bedsitter23 | Comics Review: Hellboy: Winter Special 2019

Hellboy Winter Special 2019 by Mike Mignola

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I have been a more liberal with my comic pick-ups lately. Not sure what will all make it here, but I thought this one deserved a review.

The main Hellboy writers all contribute a story (Mignola, Roberson, Allie). The nature of compressing the three stories into one comicis probably a disadvantage, as these all could use some room to breathe. Each has the crumb of a good ghost story, and work fine as a vignette, though how much satisfaction you will get depends on your expectations.

Mignola's story is the only one featuring Hellboy come to think of it, and is a simple story. Mark Laszlo's art is atypical for the Mignolaverse but with Stewart's colors, it feels right at home, and the expressiveness really is eye-catching, and feels new but also right at home.

Roberson's story is a nice straight set up-story- plot twist that feels right in the Mignolaverse. Perhaps too simple to a fault, but a decent story for the size in an anthology like this.

Whereas Allie has more ambition, it uses its pages for a big set up, and has to end quickly. Some may find this more satisfying, I thought the hurried end distracted.

Decent art throughout. This is hardly essential, but at the same time, if people are looking for a quick snack-sized portion of the Mignolaverse, they will likely find it satisfying enough.

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