Hellboy, Volume 5: Darkness Calls and The Wild Hunt
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Ada
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⭐3。5 rounded up because of the art。I'm torn。 On the one hand we get a lot more plot in this volume。 On the other hand something about the way women were portrayed utterly annoyed me。 Only Baba Yaga seemed to be fleshed out。 The rest of them were just there because 'reasons'。 Even the villain seems a bit too much of a mustache twirling person。 Which is okay but the whole time we got these sketchy characters with motivations that seemed good to them。 But now it's just 'I want to murder。' I don't k ⭐3。5 rounded up because of the art。I'm torn。 On the one hand we get a lot more plot in this volume。 On the other hand something about the way women were portrayed utterly annoyed me。 Only Baba Yaga seemed to be fleshed out。 The rest of them were just there because 'reasons'。 Even the villain seems a bit too much of a mustache twirling person。 Which is okay but the whole time we got these sketchy characters with motivations that seemed good to them。 But now it's just 'I want to murder。' I don't know。 I can't even pinpoint what my problem exactly is beyond "Men seem to be treated different in the story than women。" Because everyone gets fucked over！I'm still enjoying the story。 And the art。 But this volume I enjoyed a bit less。 。。。more
Shai-Hulud
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Hellboy is a gift that keeps on giving。 In the 5th volume of the Library Editions all the little story seeds which were planted in the previous volumes sprout and mark the beginning of a truly epic and focused narrative。Hellboy still walks the earth after he quit the B。P。R。D and continues his journey but his past and destiny is catching up with him。 Unlike the previous volumes which had more or less a monster of the week kinda formula this volume goes all in with one storyline we follow through Hellboy is a gift that keeps on giving。 In the 5th volume of the Library Editions all the little story seeds which were planted in the previous volumes sprout and mark the beginning of a truly epic and focused narrative。Hellboy still walks the earth after he quit the B。P。R。D and continues his journey but his past and destiny is catching up with him。 Unlike the previous volumes which had more or less a monster of the week kinda formula this volume goes all in with one storyline we follow through the book which will conclude in Hellboy in Hell I assume。 I think this arc approach really suits Hellboy and Mike Mignola's strength as a storyteller really shine through。 The really amazing thing about it is that previous adventures are not forgotten and play a huge role in the story。What makes Hellboy such a fascinating series is the unique blend of folk tales， pop culture and the occult which blend together so seemlessly that you would never suspect the mythology is a amalgam of different origins。Another strength of the series lies in our main character Hellboy。 It's just such a joy to see him struggle against his fate。 He just wants to live his life the way he likes which make him such a relatable character。 His fun personality and humour just further add to it。For comics/graphic novels the art is also a very important factor and I am glad that Duncan Fegredo returns as the illustrator for Hellboy Volume 5。 Mike's art will always be my favourite for the series but Duncan Fegredo's art comes really close。 I love the minimal colour and stark shadows which give the series it's unique flair and Duncan really manages to capture Mike's style while also adding his unique twist on it。In short， Hellboy is one of the finest pieces the comic book/graphic novel medium has to offer。 It's unique style of storytelling， beautiful artwork and a little bit of zany humour make it a one of the all-time greats。 There are few comic book series I adore as much as this。 Like Neil Gaiman's Sandman or the works of Alan Moore it transcends it's genre which make it a compelling work of fiction everbody should give a chance。 Even if you don't like comic books that much。 。。。more
Moustafa Abdelhamid
