Hellboy, Volume 1: Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil
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Summary
Since Mike Mignola’s Hellboy first hit the stands in 1993， it has become a cultural sensation， racking up a dozen Eisner Awards and inspiring numerous spinoffs， from a novel line， to video games， to feature films。 Now， Dark Horse is pleased to present the comics that started it all， collected in deluxe hardcover editions。 Sized at 9" by 12"， and handsomely bound to match The Art of Hellboy hardcover， each volume contains two full story-arcs — the equivalent of two trade-paperbacks。 Each volume of the Hellboy Library Editions also includes extensive supplemental materials， including previously unreleased sketches and designs。
Hellboy Library Edition Volume 1 collects the first two story-arcs — Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil — with the original introductions by Robert Bloch and Alan Moore and expanded Mignola sketchbook sections。
Hellboy Library Edition Volume 1 collects the first two story-arcs — Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil — with the original introductions by Robert Bloch and Alan Moore and expanded Mignola sketchbook sections。
Reviews
Leander
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Prachtige， luxe bundel van de Hellboy verhalen Seed of destruction en Wake the devil。 Wat kan ik erover zeggen？ Het begin van Hellboy， vanaf de eerste pagina al prachtige， bedrieglijk eenvoudige illustraties en een lekker duister verhaal dat desondanks licht aanvoelt en lekker wegleest。 Aan het eind van de bundel nog wat mooie schetsen met uitleg van Mike Mignola。 Echt genieten。
Sean
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I already own the two volumes collected here in paperback and I've read them both multiple times。 I bought this more to continue my collection of the library editions， but I'll gladly take any excuse to read these stories again。 Seed of Destruction will seem familiar to fans of the first Hellboy movie as it inspired many aspects of that film。 It's a great introduction to the character and jumping off point for the world that would only grow and expand over the years。 The artwork is the real draw I already own the two volumes collected here in paperback and I've read them both multiple times。 I bought this more to continue my collection of the library editions， but I'll gladly take any excuse to read these stories again。 Seed of Destruction will seem familiar to fans of the first Hellboy movie as it inspired many aspects of that film。 It's a great introduction to the character and jumping off point for the world that would only grow and expand over the years。 The artwork is the real draw with this part of the story。 Mignola establishes the aesthetic of his universe here。 However， Wake The Devil is where things truly come into their own。 The legend goes that with Seed， Mignola had John Byrne script his story idea because he wasn't confident in his own writing。 By the time of Wake The Devil， his confidence grew and he was now the sole writer， and the book is better for it。 That's not a knock on Byrne， his work is great， but Wake is very clearly the product of Mignola's singular vision。 Narrative captions are greatly reduced and the story is told more through the [fantastic] art。 。。。more
David Muñoz
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First time reading Hellboy and I gotta say its awesome。 First off， I've always been a big fan of Mike Mignola's artwork。 Even though this was my first time reading his work， I've always looked at his artwork and admired it。 Mike to me is in my top 5 artist。 His style is so unique and his own。 I think its iconic and stands as one of those styles that a lot of other artist try and mimic。 Writing wise he's not too bad either。 He builds a world so interesting and deep it just has you craving for mor First time reading Hellboy and I gotta say its awesome。 First off， I've always been a big fan of Mike Mignola's artwork。 Even though this was my first time reading his work， I've always looked at his artwork and admired it。 Mike to me is in my top 5 artist。 His style is so unique and his own。 I think its iconic and stands as one of those styles that a lot of other artist try and mimic。 Writing wise he's not too bad either。 He builds a world so interesting and deep it just has you craving for more。 He does the same with his characters。 From the supporting cast， to our main protagonist。 I just love the concept of Hellboy and this vol will let you know the character enough， but still have you asking questions and making you want more。 I think Mike doing the writing and art is perfect， as there are times where he goes on a bit with the dialogue and narrating， but is saved by his gorgeous artwork。 Even a simple conversations is amazing to look at。 You for sure have to pay attention to his writing as he doesn't just give you action。 All in all this was an awesome read。 。。。more
Adam Hulse
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The art and story in this aged so well。 Was flabbergasted when I realized this was early 90s。 I didn’t discover hellboy until the first Guillermo Del Toro movie and assumed it was only a few years old at that point。 Phenomenal style。
