by too many people to list hereI've been reading a lot of Hellboy (and Hellboy-related) comics lately. I'm trying to get caught up with the current issues now coming out, and so I've accelerated my 'Hellboy Project' a little. Reading this was a nice way to recharge a little.
The Weird Tales books collect the mini-series of the same name. It features stories starring Hellboy and his BPRD friends, but Mike Mignola's name is nowhere near this project (except on the logo - I just noticed that). Instead, the stories are done by a number of different people from the comics and animation industries, and while the results are a little mixed, the book is never boring.
The highlights are stories by John Cassaday, Alex Maleev, Jason Pearson, Eric Powell (young Hellboy!), Steve Lieber, and Steve Parkhouse (w/ Joe Casey).
Perhaps the most impressive story is the one that involves Hellboy dealing with a haunted hot spring in Japan. It is written by Randy Stradley, and features the first published work of artist Seung Kim, whose black and white pencils are gorgeous.
I'm not one for cutesy comics, so the contributions by Bob Fingerman, Roger Langridge, and Ovi Nedelcu did nothing for me, although I kind of liked Eric Wight and Andi Watsons' stories.
In all, it's always fun to see different takes on a favourite character, and the editors of this book did not disappoint.
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