Hellboy Volume 1: Seed of Destruction

Dark Horse presents new editions of the entire <i>Hellboy</i> line with new covers beginning with <i>Seed of Destruction</i> the basis of director Guillermo del Toro's blockbuster films. <i>Hellboy</i> is one of the most celebrated comics series in recent years. The ultimate artists' artist and a great storyteller whose work is in turns haunting hilarious and spellbinding. Mike Mignola has won numerous awards in the comics industry and beyond. When strangeness threatens to engulf the world a strange man will come to save it. Sent to investigate a mystery with supernatural overtones Hellboy discovers the secrets of his own origins and his link to the Nazi occultists who promised Hitler a final solution in the form of a demonic avatar. <p/> ... Hellboy is a brilliant example of how to elevate the comic of the future to a higher literary level while achieving a higher pitch of excitement.<br> --Robert Bloch from his introduction