Hellboy In Hell Library Edition (Volume 7)

Script Mike Mignola (with Katie and Todd Mignola), art by Mike Mignola. All illustrations are ©Mike Mignola. For a complete list of all books reviewed in this blog, please visit the index page.

Aliens Absolution French Limited RAW B&W and Collector Editions

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Script Dave Gibbons, art Mike Mignola et Kevin Nowlan (inks). All illustrations are ©Twentieth Century Fox.

left hand side the "collector" edition, right hand side, "RAW" edition

Aliens Absolution Éditions Limitées RAW N&B et Collector

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Scénario Dave Gibbons, dessins Mike Mignola et Kevin Nowlan. Toutes les illustrations de cet article sont ©Twentieth Century Fox.

à gauche l'édition "collector", à droite l'édition "RAW" N&B

B.P.R.D. 1946-1948 HC Edition

Script by Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart and John Arcudi, art by Patric Reynolds, Paul Azaceta, Gabriel Bá, Fabio Moon and Max Fiumara. All illustrations are ©Mike Mignola.

This article deals with Dark Horse B.P.R.D. material published in regular size canvas hardcovers (10.5 x 7 inches or 26.5 x 18 cm) with dust jacket and thick glossy paper (see also the end of this article).

1946-1948, fith volume in the collection, was published in June 2015 (ISBN: 978-1-61655-646-4, cover price $34.99, 470 pages).

Below is a picture taken for size comparison with one of the regular comic. For all the collection second and third of cover are black. This book has been printed in china (see also the picture of the binding).

The inner hardcover book comes with glossy golden printing (no illustration on back cover). This edition is designed by Amy Arendts and edited by Scott Allie.

There is a one page introduction written by Scott Allie, and a one page afterword written by Chris Roberson.
This fifth volume collects the following stories, with their respective virgin cover:

• 1946
• 1947
• 1948

Note that each story are edited in books using covers of the previous paperbacks.
As a prologue, are also reprinted the two short stories:

• Bishop Olek's Devil from Hellboy FCBD 2008
• And What Shall I Find Here? from MySpace Dark Horse Presents #23

I have notice in this collected edition that each story finishes with young Hellboy

This volume ends with a comprehensive extra section (62 pages) divided by story and commented by Scott Allie (1946 and 1948), and Gabriel Bá and Fabio Moon (1947). I don't own the respective paperbacks but these sketches probably originates from them, therefore I don't thing this edition presents exclusive material.

sketchbook by Paul Azaceta

Bá and Moon sketches

Mike Mignola's 1947 cover rough

left Mike Mignola's variant cover for issue #1 of 1948

Max Fiumara's characters designs

Dave Johnson's cover sketches

The B.P.R.D. library edition as of June 2015:

Go to vol 1, vol 2 , vol 3 and vol 4

Mike Mignola's Hellboy In Hell and Other Stories Signed Numbered and Remarqued Artist's Edition

Script by Mike Mignola and John Byrne (for the earliest works), art by Mike Mignola, all material is ©Mike Mignola. For a complete list of all books reviewed in this blog, please visit the index page.

Hellboy The First 20 Years Library Edition With Forbidden Planet Signed Miniprint

Art by Mike Mignola. All illustrations are ©Mike Mignola. For a complete list of all books reviewed in this blog, please visit the index page.

The Colossal Conan Oversized Hardcover

All illustration are ©Dark Horse Comics under license of Conan Peoperties LLC

Mark Schults wraparound dust jacket cover 

Published in November 2013 by Dark Horse (ISBN 978-1-61655-228-2, cover price 150$), this über hardcover book (8.5 x 12.5 inches or 22 x 32 cm, more than 10 kg for 1264 pages) comes with a glossy fully illustrated dust jacket. A picture below is here for size comparison with original issue #1.

The inner covers of the book are also fully illustrated (from original comics virgin covers), as well as the second and third of cover (notice the red bookmark ribbon). The book is printed on mat quality paper, edited by Philip R. Simon and designed by Justin Couch.

After a few credits pages, there is 4 pages introduction written by Kurt Busiek exclusive to this edition and illustrated by Cary Nord sketches.

All 51 issues are presented chronologically with their virgin covers and a detailed credit page.
Script Kurt Busiek (#0-28, 32, 45-46), Fabian Nicieza (#18), Mike Mignola (#29-31) and Timothy Truman (#33-44, 47-50), art by Cary Nord (#0-7, 9-14, 16-17, 19-22, 24-25, 29-31, 33-34, 37-38, 41-42, 44), Thomas Yeates (#1,3-7, 11, 13-14), Greg Ruth (#8, 15, 23, 32, 45, 46), Tom Mandrake (#12, 14), John Severin (#18), Bruce Till (#18), Michael Kaluta (#22), Thimothy Truman (#26-27), Eric Powell (#28), Paul Lee (#35-36, 40), Raphael Kayanan (#39) and Tomás Giorello (#43, 47-50).

Timothy Truman is in charge of the 3 pages afterword, also illustrated by Cary Nord sketches.
The book doesn't features any other extra material and finishes with a virgin Cary Nord cover.