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The End Of Mike Mignola's Baltimore – And The Mignolaverse?

Published Thu, 10 Nov 2016 12:00:18 -0600

Last updated Sat, 12 Nov 2016 04:22:21 -0600

Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden will begin the concluding part to their comic Baltimore with Baltimore: The Red Kingdom, a five-part series from Dark Horse Comics with art from Peter Bergting, colours by Michelle Madsen and covers by Ben Stenbeck.

In Baltimore: The Red Kingdom, Lord Baltimore is missing. The Red King—evil incarnate—is taking over the world. Baltimore's team has been driven apart, with some of them dying on the frontlines, while others are in hiding. Since the day he set out for revenge on the vampire who killed his family, Baltimore's fight has gotten bigger than he'd ever imagined, but what role will he take as evil finally threatens to consume the world?

"Working on Baltimore has been a gift," said acclaimed co-writer and novelist Christopher Golden. "From the moment Mike Mignola first called to ask if I wanted to write the novel, and through forty-one issues of the comics series, I've felt incredibly fortunate to be able to tell this story, to build this world and these characters alongside an extraordinary group of creators."

"Drawing the final part of Baltimore's story is such an honour," said Peter Bergting. "I was thrilled when I was asked to join the title, already a few years ago now but I could never have imagined how I would grow as an artist as well. The feedback from my editors, and working with Mike and Chris, has been a learning experience like no other. It's really a masterclass in storytelling and now that we are approaching the end I don't even read the entire script before I start pencilling. I read and draw one page at a time. I'm as big a fan of the series as anyone reading it and I turn the pages in the script dreading what's to come next for our heroes".

"Baltimore is a grim story about vengeance and duty, but I've always seen it as having a dark beauty in so many ways," continued Golden. "Crafting the story with Mike, honing it with Scott Allie and the editorial team at Dark Horse, and especially working with Ben Stenbeck and Peter Bergting on art, and with Dave Stewart and Michelle Madsen on colors, we've been able to show readers the dark beauty of Baltimore the way we see it. We're hurtling toward the end now and the final arc is going to seriously mess with reader expectations. I can't wait till this thing hits stores!"

The first issue of Baltimore: The Red Kingdom goes on sale from Dark Horse Comics on February 1, 2017.

But it is also notable that, at Thought Bubble this weekend, Mike Mignola gave indication that he may be bringing his Mignolaverse series of titles, including Hellboy, BPRD, Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, Witchfinder, Frankenstein Underground and more to an end…

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