Alec Popescu
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Beautiful art。 Amazing story。 Truly beginning a great saga with a bang！
Aditya Sharma
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The stories are nice， but it’s the artwork that makes this a graphic novel you’d want to own， and not just read。Nearly every panel is frame-worthy， and I’m now an even bigger fan of Mike Mignola’s signature style。
Fraser Simons
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Great way to consume the series。 Big fan of oversized collections。 The extras at the back with extra lore stuff was fun， but it’s not a reason to pick up this version versus others， absolutely the thick stock pages and large format is the only real reason。 I really liked both collected trades in this and have been told it only gets better， so I’m pretty excited to see what the series has to offer if this isn’t that great。 Some better dialogue and less tropey interactions/story beats could easily Great way to consume the series。 Big fan of oversized collections。 The extras at the back with extra lore stuff was fun， but it’s not a reason to pick up this version versus others， absolutely the thick stock pages and large format is the only real reason。 I really liked both collected trades in this and have been told it only gets better， so I’m pretty excited to see what the series has to offer if this isn’t that great。 Some better dialogue and less tropey interactions/story beats could easily turn these books into 5 star reads， for me。 。。。more
Bartolomeo M
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Bardzo przyjemna rozrywka。
Brandon
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Art - 5 StarsStory - 3。5 StarsI tried to read Hellboy many years ago， and all I remembered was that I loved the way it looked。 Having read the first omnibus all the way through， I now see why this was the case。 Mignola's art is instantly recognizable and a joy to look at。 He has an amazing eye for composition and color。 His use of shadows is so distinctive that every panel is filled with a Gothic moodiness that is hard to match。 The story， on the other hand， seems to take a little longer to find Art - 5 StarsStory - 3。5 StarsI tried to read Hellboy many years ago， and all I remembered was that I loved the way it looked。 Having read the first omnibus all the way through， I now see why this was the case。 Mignola's art is instantly recognizable and a joy to look at。 He has an amazing eye for composition and color。 His use of shadows is so distinctive that every panel is filled with a Gothic moodiness that is hard to match。 The story， on the other hand， seems to take a little longer to find its stride。 Not bad， by any means。 But when compared to the amazing artwork， it lacks the energy and power I was hoping for。 That said， I'm excited to read the rest of the series！ 。。。more
Donovan
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Demons， monsters， vampires， kaBOOMS！Not unlike The Office's notorious Season 1， Vol。 1 is off-putting and yet saved by Vol。 2。 I wrote in my review that Vol。 1 is basically too slow and boring。 In Vol。 2， everything thankfully takes a backseat to dark fantasy and horror。 The story becomes less about the team's investigation than Hellboy's lust for destruction and identity。 He fights monsters and gods and his own dark destiny。 Ultimately there's more action， humor， and character development， so g Demons， monsters， vampires， kaBOOMS！Not unlike The Office's notorious Season 1， Vol。 1 is off-putting and yet saved by Vol。 2。 I wrote in my review that Vol。 1 is basically too slow and boring。 In Vol。 2， everything thankfully takes a backseat to dark fantasy and horror。 The story becomes less about the team's investigation than Hellboy's lust for destruction and identity。 He fights monsters and gods and his own dark destiny。 Ultimately there's more action， humor， and character development， so go ahead and power through Vol。 1 and get to Vol。 2， where Mike Mignola begins to hit his stride， because it's definitely worth it。 A Short Note on the Library Edition。。。Grade: A+WOW。 Dark Horse does it best， but this is probably the greatest deluxe edition ever。 At 12" x 9"， this Library Edition is super tall and a full inch wider than your average Dark Horse Library Edition such as Fear Agent or Goon， resulting in zero gutter loss。 The exterior hardcover is a thick black cloth， and I mean cloth， not paper over board。 The frontispiece （for lack of a better word） is matte and in-laid， and the lettering is gold foil。 That's just the outside。 Inside， the paper is doubly thick semi-gloss--my only complaint is that my fingerprints ghost on the darks， but thankfully they disappear with time。 （"Turn the page， wash your hands" you say？ I think not。）。 Of course， this has a sturdy sewn binding and tons of cool extras--artwork， character studies， and letters from Mignola and others detailing Hellboy's origin as a random "I wanted to draw a demon at a con" drawing。 This is definitely a fantastic value。 。。。more
Melinda Wilson
