - the good thing about that is that it is Mignola at his finest, not simply making Hellboy to make Hellboy but to put some love into his finest creation. That is a good thing to see because Mignola himself said that he had fallen out of love with Hellboy and was planning a break for a while (he never said how long that while would be, either, and that frightened a lot of people) before this came out. Merrily, he found his muse and his folklore calling and meshed it all together into one exotic blend that I have not seen for some time.
Finally, readers have a long story to call their own once more.
For anyone that has followed Hellboy along the crooked path he has walked recently, this is a good place to keep going because connectivity exists here. Darkness Calls has a consecutiveness that plays along with the other stories that have been taking place and, merrily, Hellboy seems to be fine. I never figured Mignola for one to give up on Hellboy anyhow and, just as Hellboy wandered, I think Mignola wandered and tried to think about what he wanted. So, if this is a picture of things to come then it seems like a fine one indeed.
Recommended highly for those who have been keeping up, but not as a starting place.
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