Hellboy Day at CNJ Comics this Saturday, March 22nd
March 22 marks the twentieth anniversary of Mike Mignola’s career-defining release of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1. After the character’s somewhat humble beginnings in an eight-page feature in Dark Horse’s San Diego Comic-Con Comics special, Seed of Destruction would begin the long life of the beloved “beast of the apocalypse.”
In December, Dark Horse announced March 22, 2014, would be Hellboy Day, with events happening in comic shops around the world!
In addition to a slew of exclusive giveaways, Dark Horse has produced an all-new sampler comic featuring two classic Mignola tales, “The Ghoul” and “Another Day at the Office,” as well as two new stories by Mignola, Fábio Moon, and R. Sikoryak!
Look for the Hellboy: The First 20 Years hardcover collection, on sale in comic shops everywhere on March 19! This deluxe oversized hardcover presents Mignola’s favorite covers and illustrations in gallery style, from his first drawing of Hellboy through twenty years of publishing.
Here’s a USA today article about MIgnola reflecting of 20 years of Hellboy:Mignola looks back at 20 years of ‘Hellboy’
Well, in a nutshell, we have a lot of copies of the free comic book to give away. The new lead story by Mignola and Fabio Moon is really great and should make old fans happy as well as expose new readers to Hellboy’s irreverent and dry humor and style. I’m a big Fabio Moon fan anyway after his work in Daytrippers.
There’s also four pages of Sunday funnies done up in Hellboy style, and the “The Ghoul” storyline really shows how much research goes into some of the stories. MIgnola’s artwork has a very eye pleasing aesthetic to it, and the more you learn about him the more you see the golden ratio pop up all over his work. There’s a mathematical quality to it that’s on display in the afforementioned Hell Boy Hardcover. Really reasonably priced at $19.99.
Hellboy, especially in the movies, reminds me of the Thing and reading Marvel Two In One’s when I was a kid. I think Hellboy draws a lot of inspiration from that stuff.
We’ll also have a freebie for the kids too, in an Itty Bitty Hellboy ashcan by Art and Franco from Tiny Titans and Superman Adventures!
All in all just another good day to stop by the comic book shop and get a little something cool for your visit.
