I think you should do more videos like this I just started Hellboy and I came here to watch the video for the second time to make sure I was reading in the right order. Maybe you can even do some videos with the omnibros crew ( I'm sure Ryley would love to do an x-men reading order)
Great video and explained well. Mignola's Hellbound/BPRD Universe is hella cool and can seem overwhelming for those who are just coming into it. Where to start or who's who and when & where. This video boils a lot down into concise digestible sections. And I agree with the library edition choice as well. And lastly Thank you Mike Mignola for bring us one of the coolest and most original universe out there. Along with (for my money anyways) INVINCIBLE. Another favorite of mine.
So if I follow right it's like this, an I would like to make an info graphic for this, just clear with me that I got the order right first. HELLBOY ORDER Hellboy (main) Seed of Destruction Hellboy (main) Wake the Devil Hellboy (main) The Chain Coffin Hellboy (main) The Right Hand of Doom Hellboy (main) The Conqueror Worm Hellboy (main) Strange Places BPRD - Plague of Frogs (1, 2, 3, 4) BPRD 1946-1948 BPRD Vampire BPRD Hell on Earth (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) Abe Sapien (1, 2, 3) Witchfinder (1, 2, 3) BPRD Hell on Earth (8, 9, 10, 11) Sledgehammer 44 BPRD Hell on Earth (12, 13) Abe Sapien (4, 5, 6, 7) Frankenstein Underground Hellboy and the BPRD 1952 Hellboy The Midnight Circus Hellboy (main) The Crooked Man & The Troll Witch Hellboy (main) Darkness Calls Hellboy (main) The Wild Hunt Hellboy (main) The Storm and the Fury Hellboy (main) The Bride of Hell Hellboy in Hell Lobster Johnson (read whenever, while canon it takes place before Hellboy as a pulp action hero homage)
Great video, Hardcover. This is a series I've really wanted to jump into. And with the Comixology Darkhorse sale right now, I juuuust might have to jump in.
Thanks for the guide on Hellboy. I've actually been wanting to read Hellboy for a while, but I wasn't sure where to start, so thank you. Also great video
Thanks again this really was helpful I've never really gotten into comic books not because there bad or anything just never found a series worth getting into. As this is one that's caught my eye. So thanks again for this awesome guide!!! (Makes it alot less intimating)
2nd time watching the video to make sure of the order. I know what im asking for either my bday which is Halloween or for Christmas. Can't wait and I will be buying same versions you have if possible. Amazon seems to have most if not all.
Thanx a lot. I finished hellboy till hell. Nd then i started abe sapien right off. It was nice as an individual story but i got confused with the continuity of th timeline. Thanx a lot. Mignolaverse is so huge. Got plenty of reads for a few yrs.
Awesome!!! This really helped a lot!!! Are there any other Hellboy related comics that have come out since this video that I should read? And if so, what order do you think I should read them in? THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This helped more than you can imagine
Without a doubt the most ambitious and best comics horror universe. And some of these are a lasting masterpieces of the 9th art. If I had to pick a favorite it would probably be The Chained Coffin.
I was able to purchase all 6 of the HELLBOY libraries, but i was not so lucky with the b.p.r.d. plague of frogs hardcovers, so i had to get them in softcover format, I wish that i had of got to them sooner.
You got the stories that the important thing, the packaging is just details. Even if they are TPB they still look sweet and are proably a touch lighter as well.
RogueDragon05 thats true, but now after i have read them, and loved them so much, i just felt that the stories deserved the most respect by having them in the best possible presentation.
I'm dizzy now! At the time of my comment, there's a 50% sale in comixology for all Dark Horse collections. I want to give Hellboy and BPRD a chance, but I don't know what to get nor what order to read.
Just got into comics a couple weeks ago and I've been watching your videos to know where to start. I didn't know you were a Jiu Jitsu guy! How long have you been at it?
Dear comic guide! Could you please give me a complete reading order for the guardians of the galaxy? With all tie ins and events. Please do it i can not find a proper list anywere...
You should make an update to this lol. I've recently gotten into Hellboy. I've read the whole main series and have noticed more side stuff since this video was made 3 years ago.
thank you heaps man, everyone just over explains and confuses me, this helped heaps :) Any chance you could do the same for Daredevil and The Punisher as well?
Thank you for your great video. What I'm wondering is how the new omnibus editions of Hellboy clue in - for example Hellboy Omnibus 2 includes a story called Bprd being human - so there seems to be a chronological approach? I managed to get Library 1-3 for a good price but jumped to buying omnibus 3 instead of library 5-6... And those Bprd HCs are really hard to find...