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Hellboy story continues in these two amazing stories， the concept art and the story progression was soo good I had a hard time letting go and not finishing it in one sitting。 Without spoilers Hellboy artists delivers again great folklore stories mixed together with our main antagonist the devil's son Hellboy himself taking the lead and drawing the story further to its much anticipated conclusion。 This is the kind of graphic novels that pulls you deeper the more you read and eventually become a b Hellboy story continues in these two amazing stories， the concept art and the story progression was soo good I had a hard time letting go and not finishing it in one sitting。 Without spoilers Hellboy artists delivers again great folklore stories mixed together with our main antagonist the devil's son Hellboy himself taking the lead and drawing the story further to its much anticipated conclusion。 This is the kind of graphic novels that pulls you deeper the more you read and eventually become a big fan whether its a two page short story or an eight chapters long immersive story。 。。。more
Andrew Hall
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The best of the best of the best。
Monkey Feyerabend
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8。5/10
Przemysław Skoczyński
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Już traciłem do tego serce， już mi się cała fabuła rozłaziła， a cykl męczył i nagle taki cios。 Znów jest spójnie， znów jest logicznie， a pełne szczegółów i fantastycznie zaprojektowane plansze Duncana Fegredo to najlepsze， co mogło się tej serii przytrafić。 No i oczywiście propsy za pociągniecie tematu Baby-Jagi
Alex
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Finally， an epic storyline for an epic character。 Hellboy's universe matures like good wine， it gets better and better as the time passes。 Truly a great comic and the anticipation for vol。6 is beyond words。And for the life of me， I really couldn't see any difference in the art between Duncan and Mike。 Fegredo is more than a decent copy-cat， he's a rightful successor to an all-too-personal comic art-wise， a feat in it's own right （too tough to manage when you have Mignola to please）。 See that R。 Finally， an epic storyline for an epic character。 Hellboy's universe matures like good wine， it gets better and better as the time passes。 Truly a great comic and the anticipation for vol。6 is beyond words。And for the life of me， I really couldn't see any difference in the art between Duncan and Mike。 Fegredo is more than a decent copy-cat， he's a rightful successor to an all-too-personal comic art-wise， a feat in it's own right （too tough to manage when you have Mignola to please）。 See that R。 Corben？ That's how you draw Hellboy。 。。。more
Komuniststar
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Sve male Hellboyeve priče spojene u jednu veliku uz nove crtačke ruke funkcionira izvrsno。 Detaljniji crtež od Mignolinog， al istog stila， taman obogacuje pricu koliko je ona opsirnija od Mignolinih samostalnih epizoda。 Taman kad zatvorim korice oveobimne knjizurine posezem za sljedecom da saznam kako zavrsava taj ep o Hellboyu。 Jer to je sad ep dostojan stat uz bok Bagginsima i Boneovima。
Arun
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Now it gets interesting。 I always loved the longer stories and this is a behemoth。 So many legends and lores get touched upon in this book and Mignola breathes fresh air into each of them。 Duncan's art especially his use of blacks is amazing。 Can't wait to get into book 6 and see where this is going。 Mignola-verse is definitely a great one。 BOOM！ Now it gets interesting。 I always loved the longer stories and this is a behemoth。 So many legends and lores get touched upon in this book and Mignola breathes fresh air into each of them。 Duncan's art especially his use of blacks is amazing。 Can't wait to get into book 6 and see where this is going。 Mignola-verse is definitely a great one。 BOOM！ 。。。more
Brynjólfur Erlingsson
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Hellboy is always a step above most other comics but this book is where the grand mythology of it really kicks into high gear。 The board is set and the pieces are ready for what I expect will be the amazing grand finale of the whole story in the next book。
Molly
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Hellboy is fun and I find that its base in myth and legend， especially Arthurian， which I really like， is a great setting for some interesting action。 Let's not kid ourselves here though， Hellboy is， beyond struggling with expectations and trying to fit in， rather lacking in themes。 It doesn't mean that it's bad， I still think it's good， mindless fun。 I just would have liked it more if the story had more going for it。 Hellboy is fun and I find that its base in myth and legend， especially Arthurian， which I really like， is a great setting for some interesting action。 Let's not kid ourselves here though， Hellboy is， beyond struggling with expectations and trying to fit in， rather lacking in themes。 It doesn't mean that it's bad， I still think it's good， mindless fun。 I just would have liked it more if the story had more going for it。 。。。more
