I am not a big Hellboy fan. In the past, I’ve enjoyed the series because it is a deviation from the norm. It’s one of the biggest name comics in North America that doesn’t have a superhero on its cover. And, in its core, it is more about atmosphere and intrigue than it is about dudes punching each other out. The most daunting thing about Hellboy has always been the ten volumes I’d have to read to catch up, along with whatever was going on in the BPRD spin-off. So, when I heard that Hellboy The Storm and The Fury were entirely approachable having only read the first volume, I jumped on, and what I found is probably the best ‘event’ comics to come out in the last two years.
At the start of The Storm, (last year’s event) Mike Mignola summarizes Hellboy’s previous adventures succinctly enough that it gives the reader a broad understanding of where Hellboy is now, and from where he’s come.