Hey Hardcover Review, I purchased all the BPRD Hell on Earth books from Amazon after watching your video. I've been a long-time fan of Hellboy and BPRD, but I just never got around to reading the Hell on Earth series. Four volumes in, though, and I've been slightly disappointed. The art remains top-notch, but the story is not grabbing me the way Hellboy and BPRD did. Just wondering if you're ever going to review these arcs in separate videos? If no, what are your opinions on BPRD Hell on Earth as a series? I'd love to hear. Big fan from Singapore. Keep up the good work. :)
Will I be lost if I start with BPRD? I mean, I have seen the movies and I'll probably understand most of it. I'm asking, because I just got BPRD and I really want to read it, although I haven't read Hellboy.
Would I be better off getting the Hellboy Volume 1 Library Ed. versus the trade paperbacks? Really considering picking up this series. Thanks, great video.
are there any hardcovers ever published for the BPRD hell on earth? I got all 4 hardcovers for the BPRD and the 6 volumes of hellboy library, so I want to get hell on earth to complete my collection.
Hi, I'm following your reading order and I am now up to volume 7 but I noticed that at the end of 6 the story was started to get dark/depressing/sad... And I don't want to read that type of story (I can find sad in reality I use books to escapee reality)... So my question to you is: WHEN SHOULD I STOP READING??? I want to stop before the story gets even sadder
its a dark series dude it has constant ups and downs, the conclusion is very satisfying though, i think i remember there being some really happy moment in wild hunt.
Thank you hardcover Im gonna try jump into it soon this helped your knowledge on Hellboy is epic. If you get chance check my first video or so I have just uploaded on my channel see how it is.
Is it better to own the Library editions (1-6 + Hellboy in Hell) rather than the Omnibus editions (1-4 + Short Stories)? Like will I miss out on stuff if i don't buy the Library? I love you videos btw, keep being awesome!!
I just received the first two BPRDs Plague of Frogs, and now I just ordered the first couple trades of Hellboy since you make me a bit nervous to start BPRD first. After a couple Hellboys would I be totally lost if I just went ahead with BPRD or started reading them concurrently?
I know this is an old video, but would you recommend getting the new Hellboy Omnibuses that are coming out as a cheaper alternative to the library editions to start reading the series and then branch into BPRD etc?
u welcome Hellboy weird tales(non cannon) Hellboy seed of destruction Hellboy wake the devil Hellboy the chained coffin Hellboy the right hand of doom Hellboy conqueror worm Hellboy Strange Places Hellboy the crooked man Hellboy darkness calls Hellboy the wild hunt Hellboy the storm and the fury Hellboy bride of hell B.P. R.D Plague of frogs 1,2,3 B.P. R.D 1946-1947-1948 B.P. R.D Vampire B.P. R.D Hell on Earth B.P. R.D Hell on Earth gods and monsters B.P. R.D Hell on Earth Russia B.P. R.D Hell on Earth the devil engine of death B.P. R.D Hell on Earth the pikens county horror & others B.P. R.D Hell on Earth the return of the master B.P. R.D Hell on Earth a cold day on hell Abe sapien the drowning Abe sapien the devil does not jest and other stories Abe sapien dark and terrible and the new race of man Witchfinder in the service of Angels Witchfinder lost and gone forever Witchfinder the mystery of unlend B.P. R.D Hell on Earth lake of fire B.P. R.D Hell on Earth the reing of the black flame B.P. R.D Hell on Earth the devil's wings B.P. R.D Hell on Earth flesh and stone Sledgehammer 44 B.P. R.D Hell on Earth metamorphysis B.P. R.D Hell on Earth end of days Abe sapien the shape of things to come Abe sapien sacred places Abe sapien the darkness so great Abe sapien the secret fire Lobster johnson the iron prometheus (side story /read at anytime ) Lobster johnson the burning hand (side story /read at anytime ) Lobster johnson satan smells of rat (side story /read at anytime ) Lobster johnson get the lobster (side story /read at anytime ) Frankenstein Underground Hellboy and the B.P.R.D 1952(Fun reads) Hellboy the midnight circus (Fun reads)
Dude, it definitely sounds like you know what you are talking about! :D Correct me if I am wrong, I bought the Library Editions (volumen 1 to 6)... having that, the only thing I am missing from the MAIN series are: INTO THE SILENT SEA and THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS, right? These two are not included in the Library Editions. Am I correct? Thanks!
So had to repost this because the original upload was published in 360p as the highest format. Didn't want that :P, so here it is in crisp HD.