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This was my first introduction to reading a comic。 It took me a while to figure out the conventions， to read the panels in the right order， and many other things I've forgotten， but by the end， I was hooked and needed to know what happened to Hellboy in the rest of his story。Without giving anything away about particular stories， I love that Hellboy is a rather world-weary normal guy， despite his being a demon creature from Hell。 He has a charming propensity to be constantly being thrown through This was my first introduction to reading a comic。 It took me a while to figure out the conventions， to read the panels in the right order， and many other things I've forgotten， but by the end， I was hooked and needed to know what happened to Hellboy in the rest of his story。Without giving anything away about particular stories， I love that Hellboy is a rather world-weary normal guy， despite his being a demon creature from Hell。 He has a charming propensity to be constantly being thrown through a floor by whatever massive evil thing he is fighting， （or punched through a floor， whatever）， falling upside down with his cute little feet in the air。 I'm also a fan of the way that Mike Mignola draws sculpture and architecture。 There's something truly beautiful about the details he adds for mood and beauty。 I'm not a comic book person， or a horror person， but I'd actually recommend the whole series。 。。。more
Ada
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Like Hellboy I had no idea what was going on。 Did not lessen my enjoyment of this comic。 I'm really glad I got this gifted。 This edition is gorgeous and the artwork is to die for。 Like Hellboy I had no idea what was going on。 Did not lessen my enjoyment of this comic。 I'm really glad I got this gifted。 This edition is gorgeous and the artwork is to die for。 。。。more
Snow
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Re-read
Blindzider
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I read Seed of Destruction when it originally was released and as much as I love Mignola's artwork， the story didn't really grab me。 Reading this now， decades later， I like it a little more， but it still isn't grabbing me。 The inside is beautiful to look at， and this Library Edition is fantastic。 I read Seed of Destruction when it originally was released and as much as I love Mignola's artwork， the story didn't really grab me。 Reading this now， decades later， I like it a little more， but it still isn't grabbing me。 The inside is beautiful to look at， and this Library Edition is fantastic。 。。。more
Monkey Feyerabend
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6/10
Yura Stakh
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"Зерно руйнування" така цікава суміш Лавкрафта і нуару。 Взагалі всю арку не відпускало враження， що Геллбой - це Марв з Сін сіті。"Пробудження диявола" вже виглядає значно більш самостійною роботою， хоча я так і не зрозумів， чому він назвав вампіра Джуреску， а не Дракулою。Загалом обидві роботи мають дуже крутий малюнок。 Сторітелінг на вищому рівні， відірватись від мальописа було складно， проковтнув майже на раз。 Дуже раджу і дуже важко буде чекати продовження， бо хочеться вже зараз взяти в руки н "Зерно руйнування" така цікава суміш Лавкрафта і нуару。 Взагалі всю арку не відпускало враження， що Геллбой - це Марв з Сін сіті。"Пробудження диявола" вже виглядає значно більш самостійною роботою， хоча я так і не зрозумів， чому він назвав вампіра Джуреску， а не Дракулою。Загалом обидві роботи мають дуже крутий малюнок。 Сторітелінг на вищому рівні， відірватись від мальописа було складно， проковтнув майже на раз。 Дуже раджу і дуже важко буде чекати продовження， бо хочеться вже зараз взяти в руки наступний том。 。。。more
Murilo Hermes
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4。5/5
Marissa
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4。5 stars
Przemysław Skoczyński
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Nie będę odkrywał Ameryki， to jest genialne graficznie i na granicy akceptowalności， jeśli chodzi o fabułę。 Póki co pierwszy argument i klimat， jaki za tym idzie， przeważają
Rory Wilding
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My introduction to Hellboy was not so much the comics， but watching the two films directed by Guillermo del Toro， the first of which also led to my love of that director’s filmography。 Although one can argue that Mike Mignola’s creation remains a niche property compared to the likes of Marvel and DC， it does have a unique approach in terms of world-building， mixing folklore， pulp magazines， Lovecraftian horror and horror fiction。 With this blending of multiple genres within the confines of a sup My introduction to Hellboy was not so much the comics， but watching the two films directed by Guillermo del Toro， the first of which also led to my love of that director’s filmography。 Although one can argue that Mike Mignola’s creation remains a niche property compared to the likes of Marvel and DC， it does have a unique approach in terms of world-building， mixing folklore， pulp magazines， Lovecraftian horror and horror fiction。 With this blending of multiple genres within the confines of a superhero comic， no wonder del Toro wanted to adapt it， and after the disappointment of Neil Marshall’s reboot， now would be the time to look back at the source material。