It's a shame more people don't read the comics， because as enjoyable as the Del Toro films are。。。there's just a whole other universe in Mike Mignola's series。Mignola crafts a rich supernatural universe from European and Russian folklore， and even the most minor goblins and baddies are injected with enough world-weary pathos to make them compelling。 And at the center of it all is Hellboy himself。 Neither at home in our world nor the next one。。。constantly spurning the apocalyptic destiny he was li It's a shame more people don't read the comics， because as enjoyable as the Del Toro films are。。。there's just a whole other universe in Mike Mignola's series。Mignola crafts a rich supernatural universe from European and Russian folklore， and even the most minor goblins and baddies are injected with enough world-weary pathos to make them compelling。 And at the center of it all is Hellboy himself。 Neither at home in our world nor the next one。。。constantly spurning the apocalyptic destiny he was literally born for。 You can see his fatigue grow in almost every panel。It's a hyperbolic comparison， but I think this is among the richest supernatural worlds anyone has conceived， outside of Dante and Milton。 And the gorgeous expressionist-tinged art works equally well whether its conveying moments of tenderness and intimacy， or good old-fashioned cosmic terror。 。。。more