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I think you should do more videos like this I just started Hellboy and I came here to watch the video for the second time to make sure I was reading in the right order. Maybe you can even do some videos with the omnibros crew ( I'm sure Ryley would love to do an x-men reading order)
Yo does anyone know where the bprd the devil you know fit in?
can you put the order in the dispcription
Great video and explained well. Mignola's Hellbound/BPRD Universe is hella cool and can seem overwhelming for those who are just coming into it. Where to start or who's who and when & where. This video boils a lot down into concise digestible sections. And I agree with the library edition choice as well. And lastly Thank you Mike Mignola for bring us one of the coolest and most original universe out there. Along with (for my money anyways) INVINCIBLE. Another favorite of mine.
My wife is going to lose her shit when I purchase all the library editions.
A great guide to Hellboy.👏👏 I love all of your hellboy videos, you really know your stuff
So if I follow right it's like this, an I would like to make an info graphic for this, just clear with me that I got the order right first.
HELLBOY ORDER
Hellboy (main) Seed of Destruction
Hellboy (main) Wake the Devil
Hellboy (main) The Chain Coffin
Hellboy (main) The Right Hand of Doom
Hellboy (main) The Conqueror Worm
Hellboy (main) Strange Places
BPRD - Plague of Frogs (1, 2, 3, 4)
BPRD 1946-1948
BPRD Vampire
BPRD Hell on Earth (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Abe Sapien (1, 2, 3)
Witchfinder (1, 2, 3)
BPRD Hell on Earth (8, 9, 10, 11)
Sledgehammer 44
BPRD Hell on Earth (12, 13)
Abe Sapien (4, 5, 6, 7)
Frankenstein Underground
Hellboy and the BPRD 1952
Hellboy The Midnight Circus
Hellboy (main) The Crooked Man & The Troll Witch
Hellboy (main) Darkness Calls
Hellboy (main) The Wild Hunt
Hellboy (main) The Storm and the Fury
Hellboy (main) The Bride of Hell
Hellboy in Hell
Lobster Johnson (read whenever, while canon it takes place before Hellboy as a pulp action hero homage)
this was so incredibly helpful! really great job, and thank you for all the work!
This was a well done explanation about the Hellboy universe. I am a big fan of Mike Mignola's graphic novels.
I am just getting in to the Hellboy comics and the wider universe. This video is really useful!
Thanks, you really help me with this huge Hellboy universe!🤘👌🍷
Great video, Hardcover. This is a series I've really wanted to jump into. And with the Comixology Darkhorse sale right now, I juuuust might have to jump in.
Great recommendation! It's amazing that Mignola is able to write such expansive stories simultaneously.
Extra thumbs up for wearing that T-shirt . Oss !!!
A great video, and fantastic Hellboy (obviously)! Looking forward to seeing new videos of yours, man!
'ppreciate it. all those covers go so hard
Wow thanks to you man now I know that I have read up to volume 3...Hellboy has a very special pleace in my heart and I want the movie to be soo good!
Aaaaaand now I need everything you just mentioned. Thanks 😁
Thanks for the guide on Hellboy. I've actually been wanting to read Hellboy for a while, but I wasn't sure where to start, so thank you. Also great video
“How much hell boy is there”
“Yes”
Thanks again this really was helpful I've never really gotten into comic books not because there bad or anything just never found a series worth getting into. As this is one that's caught my eye. So thanks again for this awesome guide!!! (Makes it alot less intimating)
Thanx for the direction.
2nd time watching the video to make sure of the order. I know what im asking for either my bday which is Halloween or for Christmas. Can't wait and I will be buying same versions you have if possible. Amazon seems to have most if not all.
I'm in on the Hellboy universe thank you!
Dude your videos are my drug
Good video. I suggested reading Lobster Johnson vol 1 before reading sledgehammer 44 because the suit is introduced in that volume.
Amazing video and production quality, keep it up!
Awesome video mate, appreciate it.
Mission accepted, hold my reading glasses.
thank you so much for this! i wish id seen it a year ago
i love HB but have so much trouble staying up to date with the universe!
Thanx a lot. I finished hellboy till hell. Nd then i started abe sapien right off. It was nice as an individual story but i got confused with the continuity of th timeline. Thanx a lot. Mignolaverse is so huge. Got plenty of reads for a few yrs.
Theres two new books on koschei and rasputin. U cn read tht too after finishing hellboy in hell
Awesome!!! This really helped a lot!!! Are there any other Hellboy related comics that have come out since this video that I should read? And if so, what order do you think I should read them in? THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This helped more than you can imagine
Nice Gracie Barra t-shirt OSS!
