Mike Mignola and Duncan Fegredo conclude their epic collaboration that began in 2007''s Darkness Calls - a saga that changes everything for Hellboy! In The Storm and the Fury, Hellboy cuts a deal with the devious Baba Yaga that may secure the survival of mankind in this follow-up to 2009''s lauded Hellboy: The Wild Hunt. But when war ensues between the forces of good and evil, Hellboy must finally confront the Queen of Blood in a battle which will set the stage for a new chapter in Hellboy''s life!
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By Noel
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Picking up from "Volume 9: The Wild Hunt" (Vols 10 and 11 were collections of Hellboy short stories), Hellboy faces his destiny as the potential destroyer or saviour of the world.
While this is a potentially exciting finale, the book feels oddly flat. Hellboy doesn't have many lines and his wit and charm is mostly missing (until his final scene). I think part of the problem was that this didn't feel like the end you would expect. I expected a summation, a kind of retrospective taking in his friends and family, the adventures he's been on, a look back on the long, long journey he's been on to get him to this, his final hour. Instead, there's a brief introduction and then Hellboy's plunged into endless fighting against monsters for the rest of the book.
And yet how else could it have ended? Nearly every book in the series has seen Hellboy punching out the monster at the end, why break the formula now? Well, sure, but it still felt rote and somewhat impersonal to see Hellboy fighting the monster at the end and then... what happens, happens.
But this is the comics world, it's all origins and middle stories. While it purports to have endings in the form of deaths of famous and favourite characters, those characters always come back - always. While this book ends the main Hellboy series, I wouldn't expect that this is the end of the character, not by a long shot.
So fans of the series get an ending but as with most endings, its unsatisfactory and doesn't live up to readers' expectations. But it's an ending. And as said by one of the characters in the book about Rag Narok "it is the end. But it is also a new beginning". Methinks the red guy ain't down for the count.
While this is a potentially exciting finale, the book feels oddly flat. Hellboy doesn't have many lines and his wit and charm is mostly missing (until his final scene). I think part of the problem was that this didn't feel like the end you would expect. I expected a summation, a kind of retrospective taking in his friends and family, the adventures he's been on, a look back on the long, long journey he's been on to get him to this, his final hour. Instead, there's a brief introduction and then Hellboy's plunged into endless fighting against monsters for the rest of the book.
And yet how else could it have ended? Nearly every book in the series has seen Hellboy punching out the monster at the end, why break the formula now? Well, sure, but it still felt rote and somewhat impersonal to see Hellboy fighting the monster at the end and then... what happens, happens.
But this is the comics world, it's all origins and middle stories. While it purports to have endings in the form of deaths of famous and favourite characters, those characters always come back - always. While this book ends the main Hellboy series, I wouldn't expect that this is the end of the character, not by a long shot.
So fans of the series get an ending but as with most endings, its unsatisfactory and doesn't live up to readers' expectations. But it's an ending. And as said by one of the characters in the book about Rag Narok "it is the end. But it is also a new beginning". Methinks the red guy ain't down for the count.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I have had this on pre-order for months and it is worth every minute of the wait. A fitting climax to this period in the Hellboy saga. As with all Mignola's work the writing is great and it suitably brings this period of Hellboy to a conclusion. There's no point in me trying to review Mignola though as there's enough written about that and if you haven't discovered him yet this not the place to start. Believe me you will enjoy the trip.
On the art however, there are things I have to say.
Personally I love Fegredo's art, he has taken to the formidable task of following in Mignola's footsteps with aplomb and brought a kinetic energy that has suited the action-driven plot. In this piece events become truly apocalyptic and I don't think anyone else in the world could have carried it off with such panache and skill. When so much comic art has become so cliched and muscle bound it is great to see work so full of intelligence and imagination. As this arc is set in England by and large it is appropriate that a British artist take it on. Almost every panel is truly perfect, I have read it once and pored over it many times. These 3 books are my favourite Hellboy novels.
On the art however, there are things I have to say.
Personally I love Fegredo's art, he has taken to the formidable task of following in Mignola's footsteps with aplomb and brought a kinetic energy that has suited the action-driven plot. In this piece events become truly apocalyptic and I don't think anyone else in the world could have carried it off with such panache and skill. When so much comic art has become so cliched and muscle bound it is great to see work so full of intelligence and imagination. As this arc is set in England by and large it is appropriate that a British artist take it on. Almost every panel is truly perfect, I have read it once and pored over it many times. These 3 books are my favourite Hellboy novels.
By Sam Russell
Format:Paperback
A multifaceted and dynamic tale. Mignola weaves aspects from several past storylines beautifully in this epic chapter of the Hellboy Saga.
Hellboy's past, present and destiny all intertwine to create a series of events that are truly cataclysmic, heart-wrenching and in a word: epic.
Hellboy's long road has led to this destination. For 10 years I've followed him on his path and the end of this particular tale answers one of Hellboy's most pertinent questions (his destiny) but then poses another, even more exciting one: "what next"?
Hellboy's past, present and destiny all intertwine to create a series of events that are truly cataclysmic, heart-wrenching and in a word: epic.
Hellboy's long road has led to this destination. For 10 years I've followed him on his path and the end of this particular tale answers one of Hellboy's most pertinent questions (his destiny) but then poses another, even more exciting one: "what next"?
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Since quitting the Bureau in Strange Places, the pieces of Hellboy's future and fate have started to fall into place and Mike Mignola has done a superb job creating an epic sense... Read more
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This finale of the beloved Hellboy I feel was slap dash, we knew he was going to die but this final book didnt have that paranormal magic , it was a beat em' up... Read more
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