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[A brand spnaking new author photo courtesy of Christine Mignola] Felicitations to Mike Mignola today on his birthday–we hope it's a good one In celebration, we're bringing you readers an exclusive trade cover reveal of his upcoming five part comic series with Christopher Golden, Joe Golem: Occult Detective Joe Golem spins out of the prose incarnation[...]

This came across my radar when Mike Mignola shared the event on Twitter, since, of course, he has artwork in this show paying tribute to the filmography of his collaborator Guillermo Del Toro But many more artists have turned out to celebrate him too The opening reception for the show is tonight, September 11th in[...]

And Mike Mignola will provide the cover for the anthology. The anthology is described thus: Howard Phillips Lovecraft's stories shaped modern horror more than any other author's in the last two centuries: Cthulhu, the Old Ones, Herbert West: Reanimator, and more terrifying nightmares emerged from the mythos of this legendary writer. Dark Horse teams up with Hugo and[...]

[Mike Mignola, photo by Christine Mignola] There are several big developments coming up for the Hellboy Universe First, there's the long-awaited return of Hellboy in Hell for Issues #7 and #8 as a two-part series called 'The Hounds of Pluto' landing in late August and September, then come October, we're going to see the arrival of[...]

Thank you Matt Kindt and thank you Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck, and Dave Stewart for that experience. I'm going to attempt to be only mid-spoilery in explaining the passages I'm talking about, so I'm going to leave out context as much as possible [**But if you want to know nothing about these two comics, you shouldn't[...]

Then he will team with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola to co-write Hellboy & The B.P.R.D with Daredevil artist Paolo Rivera The new series will kickoff as John Arcudi's run on B.P.R.D comes to a close in 2016. [Source: EW.com] iZombie creator Chris Roberson is diving head first into the Mignolaverse[...]

Joe Golem is a private detective made out of clay with a line of novels by creators Christopher Golden and Mike Mignola. Now Joe Golem: Occult Detective with be a new comic book series from who else, Dark Horse, by Golden, Mignola, artist Patric Reynolds and colourist  Dave Stewart, Paste Magazine have the PR scoop/interview. Joe Golem takes place in a[...]

Frankenstein Underground is definitely one of the most accomplished stories that Mike Mignola has ever written, and I'm well aware of the boldness of that claim Add to that stellar artwork from Ben Stenbeck, who seems perfectly attuned to the underground world he's creating as well as Frankenstein's Monster's own flashbacks and experiences, as well[...]

Hell on Earth returns this week on Wednesday, June 17th, with issue #132, and it brings with it one of the most resonant and frightening covers I've seen in awhile, by Laurence Campbell: Written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, with art by Peter Snejbjerg, this issue seems like quite a meditation on death and in[...]

Mondo, the company normally known for exclusive prints, has taken the original sketch Mike Mignola did of Hellboy from back in 1991 and turned it into a statue The sketch, drawn at a comic convention and in black & white was given to original Hellboy colorist Dave Stewart to come up with the color scheme. Now they[...]

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In collaboration with Dark Horse and Hellboy's esteemed creator Mike Mignola, The Hero Initiative are happy to announce their next project, Hellboy 100 goes to auction today The charity, which helps creators in need, issued 100 blank sketch covers of Hellboy & The B.P.R.D 1952 #1 to some of the most talented artists in the[...]

Written by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, with art by Peter Bergting and cover art by Ben Stenbeck, Baltimore sails on as a story and runs a tight ship. Dark Horse describe the issue thus:  Lord Baltimore's search for the Red King continues, but an ancient evil that threatens the world has its grip on Baltimore's closest[...]

It's time for a tagline, and a sense of tie-in as all three main Mignolaverse titles hit a focal point, and a jumping on point for new readers this summer

In honor of the succinct traits of most of the comics both written by Mike Mignola, I'm not going to overburden this statement with a lot of verbiage If you've been following the radically interesting interpretation of the life and times of Frankenstein's Monster in Frankenstein Underground, then you know that in the series' opening[...]

That they were really happy with the turnout for Archie/Predator crossover, which seems to have outdone the Archie #1 reboot. That as well as the newly recoloured Big Guy from Geof Darrow in October, they will also have reprints of the original Shaolin Cowboy story from France. There will be more Strain comics after  the novel adaptations are done. They[...]