Super useful. Thanks man.
Thanks for the guide on Hellboy!
Thx for the video and have a great day.
Without a doubt the most ambitious and best comics horror universe. And some of these are a lasting masterpieces of the 9th art. If I had to pick a favorite it would probably be The Chained Coffin.
I've been looking into the Monster Sized Hellboy which looks like it covers all of this.
Really helpful thanks
Can you do an updated version with the new library book and new omnibus coming soon included?
Can you make a text version?
ReelBigCohen just listen you lazy bastard
Oh wow. Really glad I picked up B.P.R.D. volume 3 and 4 back in 2012.
I was able to purchase all 6 of the HELLBOY libraries, but i was not so lucky with the b.p.r.d. plague of frogs hardcovers, so i had to get them in softcover format, I wish that i had of got to them sooner.
You got the stories that the important thing, the packaging is just details. Even if they are TPB they still look sweet and are proably a touch lighter as well.
RogueDragon05 thats true, but now after i have read them, and loved them so much, i just felt that the stories deserved the most respect by having them in the best possible presentation.
@Comics Guide101
hi i was going to get the hellboy Omnibus comics on amazon would reading them the way you said here work the same way
I'm dizzy now! At the time of my comment, there's a 50% sale in comixology for all Dark Horse collections. I want to give Hellboy and BPRD a chance, but I don't know what to get nor what order to read.
Nice video it has really helped me out!! Can you find a list online somewhere telling you when the next books are coming out?
Dang that’s a bunch of books to get.
what do you think of the order in the new Hellboy omnibus and the short stories omnibus?
I just bought Hell on Earth hardcovers vol 1-3 and Abe Sapien hardcovers vol 2-3 and I only need Hellboy in Hell Library edition to complete that set
some parts in this video is you spoiling us XD
Can you put a list of the order in the description or something?
I got all the library editions except vol 5 it's not even on Amazon hope it's not too late
cool video!
Just got into comics a couple weeks ago and I've been watching your videos to know where to start. I didn't know you were a Jiu Jitsu guy! How long have you been at it?
Props to the Black Science hardcover on the shelf
Dear comic guide! Could you please give me a complete reading order for the guardians of the galaxy? With all tie ins and events. Please do it i can not find a proper list anywere...
Wow, I'm only up to volume 4 of Hellboy... Got a lot of catching up to do :P
Hey, hardcover do you think they will make a hardcover series for Hell on Earth and Abe?
You should make an update to this lol. I've recently gotten into Hellboy. I've read the whole main series and have noticed more side stuff since this video was made 3 years ago.
I am in the same boat as Micheal. Please update the reading list. Thanks 😁
Wow I didn’t realize there was so much going on with the Hellboy novels
Could you do one of these for the sandman universe? when do i read lucifer, deadboy and all the other sandman stuff?
this is a must read
I just picked up my first comic and it was Hellboy The Wild Hunt. Will I be able to read this without ever reading the earlier versions?
thank you heaps man, everyone just over explains and confuses me, this helped heaps :)
Any chance you could do the same for Daredevil and The Punisher as well?
I feel like ibeen missing so much i just finished all the omnibus
i read comics online
HELLBOY AND BALTIMORE...DOPE!
Thank you for your great video. What I'm wondering is how the new omnibus editions of Hellboy clue in - for example Hellboy Omnibus 2 includes a story called Bprd being human - so there seems to be a chronological approach? I managed to get Library 1-3 for a good price but jumped to buying omnibus 3 instead of library 5-6... And those Bprd HCs are really hard to find...
Could you make a current list continuing after this?
That vampire bprd is out of print now :/
Anyone know what is up with ‘Wake The Devil’ paperbacks? I have looked online everywhere for it but everyone has it as unavailable.
Hey Hardcover Review, I purchased all the BPRD Hell on Earth books from Amazon after watching your video. I've been a long-time fan of Hellboy and BPRD, but I just never got around to reading the Hell on Earth series. Four volumes in, though, and I've been slightly disappointed. The art remains top-notch, but the story is not grabbing me the way Hellboy and BPRD did. Just wondering if you're ever going to review these arcs in separate videos? If no, what are your opinions on BPRD Hell on Earth as a series? I'd love to hear. Big fan from Singapore. Keep up the good work. :)
Do you have a dr. Strange video? You should do one with the upcoming omnibus release. Great vid as always
Will I be lost if I start with BPRD? I mean, I have seen the movies and I'll probably understand most of it. I'm asking, because I just got BPRD and I really want to read it, although I haven't read Hellboy.
one tip , when u start reading a comic/books of something u saw first as a movie, toally ignore the movie
Would I be better off getting the Hellboy Volume 1 Library Ed. versus the trade paperbacks? Really considering picking up this series. Thanks, great video.