Krzysztof Grabowski
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Opus Magnum Pana Mignoli， który tym razem większość roboty z rysunkami pozostawił imć Fegredo i wygląda to tak jakby całość i tak dalej sobie robił mistrz。 Tak， mistrz。 Bo kto chce， albo i nie。 Hellboy to już cześć popkultury i zostanie tam naprawdę długo， nawet mimo średniej w wykonaniu adaptacji， która na każdym kroku wydaje się ciągle puszczę oko do widza。 Chyba nie o to chodziło。To wszystko co było do tej pory， nawet błahe z początku， poprowadzone nićmi ciemnych sił wraz z przeznaczeniem dop Opus Magnum Pana Mignoli， który tym razem większość roboty z rysunkami pozostawił imć Fegredo i wygląda to tak jakby całość i tak dalej sobie robił mistrz。 Tak， mistrz。 Bo kto chce， albo i nie。 Hellboy to już cześć popkultury i zostanie tam naprawdę długo， nawet mimo średniej w wykonaniu adaptacji， która na każdym kroku wydaje się ciągle puszczę oko do widza。 Chyba nie o to chodziło。To wszystko co było do tej pory， nawet błahe z początku， poprowadzone nićmi ciemnych sił wraz z przeznaczeniem doprowadzają czerwonego herosa do tego momentu。 Będzie musiał zmierzyć się że swoim dziedzictwem， z tą całą spuścizną， która po części nawet nie był świadom。 Stare rasy umierają， ale jest szansa， gdy tylko prawowity król wróci na tron。 Tyle， że ten król nie jest tym zainteresowany。 I na scenę wkracza ona。 Nimue。 Królowa krwi， która pragnie tylko jednego。 Skąpać cały świat we krwi。 Tylko Hellboy， w towarzystwie Alice może się jej przeciwstawić。 Ale zanim do tego dojdzie， Czerwony musi pogodzić się i przyjąć to co należy do niego。 Dzięki czemu obudzi "swoją" armię i ruszy na podbój świata， tworząc Raj na Ziemi， tylko że dla potępionych。。。 Tak przynajmniej twierdzi Morgana。。。 A jest jeszcze Wieprz， który żywi urazę do Hellboy'a za to co ten mu zgotował kiedyś。Ale to druga opowieść， gdyż poprzedza ją kolejne spotkanie z samą Babą Jagą， która jednak nie ryzykuje kolejnego starcia z Księciem Piekieł i wysyła za nim swoich popleczników， w tym Kościeja。 Mignola postanowił zrobić coś więcej niż tylko zbiór małych opowiadań， w których Hellboy robi za detektywa， ale tak bardziej używa pięści niż rozumu。 Sam autor mówił， że lepiej czuje się w krótszym metrażu， ale to co najlepsze stworzył mieści się w tym tomie。 Klimat， okultyzm， stare wierzenia， dziwne stwory i ta oprawa。 Żałuję dwóch rzeczy。 Że dobrałem się do tej serii tak późno i faktu， iż cześć z tego smakowitego tortu już za mną。 Zazdroszczę tym， którzy się z całością zetkną po raz pierwszy。 Miałem tak przy dwóch aspektach w życiu: grze Wiedźmin 3 i ostatnim związku， z kimś kogo pokochałem。 Ale coś się kończy， coś się zaczyna。Nie mogło być inaczej。 Hellboy to ambrozja。 W czasach średniowiecza byłaby to księga zakazana， więc cieszmy się że dane jest nam tak świetne rzeczy mieć dostępne w zasięgu ręki。 Jeszcze nie masz？ Biegnij do sklepu。。。 Daj się zaczarować。 Wejdź sobą w ten świat， który już na zawsze zostanie z Tobą。 I tylko zaskoczenie， że ten piąty tom niby obszerniejszy to tak szybko się kończy。。。 。。。more
Václav
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Even if I love the short "occult detective" （or rather occult-buster） Hellboy stories， I must admit that Hellboy was predestined to some big， epic arc。 The time has come and while B。P。R。D。 struggles with its problems， Hellboy， willingly or not， embarks upon the destiny he tries to avoid， one way or another。 I love how he slowly realizes that he cannot avoid it， but he may change the result。The fifth library edition is one straight story， perfectly "Hellboy-ish" with perfect Mignola feel （and wri Even if I love the short "occult detective" （or rather occult-buster） Hellboy stories， I must admit that Hellboy was predestined to some big， epic arc。 The time has come and while B。P。R。D。 struggles with its problems， Hellboy， willingly or not， embarks upon the destiny he tries to avoid， one way or another。 I love how he slowly realizes that he cannot avoid it， but he may change the result。The fifth library edition is one straight story， perfectly "Hellboy-ish" with perfect Mignola feel （and writing） and Ferdego's great looking， perfectly fitting art （very similar to Mignola's）。 I loved Hellboy's travel， characters he met along， the fights he must endure （the one with Koschei was so much fun） and mysterious events he stumbled upon。 The mix of legends and the gloomy look is exactly what I love about Hellboy。 Mike came back， passed the visual part to Duncan and together they created one of the best parts of the Hellboyverse。 。。。more