Written by Maura McHugh and Kim Newman, with art by Tyler Crook, colors by Dave Stewart, and a cover by Mike Mignola, the third volume dedicated to stories from the life of Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder arrives in comic shops this week on April 22nd, and is hitting the bookshops next week This arc, titled[...]

Announced at ECCC at the 10 Years of Mouse Guard panel came the news that in July, Archaia will publish through Boom! Studios, an oversized hardcover collecting ten years of Mouse Guard art by David Petersen, including work by Mike Mignola, Stan Sakai, Bill Willingham and more, in The Art Of Mouse Guard 2005-2015. One foot by one[...]

By Josh Hechinger Welcome to From Strip to Script, where I take a page of finished comic art and try to derive a script from it. In this installment: Sam's just been murdered by a dinosaur-man from the '60s! But is Sam actually a secret immortal?! Maybe?! This comic could be about that, but the time-travelling mercenary[...]

From the severed foam arms, all signed, distributed with the help of Chuck Palahniuk to the Hellboy Beer launched at the retailer event courtesy of Mike Mignola, Dark Horse certainly made the weekend a memorable one for attendees, but we're lucky enough today to take a more leisurely stroll through the books that the publisher[...]

Actually, there was nothing truly revolting about this beer, other than what I paid for shipping. Rogue Ales has teamed with Dark Horse Comics to celebrate 21 years of Mike Mignola's signature creation, Hellboy It came complete with a new Hellboy drawing, wielding an axe and wearing his trademark battle damaged coat, by Mignola adorned on[...]

The pin-up gallery for the crowdfunding campaign is even going to include Mike Mignola (you heard that right), Alexis Ziritt, Logan Faerber, Matt Smith, David Rubin That is some serious gravitas Congratulations, Doc Unknown. [Boss Snake cover by Max Fiumara with colors by Dave Stewart] The Kickstarter just opened as of midnight on Sunday night (meaning Monday[...]

Mike Mignola, at the ComicsPRO retailer summit in Portland has seen Dark Horse Comics give an extensive presentation on their upcoming plans. Amongst many, Mike Mignola was on hand to ask the assembled retailers "What happens when you're already dead and you become ill…" announcing Hellboy In Hell: Hounds of Pluto out in August. "As much as I try to wrap[...]

Dark Horse and Rogue Ales are getting together in honor of the 21st anniverary of Mike Mignola's Hellboy… and making a beer The RIGHT HAND OF DOOM, a limited edition beer that will be available online beginning February 22, 2015 at www.rogue.com "When Dark Horse Comics published the first Hellboy story 21 years ago, I never[...]

Joelle has created her own world the same way that Mike Mignola has created a world in Hellboy We could follow this character the way we follow Hellboy (spoiler alert: she doesn't die in this first arc), maybe even 20 years from now Tonally, it fits with what we do Artistically, it belongs right there[...]

This 80-page, two hundredth issue will usher in Mike Mignola and Gabriel Ba returning to Hellboy's time in Mexico with a sequel to "The Coffin Man." In the same issue, Fred Van Lente spins a tale of a telepathic cyborg gorilla in Ape-X,  Sergio Aragonés brings the first chapter of a new Groo tale with Mark[...]

I'd like to thank those who engaged in interviews this year on Bleeding Cool again for sharing their perspective and wisdom with us, and with our readers. Here are some of the highlights from the interviews of 2014 from myself, Rich Johnston, Dan Wickline, Adi Tantimedh, Alex Wilson, Nikolai Fomich, and Jeremy Konrad: With Fred Van Lente:[...]

Mike Mignola's Frankenstein Underground takes the front spot of January's Previews, while IDW's Jem And The Holograms from Kelly Thompson and Ross Campbell takes the back… While DC Comics' Batman Earth One Vol 2 takes the cover of the Previews Order Form… And the return of Gerry Conway to Amazing Spider-Man, takes pride of place in Marvel's Previews[...]

See you on the flip side and have a wonderful December! California Comic book creator and Image Comics co-founder Erik Larsen will be at Isotope Comics in San Francisco on Wednesday, December 10 from 4 to 7 PM to celebrate the 200th issue of Savage Dragon. Culver City's The Comic Bug will host writer Mike Mignola, who will[...]

Dynamite gets a lot of grief for their covers being big ol' slices of cheesecake, but the actual writing depicts the characters as empowered, badass women as opposed to a pair of balloons tied to a stick–Gail Simone's run on Red Sonja is a prime example of what I'm talking about. Which comic artist you've never[...]