Opening in 1944， a team of US Army commandos – accompanied by three paranormal officials， one of whom is Professor Trevor Bruttenholm – heads to a village in the English Midlands， in order to prevent a doomsday project orchestrated by the Nazis， which could herald the end of the world。 Summoned by the fabled Russian psychic Grigori Rasputin， instead of the Ogdru Jahad that would unleash the apocalypse， a boy-like， red-skinned demon appears， and is soon dubbed "Hellboy" by Professor Bruttenholm。 Years later， Hellboy grows up to become an agent for the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense。Along with his colleagues Liz Sherman and Abe Sapien， Hellboy investigates the last case his adopted father was involved before his murder， only for H。B。 to look back at the past and discover what his true purpose is。 Upon reading the initial arc titled Seed of Destruction， you can see this as partly the basis of the first Hellboy film， which certainly the liberties with the comics and pushed that even further in the sequel。 Scripted by John Bryne， you can tell that artist Mignola， who conceived the story， was still learning as this was his first creator-owned comic。 In just four issues， the script can at times feel like an info bomb with the amount of expedition from Hellboy’s backstory to Rasputin’s long monologuing。What makes this arc work， is both the art and the eponymous hero。 By the time he created Hellboy， Mignola has established his art-style， of which Alan Moore has described as "German expressionism meets Jack Kirby"。 Mignola’s love of Kirby’s comics is definitely apparent here， with the large panels featuring well-crafted action sequences with Hellboy punching a variety of monsters。 As for the German Expressionism， there is a great use of shadows to encapsulate some form of horror， whilst nicely contributing Mignola’s simplistic designs from characters to environments。Hellboy himself is just a great character， with his no-nonsense attitude towards the monsters he faces and although he is one himself， he pretty much accepts it， whilst denying his apocalyptic purpose that Rasputin has been trying to lure him towards。 As menacing as he looks， Hellboy shows a sense of companionship towards his fellow agents and even shows some tenderness towards his adopted father。 This camaraderie among the BPRD agents is explored in Wake the Devil， whilst the Nazis that took part in Project Ragna Rok return to manufacture their own army。 With Mignola draws as well as scripting the story， you can see he is starting to shape up the larger canvas with many moving gears in how numerous characters， more from the BPRD， as well as Rasputin being this continuing presence， whilst introducing a new threat。Ending this volume with two witty shorts， showing that it’s not always dark， this is a really good introduction to Hellboy and his world that I am excited to explore more。 。。。more
Kiko Montanari
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Increíble edición。 Amo las notas y los bocetos que Mignola comparte。 Todo el mundo de Hellboy es emocionante y fascinante。 Aunque la narrativa no me encanta， los diseños son admirables。
Karly Glauser
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My husband has begged me for years to read this series。 After seeing the movies and heard all the hype from my husband， this is a good book but it didn’t knock my socks off。
Alex
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Hellboy is an awesome comicbook。 And not because it's art is phenomenal or it's scripts are extraordinary and original， but it's fresh and different with Mignola paying real good attention to detail and accuracy in every aspect of the story。 The narration is idiosyncratic， unique with comical element present but in right doses。 I'm happy I finally started this after all these years i've been conversing about it。 I'm really excited also to have all the library editions， it's a pleasure to read it Hellboy is an awesome comicbook。 And not because it's art is phenomenal or it's scripts are extraordinary and original， but it's fresh and different with Mignola paying real good attention to detail and accuracy in every aspect of the story。 The narration is idiosyncratic， unique with comical element present but in right doses。 I'm happy I finally started this after all these years i've been conversing about it。 I'm really excited also to have all the library editions， it's a pleasure to read it in that format。 。。。more
AJ Anstiss
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Who can be mad at a demon kicking rasputin and Dracula's ass with his team of badasses？ Who can be mad at a demon kicking rasputin and Dracula's ass with his team of badasses？ 。。。more
Vladimír