Dlotempio
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Epic in the best sense of the word。 Mike Mignola expands the Hellboy mythology with these stories。 The events play an important role in the final B。P。R。D。 & Hellboy story - The Devil You Know。 Superlative graphic fiction。
TJonLock
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Now that I’m going through a second time， I’m for sure falling into the camp that says Hellboy is best when there isn’t an epic story it’s trying to accomplish。 There’s still quality work here， but it doesn’t exactly measure up to past stories for me。 It’s moreso a stepping stone for the eventual “Hellboy in Hell” denouement。
Joe
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It's nice to read one continuous story-arch， as opposed to the usual shorter stories。 This volume ties together a lot of characters and plot threads from previous volumes， and I think it makes for an easier-to-follow book。 There's a lot of action， and the art is （in my opinion）， even better than when Mignola was drawing it。 It seems more detailed and the style is consistent with prior volumes。 It's awesome to see the horror takes on folk-tales like the Baba Yaga， Wild Hunt， Yggdrasil， Arthurian It's nice to read one continuous story-arch， as opposed to the usual shorter stories。 This volume ties together a lot of characters and plot threads from previous volumes， and I think it makes for an easier-to-follow book。 There's a lot of action， and the art is （in my opinion）， even better than when Mignola was drawing it。 It seems more detailed and the style is consistent with prior volumes。 It's awesome to see the horror takes on folk-tales like the Baba Yaga， Wild Hunt， Yggdrasil， Arthurian legends， and much more。 I found myself reading it too quickly and skipping over a lot of the great art。 I will have to re-focus on a reread in the future， but I can't wait to see how this arc concludes in the next volume。 。。。more
Kirby Davis
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The start of the epic。。。 I love the way Mignola weaves and assembles his plots here。 It's a great read that grows in fulfillment as Mignola proceeds。 It seems to help that i've read it before -- it makes this wild supernatural tale easier to follow。 The start of the epic。。。 I love the way Mignola weaves and assembles his plots here。 It's a great read that grows in fulfillment as Mignola proceeds。 It seems to help that i've read it before -- it makes this wild supernatural tale easier to follow。 。。。more
Maksym Karpovets
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Для мене це поки найбільш потужний том， зважаючи на характер історії。 Вперше Міньйола вирішив написати комплексну， довготривалу історію， розгортаючи лор ще більше на межі поєднання міфологій， казок， філософії， містики та фольклору。 Цього разу маємо два міфічно-фольклорні дискурси: російський （казки про Бабу Ягу， Кощея） та англійський （міфи та легенди про Артура）。 Між цими площинами Міньйола ще встигає розвивати свою міфологію， додаючи акцентів щодо старих і нових персонажів。 До того ж， він поєдн Для мене це поки найбільш потужний том， зважаючи на характер історії。 Вперше Міньйола вирішив написати комплексну， довготривалу історію， розгортаючи лор ще більше на межі поєднання міфологій， казок， філософії， містики та фольклору。 Цього разу маємо два міфічно-фольклорні дискурси: російський （казки про Бабу Ягу， Кощея） та англійський （міфи та легенди про Артура）。 Між цими площинами Міньйола ще встигає розвивати свою міфологію， додаючи акцентів щодо старих і нових персонажів。 До того ж， він поєднує усі пази， тому якщо ви читали попередні томи （що бажано， але не критично）， то матимете подвійний бонус， оскільки побачите， наскільки це все чудесно й організовано працює。Словом， майстерність автора тут досягає своїх найкращих проявів， зважаючи на складність поставленого завдання。 Зокрема， наскільки я розумію， Міньйола задумав написати щось типу епічного фентезійного блокбастеру， намагаючись лишити свою фірмову атмосферу。 Як правило， коли хтось береться за такий проект， то є великий ризик розмазати задум: губляться персонажі， світ десь провисає， а окремі історії просто не доводяться до кінця。 