You got me good this time .. "and then Mignola fell ill" .. so funny. That monster edition, holy moly its a whopper, I wouldn't want to be the person who drops one of those.. crazy sized monstrosity. I'm with you, I prefare a pre virus friendlier paradigm where an infinity of stories can be told, no graphic x rated events leave the cast traumatised, mutilated, or dead. Bad guys are rotten eggs, they scheme, commit daft crime sprees, have bonkers plans, perhaps defeat our plucky hero but its only a set back, bad guy is returned to jail with a fat lip or black eye and the day is done, no one has to age as its not real, it's just meant to be fun.
I can't comment too much on the Hellboy character as I only have a couple of the trades, but I can't even imagine wanting to buy one of those colossal editions! My limit is the size of the Conan Omnibus hardcovers, and even they are a chore to read.
I have been working through those individual graphic novels. But if I woke up one day as a billionaire I would have a room full of lecterns, each supporting one of those massive, unwieldy collections.
I never really thought of Hellboy as a little kid. Somehow I cannot shake the image of young Hellboy as Hot Stuff (from Harvey Comics). 😈
You got me good this time .. "and then Mignola fell ill" .. so funny. That monster edition, holy moly its a whopper, I wouldn't want to be the person who drops one of those.. crazy sized monstrosity. I'm with you, I prefare a pre virus friendlier paradigm where an infinity of stories can be told, no graphic x rated events leave the cast traumatised, mutilated, or dead. Bad guys are rotten eggs, they scheme, commit daft crime sprees, have bonkers plans, perhaps defeat our plucky hero but its only a set back, bad guy is returned to jail with a fat lip or black eye and the day is done, no one has to age as its not real, it's just meant to be fun.
I just revived my monster size hellboy delivered in the mail by none other then hellboy himself. Will report back it I survive the reading this brick!
I can't comment too much on the Hellboy character as I only have a couple of the trades, but I can't even imagine wanting to buy one of those colossal editions! My limit is the size of the Conan Omnibus hardcovers, and even they are a chore to read.
I have been working through those individual graphic novels. But if I woke up one day as a billionaire I would have a room full of lecterns, each supporting one of those massive, unwieldy collections.