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Vitajte vo svete Hellboya。 Vitajte v Mignolaverse。"They have。。。 a message。 They say。。。 They say。。。 somethig is coming。。。 "Seed of DestructionPríchod Hellboya na náš svet je zastrený rúškom tajomstva。 Nedozvedáme sa príliš veľa a aj keď vieme， ako sa to všetko stalo， nevieme， prečo。 To si Mignola nechal pre seba a fragmenty， ktoré nám to vysvetlia， nám bude dávkovať postupne。 Príbeh ako taký nie je nič výnimočné， avšak na každej stránke je cítiť， že niekde v pozadí sa deje niečo väčšie。 Ako už v Vitajte vo svete Hellboya。 Vitajte v Mignolaverse。"They have。。。 a message。 They say。。。 They say。。。 somethig is coming。。。 "Seed of DestructionPríchod Hellboya na náš svet je zastrený rúškom tajomstva。 Nedozvedáme sa príliš veľa a aj keď vieme， ako sa to všetko stalo， nevieme， prečo。 To si Mignola nechal pre seba a fragmenty， ktoré nám to vysvetlia， nám bude dávkovať postupne。 Príbeh ako taký nie je nič výnimočné， avšak na každej stránke je cítiť， že niekde v pozadí sa deje niečo väčšie。 Ako už v úvode poznamenal ultimátny zlosyn Rasputin - do pohybu sa dalo niečo， čo sa už nedá zastaviť ani zvrátiť。 A je to práve Rasputin， kto ťahá za nitky a ide si trpezlivo podľa svojho plánu。 Táto postava ma neskutočne bavila。 Nie je však jediným zaujímavým elementom。 Paranormálne javy， okultizmus， nacisti a agentúra plná skvelých postáv， ktorej je Hellboy súčasťou， vytvárajú zaujímavý koktail， ktorý ako celok neskutočne funguje。 Seed of Destruction je skvelý úvod do sveta Hellboya。 "How the hell could everything go this wrong？"Wake the DevilKým v prvom príbehu sa dianie len rozbiehalo， v druhom už poriadne šliape do pedálov。 Máme tu hneď niekoľko tímov， z ktorých sa každý stretáva s rozdielnym problémom。 To， čo sa zo začiatku tvárilo ako "obyčajná" honba za upírom， sa kvalitne zamotá a opäť v tom má prsty Rasputin。 A nie len on。 Na svetlo sveta sa vynárajú dávno pochované božstvá a príšery， ktoré dajú Hellboyovi poriadne zabrať。 V istom momente som mal pocit， že je tých postáv a nových elementov už trochu veľa， avšak teším sa na budúce príbehy， kde sa postavy， ktoré sa tu len mihli， oveľa viac rozvinú。 A samozrejme， opäť je tu tá atmosféra diania niečoho väčšieho。 Niečoho， čo ohrozuje celý svet。 Spracovanie - podľa mňa je library editon s prehľadom najlepšie možné spracovanie。 A píšem to aj s ohľadom na české vydanie。 To považujem za zbytočne veľké。 A čo je dôležitejšie， táto edícia je neustále dostupná za naozaj sympatické peniaze。 A samozrejmosťou je obrovské množstvo bonusov。 Preto určite neváhajte！ 。。。more
Ivan Mandryk
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Досить проста мальовкаСюжет ще простішийВидання від «Вовкулаки» шикарнеАле сам вміст мене розчарував。
Scott
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This volume collects the first two （connected） Hellboy story arcs in a beautiful large format。 Mike Mignola's art is gorgeous and the stories are pretty solid， though there were a few instances where I felt a solution to a dilemma occurred too easily because of magic supernatural something。 This collection also includes a couple short promotional pieces and sketchbooks with commentary by the artist。 My only real complaint is that "Seed of Destruction" was printed with black borders and on this g This volume collects the first two （connected） Hellboy story arcs in a beautiful large format。 Mike Mignola's art is gorgeous and the stories are pretty solid， though there were a few instances where I felt a solution to a dilemma occurred too easily because of magic supernatural something。 This collection also includes a couple short promotional pieces and sketchbooks with commentary by the artist。 My only real complaint is that "Seed of Destruction" was printed with black borders and on this glossy paper the ink is prone to register even the slightest touch of the cleanest fingers。 Even though I was careful holding the book and turning the pages I still slipped a couple times and got some smudges on。 Everybody has their condition peeves and that's mine。 Recommended， but maybe lay it on a table rather than reading it in bed like I did。 。。。more
Oscar
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Comics de detectives son Acción danámica y monstruos cool！Un vistazo al enorme mundo de Hellboy， creo que Mignola tenía mucho que decir y sentía que tenía muy pocos números para hacerlo。 Lo que el no sabía en aquel entonces es que tendría BASTANTE oportunidad en el futuro para contar sus historias a detalle。La trama es un comic de detective， las secuencias de acción son algo nuevo para la época en la cual el comic fue hecho。 Y el arte， es Mignola。。。 ES MIGNOLA。De mis cosas favoritas de este comi Comics de detectives son Acción danámica y monstruos cool！Un vistazo al enorme mundo de Hellboy， creo que Mignola tenía mucho que decir y sentía que tenía muy pocos números para hacerlo。 Lo que el no sabía en aquel entonces es que tendría BASTANTE oportunidad en el futuro para contar sus historias a detalle。La trama es un comic de detective， las secuencias de acción son algo nuevo para la época en la cual el comic fue hecho。 Y el arte， es Mignola。。。 ES MIGNOLA。De mis cosas favoritas de este comic es el ambiente que crea con la narrativa， lo cual tiene mucho que ver con los elementos de suspenso que maneja。Lo que no me gustó fue que la historia iba muy rápido， creo que eso mejorará en los siguientes números。 Eso espero。 。。。more
jedioffsidetrap
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I love his style but the plot was too much complicated occult mumbo-jumbo for me。。。
Arun
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