Тут же навпаки - маємо справді епічне， багаторівнене й емоційне полотно， сповнене твістів і саспенсу。 Наприклад， епізод із Домовим мене просто до мурашок налякав。 Той момент， коли ти спокійно читаєш， рухаєшся панелями， а тут раптом на тебе дивляться з куточку чиїсь очі （спойлер）。 Дуже моторошно。 Зрозуміло， що увесь візуальний ефект ніколи б не вдався без Дункана Фаргедо， який， на мою скромну думку， навіть перевершив стиль Міньйоли。 Так， Фаргедо зберіг мінімалізм， лаконічність та композиційну витонченість， але й додав деталізацію， текстуру й， що найважливіше， великі панельні розвороти。 Для цих текстів це просто необхідно。 Він прекрасно справляється як з батальними сценами （тут вони є， і доволі масштабні）， так і з атмосферою。 Дивуєшся， наскільки Мінйьола точно підібрав собі художника， який не тільки на одній хвилі， але ще й зумів вдосконалити всесвіт Хелбоя завдяки своєму баченню。 Загалом， це справді класика， сповнена як глибокого вплітання міфів， легенд і казок （подібно до майстерності Ніла Геймана）， так і неймовірної авторської фантазії， що досі породжує нові атмосферні історії。 。。。more
Mike
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Rating Hellboy at this point feels like a pointless endeavor， especially as it becomes clear the time of fun， goofy things is just about over and we're into a much darker final act。 So， I'll just say Duncan Fegredo's art is amazing here and puts most other collaborators on the Hellboy mythos to shame。 Rating Hellboy at this point feels like a pointless endeavor， especially as it becomes clear the time of fun， goofy things is just about over and we're into a much darker final act。 So， I'll just say Duncan Fegredo's art is amazing here and puts most other collaborators on the Hellboy mythos to shame。 。。。more
Rumi Bossche
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After the forth library edition， which was a collection of short stories which were great， its now one with the main story ！ And what a story it is， he is on the run the entire time， the story really starts to click and you have a feeling they are working towards the end。 Like the other ones its chockfull of myths and legends and i love it。 Baba Yaga， and mostly Arthurian legend， all told in a fast paced story， with stakes， horror， but also fun and laughs。 With some of the best artwork period。 S After the forth library edition， which was a collection of short stories which were great， its now one with the main story ！ And what a story it is， he is on the run the entire time， the story really starts to click and you have a feeling they are working towards the end。 Like the other ones its chockfull of myths and legends and i love it。 Baba Yaga， and mostly Arthurian legend， all told in a fast paced story， with stakes， horror， but also fun and laughs。 With some of the best artwork period。 Stop reading and go for it。 So good ！ 。。。more
Zachary
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The Hellboy Library edition's continue to impress with this latest volume， highly recommended for fans of Hellboy。 The Hellboy Library edition's continue to impress with this latest volume， highly recommended for fans of Hellboy。 。。。more
Jonathan
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A strong return to form for Mike Mignola and the fifth Library Edition of Hellboy。 After a week vol 4 that jumped around away from the main Hellboy narrative， vol 5 takes us back on Hellboy's journey。 A story that is much more grounded in fantasy and at times can be a little hard to follow succeeds in bringing the focus back on Hellboy and his place in the world。 Some thought provoking questions on destiny and escaping from your past really strengthen this volume and set the stage for the next c A strong return to form for Mike Mignola and the fifth Library Edition of Hellboy。 After a week vol 4 that jumped around away from the main Hellboy narrative， vol 5 takes us back on Hellboy's journey。 A story that is much more grounded in fantasy and at times can be a little hard to follow succeeds in bringing the focus back on Hellboy and his place in the world。 Some thought provoking questions on destiny and escaping from your past really strengthen this volume and set the stage for the next chapter in the Hellboy saga。 。。。more
Tom