I miss your videos dude
I love hellboy!
So hellboy doesn’t come back
Отличная коллекция! Жду, когда XL media издаст на русском.
are there any hardcovers ever published for the BPRD hell on earth? I got all 4 hardcovers for the BPRD and the 6 volumes of hellboy library, so I want to get hell on earth to complete my collection.
They'll start being published in 2017.
And probably be finished in 2030.... grumbles at having to wait.
What! No Baltimore???
Does Hellboy in hell fit into this?
Hi, I'm following your reading order and I am now up to volume 7 but I noticed that at the end of 6 the story was started to get dark/depressing/sad... And I don't want to read that type of story (I can find sad in reality I use books to escapee reality)... So my question to you is: WHEN SHOULD I STOP READING??? I want to stop before the story gets even sadder
its a dark series dude it has constant ups and downs, the conclusion is very satisfying though, i think i remember there being some really happy moment in wild hunt.
Do you have a written document mister?
What a mess XD
Nice video! if you stop reading Hellboy at Conqueror Worm, where do you continue his stuff till Hellboy in Hell?
Thank you hardcover Im gonna try jump into it soon this helped your knowledge on Hellboy is epic. If you get chance check my first video or so I have just uploaded on my channel see how it is.
Is it better to own the Library editions (1-6 + Hellboy in Hell) rather than the Omnibus editions (1-4 + Short Stories)? Like will I miss out on stuff if i don't buy the Library?
I love you videos btw, keep being awesome!!
You won’t miss anything, but the library editions are much nicer imo
so when do u read hellboy LE 4-6?? between all these
Will BPRD ever get a Library?
Where did you get the bookshelf!?
I just received the first two BPRDs Plague of Frogs, and now I just ordered the first couple trades of Hellboy since you make me a bit nervous to start BPRD first. After a couple Hellboys would I be totally lost if I just went ahead with BPRD or started reading them concurrently?
Nice shirt man how long u been training?😊
is dark horse planning to do other hardcovers for bprd?
collection hell on earth
Nothing has been announced but I would imagine yes.
Yes. B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth will start coming in hardcover in 2017. Abe Sapien Dark and Terrible omnibuses will eventually follow.
I know this is an old video, but would you recommend getting the new Hellboy Omnibuses that are coming out as a cheaper alternative to the library editions to start reading the series and then branch into BPRD etc?
Good Q
Youre looking really good in this video. Need a better angle of yourself in the omnibros live streams.
Put the order in the description.
u welcome Hellboy weird tales(non cannon)
Hellboy seed of destruction
Hellboy wake the devil
Hellboy the chained coffin
Hellboy the right hand of doom
Hellboy conqueror worm
Hellboy Strange Places
Hellboy the crooked man
Hellboy darkness calls
Hellboy the wild hunt
Hellboy the storm and the fury
Hellboy bride of hell
B.P. R.D Plague of frogs 1,2,3
B.P. R.D 1946-1947-1948
B.P. R.D Vampire
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth gods and monsters
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth Russia
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth the devil engine of death
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth the pikens county horror & others
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth the return of the master
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth a cold day on hell
Abe sapien the drowning
Abe sapien the devil does not jest and other stories
Abe sapien dark and terrible and the new race of man
Witchfinder in the service of Angels
Witchfinder lost and gone forever
Witchfinder the mystery of unlend
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth lake of fire
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth the reing of the black flame
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth the devil's wings
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth flesh and stone
Sledgehammer 44
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth metamorphysis
B.P. R.D Hell on Earth end of days
Abe sapien the shape of things to come
Abe sapien sacred places
Abe sapien the darkness so great
Abe sapien the secret fire
Lobster johnson the iron prometheus (side story /read at anytime )
Lobster johnson the burning hand (side story /read at anytime )
Lobster johnson satan smells of rat (side story /read at anytime )
Lobster johnson get the lobster (side story /read at anytime )
Frankenstein Underground
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D 1952(Fun reads)
Hellboy the midnight circus (Fun reads)
Dude, it definitely sounds like you know what you are talking about! :D
Correct me if I am wrong, I bought the Library Editions (volumen 1 to 6)... having that, the only thing I am missing from the MAIN series are:
INTO THE SILENT SEA and THE MIDNIGHT CIRCUS, right? These two are not included in the Library Editions. Am I correct?
Thanks!
10/10!
Thanks for spoiling bro
OSS!!! BJJ