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This collection has two large stories that continue the same narrative。 It's a change from the more episodic tales in the earlier volumes， but it is interesting to see something with more epic sprawl。If it were not for the forward， I probably would not have noticed that a different artist drew this volume。 The general style is true to the earlier ones， but there are certain unique features to the art in this。 This collection has two large stories that continue the same narrative。 It's a change from the more episodic tales in the earlier volumes， but it is interesting to see something with more epic sprawl。If it were not for the forward， I probably would not have noticed that a different artist drew this volume。 The general style is true to the earlier ones， but there are certain unique features to the art in this。 。。。more
Elijah
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Talk about a cliff hanger！
Robert Risher
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He's screwed。 They've told him over and over， but it's finally starting to hit home。 No matter how much good he does in the world， Hellboy can't escape his fate。 The world is going to end one way or another， and he's going to play a big part by trying to save it。 It's only a matter of time。 So do any of his actions even matter， if it's all going to end anyway？I guess that's why you keep reading。 I can't wait for the next volume。 He's screwed。 They've told him over and over， but it's finally starting to hit home。 No matter how much good he does in the world， Hellboy can't escape his fate。 The world is going to end one way or another， and he's going to play a big part by trying to save it。 It's only a matter of time。 So do any of his actions even matter， if it's all going to end anyway？I guess that's why you keep reading。 I can't wait for the next volume。 。。。more
John
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Endings a tricky things， and this sets up the dominoes for an "end" for Hellboy。 Duncan Fegredo does an excellent job on the art on this book， and I actually prefer his style to Mignola （hell worthy blasphemy， I know！） The Wild Hunt really being to develop Hellboy's role in the apocalypse， and that he does have a bit of a choice in one vision he'd like to fulfill。 As such， it adds a little more weight him wrestling with his destiny（s）。 Endings a tricky things， and this sets up the dominoes for an "end" for Hellboy。 Duncan Fegredo does an excellent job on the art on this book， and I actually prefer his style to Mignola （hell worthy blasphemy， I know！） The Wild Hunt really being to develop Hellboy's role in the apocalypse， and that he does have a bit of a choice in one vision he'd like to fulfill。 As such， it adds a little more weight him wrestling with his destiny（s）。 。。。more
Βασίλειος Ησαϊάδης
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when you open an omnibus and you don't stop until its finished <3 when you open an omnibus and you don't stop until its finished <3 。。。more
Pinkerton
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English （but not so good） / ItalianoI love witches in this series， Baba Yaga most of all。 The manifestation of their powers gives us jewels as Koshchei’s story。 Meanwhile other creatures plotting in the shadows， setting in motion the mechanism which bring us to the great final。 The demon becomes so a hero of an arthurian saga and he prepares to face his last enemy on this earth， the queen of witches… rather， the goddess of war！ItalianoAdoro le streghe in questa serie， Baba Yaga più di tutte。 La English （but not so good） / ItalianoI love witches in this series， Baba Yaga most of all。 The manifestation of their powers gives us jewels as Koshchei’s story。 Meanwhile other creatures plotting in the shadows， setting in motion the mechanism which bring us to the great final。 The demon becomes so a hero of an arthurian saga and he prepares to face his last enemy on this earth， the queen of witches… rather， the goddess of war！ItalianoAdoro le streghe in questa serie， Baba Yaga più di tutte。 La manifestazione dei loro poteri ci regala gioielli come la storia di Koshchei。 Nel frattempo altre creature tramano nell’ombra， mettendo in moto il meccanismo che ci condurrà al gran finale。 Il demone diventa così l’eroe di una saga arthuriana e si appresta ad affrontare il suo ultimo nemico su questa terra， la regina delle streghe… anzi， la dea della guerra！ 。。。more
Craig Sieracki
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I love this volume， it is among my favorite。 It really pushes the overall story arc from Hellboy forward。
David Leslie
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